Alexander Rendell

Alexander Simon "Alex" Rendell (; born 9 January 1990) or Nirawit Rendell , is a British-Thai actor, singer, environmentalist and UNEP Goodwill ambassador who has starred in Thai films such as The Tesseract, Indiana Joai: Elephant Cemetery (2003), Pisaj (2004) and 13 Beloved (2006). Alexander is also the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Environmental Education Center Thailand (EEC Thailand) founded in 2015 and the first Thai UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, appointed on 5 June 2020.

Early life and education Alexander Simon Rendell was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 9 January 1990 to Thai mother Duangsom and British father Benjamin Rendell. He has an older sister, Bonita Rendell, and an older brother, Simon Rendell. In Jakarta, his father had been working as a chef and the family resided in Indonesia before moving back to Bangkok, Thailand when he was 4 years old. Also, Alexander's career started at age 4 when he first appeared in 40 commercials in Thailand. At age 10, Alexander met conservationist Kru Alonkot Chukaew at Koh Yai, Thailand while he was doing research on wild elephants. Kru later became a mentor for Alexander where Alexander became a student and started helping injured elephants.

In 2008, he graduated from Bangkok Patana School, and attended the Faculty of Communication Arts, International Program, Chulalongkorn University. He graduated in 2012 and has diverted his full attention to series/movies. Alexander also has a master's degree in environmental social science. The organization operates 150 camps within Thailand. One of his favourite diving spots in Thailand is Koh Haa lagoon, near Koh Lanta. Apart from diving, Alexander also enjoys cycling. 2019