Natachai Boonprasert

Biography

Natachai Boonprasert (Thai: ณัฎฐ์ฐชัย บุญประเสริฐ; born 1 October 2000), nicknamed Dunk (Thai: ดัง), is a Thai actor and singer under GMMTV. He gained prominence for his leading roles in the television series Star & Sky: Star in My Mind (2022), Hidden Agenda (2023) and The Heart Killers (2024). Beyond acting, Natachai is also a singer and entrepreneur. He has released several songs associated with his television projects and is the founder of the clothing brand cloudis club (formerly Vespera) and the bakery brand Navori.

== Early life and education == Natachai was born on 1 October 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. He has a younger sister. Dunk's mother was a flight attendant, and both his father and grandfather were pilots. Growing up, it was Dunk's dream to also be a pilot. Dunk completed his primary and secondary schooling at Thailand's Heathfield International School. In 2023, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Innovation Engineering from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Faculty of Engineering International Programs. Dunk was a drum major during his time at university.

== Career == In 2021, Dunk was signed as an artist under the production and talent agency GMMTV after a talent scout noticed him on social media. Later that year he made his television debut with a small role in the series Bad Buddy, playing the main character's school friend. In 2022, Dunk landed his first main role, playing Daonuea in the television series Star & Sky: Star in My Mind, alongside Archen Aydin. The series was well received, winning a Best Viu Award 2022 for Most Satisfying Series of the Year and ranking 5th inside the Viu Top 10 Awards 2022: Thailand Series. The series also has over 100 million total views on YouTube. Dunk would reprise his role as Daonuea in Star & Sky: Sky in Your Heart, Star & Sky: Special Episode, and in the 2023 anthology series Our Skyy 2. In 2023, Dunk reunited with on-screen partner Aydin for television series Hidden Agenda. Dunk also participated and performed at GMMTV's Love Out Loud Fan Fest 2023: Lovolution that same year. In 2024, Dunk became one of the new hosts of the long-running Thai variety show School Rangers. It was also revealed that he will star in two television series: Summer Night, in the role of White, and The Heart Killers, as Style.

== Business == Natachai has his owned pastry business named Navori and a street-style clothing brand named cloudis.club (formerly Vespera).

== Filmography and discography ==

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