Sananthachat Thanapatpisal ((Thai: ศนันธฉัตร ธนพัฒน์พิศาล), born Chamaiphon Thirasak (Thai: ชไมพร ธีระศักดิ์), or known as Fon/Sanan (Thai: ฝน), born 20 June 1994), is a Thai actress. She is known for her role as Dao in Hormones: The Series[1] and Smile in Boy For Rent (2019).
Personal life
In August 2016, Fon Sananthachat graduated from the Faculty of Liberal Arts of Mahidol University with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree.[2][3]
In February 2017, she launched her brand "FOND", which primarily markets ladies footwear.
Career
Fon Sananthachat debuted in the entertainment industry in 2012 where she took part in the drama Muad Ohpas 2 and See Sahai Sabai Dee. She also played cameo roles in two movies ATM: Er Rak Error and Seven Something respectively. In 2013, she was cast in the mega hit drama Hormones: The Series where she was given the role of Dao, one of the lead characters in the series.
In 2014, Fon was cast in the school-horror drama, ThirTEEN Terrors along with some of the Hormones Series ensemble, in which she played as "Vee" for the first episode entitled "Wanida". She also reprised her role as Dao for the second installment of Hormones: The Series where she developed a love line with co-actress Belle Kemisara Paladesh depicting the homosexuality and same-sex relationship issues among teenagers.
In 2015, she played for the third and final installment of the Hormones franchise. The characters of Fon and Belle were the only ones maintained from the original cast to depict the "graduation" of the previous characters from the series set and to give way to a new set of characters who will take new lead roles (some of which were introduced in Season 2 and 3 respectively). The original casts made their cameos towards the last episode of the final season. In the same year, she portrayed the character of Pear for Torfun Kub Mawin.
In 2016, Fon, together with Hormones co-actress Suttata Udomsilp, starred in a 20-episode drama Hate Love Series (I Hate You, I Love You) which aired on LINE TV from September 24, 2016 and recently concluded last January 14, 2017. In the same year, Fon was paired with actor Phumphothingam Nawat for the in U-Prince Series: "The Playful Comm-Arts" which aired from December 4, 2016 to December 25, 2016 on GMM One.
In 2017, she is set to star in the upcoming drama Waterboyy The Series,[4] the TV-adaptation of the 2015 LGBT-themed movie "Waterboyy", with actors Thitipoom Techaapaikhun and Victor Zheng among others. The drama will air every Sunday starting April 9 on GMMTV. In the same year, Fon was cast in one of the four different places and stories part of Bangkok Rak Stories which her part is Please. She became the main role in this series along with Baitoei Zuvapit, Meiko Chonnikan Netjui, Tou Sedthawut Anusit, Kacha Nontanun and Chatchawit Techarukpong. She was paired with Tou Sedthawut Anusit which he also one of the original actor in Hormones The Series.
Hormones: The series and popularity
Fon gained much popularity following the success of the mega hit series Hormones with her character Dao, marking her career breakthrough and rise to stardom as an actress. Many fans were impressed by the transition of her character who started off as the young, sheltered and naive girl, and gradually developed into a more aggressive and more vocal character towards the second season of the series. In Hormones 3, her character depicted great maturity in terms of attitude and mindset as compared from the first two seasons. The character continued to attract more attention when the relationship with her best friend Koi (played by Belle Kemisara) was taken into a new level. With well-written storylines and impressive acting, Fon and Belle have become one of the most popular couples from the series.[5]
