Daung

Daung (; , born Thura Aung; 30 March 1990) is a Burmese film and television actor and former footballer. He first gained widespread fame in Myanmar through his role in the 2019 film The Only Mom. Daung is known for his method acting performances, in contrast to the more typical melodramatic forms of acting popular in Burmese cinema.

Early life Daung was born on 30 March 1990 in Minhla, Tharyarwaddy District, Bago Division, Burma. He is the 4th son of 5 siblings. He moved to Mandalay in the second grade.

His artistic talents emerged early; by fifth grade, he was teaching himself traditional Burmese songs on guitar and soon expanded his musical abilities across various instruments. By tenth grade, he had moved to Yangon as a self-taught singer-songwriter, aiming for a career in the city's music industry.

His stage name, "Daung" (ဒေါင်း), meaning "Peacock," was chosen by him from a list provided by Satori, primarily for its uniqueness. The peacock is a significant national symbol in Myanmar, associated with the Konbaung monarchy and the anti-colonial nationalist movement.

2018–present: Breaking into the big screen and success In 2018, he took on his first big-screen leading role in the horror-thriller film The Only Mom, alongside actress Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi and actor Nine Nine, directed by Chatchai Katenut, which premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 8 February 2019 stayed in local theaters for a record seven weeks and was also screened in 13 other nations.

The same year, he portrayed the male lead in the big-screen film Wind up Dancer, directed by Myo Myint Shwe, and written by Nat Khat Ni. It was produced by JATAKA Film Production and premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 9 May 2019. And then, he starred in the television series Longing with Love where he played the leading role with Paing Phyo Thu and Angel Lamung, aired by Kamayut Media. After this film, he starred in the epic drama film Legend of the Rain alongside Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Ye Deight and Shwe Htoo, directed by Win Lwin Htet which screened in Myanmar cinemas on 11 July 2019 and processed huge hit and successes.

In 2020, he became the ambassador for the Doh Gabar campaign, an environmental awareness campaign, alongside actresses Swe Zin Htaik and Aye Wutyi Thaung.

On 12 April 2021, warrants for his arrest were issued under Section 505 (a) of the Myanmar Penal Code by the State Administration Council for speaking out against the military coup. Along with several other celebrities, he was charged with calling for participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation.

Filmography Film (Cinema) The Only Mom (လိပ်ပြာစံအိမ်) (2019) Wind Up Dancer (လေဆန်ကကြိုး) (2019) Legend of the Rain (ဒဏ္ဍာရီမိုး) (2019) 1014 (၁၀၁၄) (2019)

Film

The Second Heart (ဒုတိယနှလုံးသား) (2016) Father's School (အဖေ့ကျောင်း) (2016) Little Umbrella Story (ထီးကလေးပုံပြင်) (2017)

Television series Bagan Myo Thu (ပုဂံမြို့သူ) (2017) Longing with Love (အချစ်ဖြင့်လွမ်းစေ) (2019) From Chao Phraya to Irrawaddy (ကျောက်ဖရားမှဧရာဝတီသို့) (2022)