Pruk Panich

Pruk Panich (, born 10 September 1992), nicknamed Zee , is a Thai actor.

Early life and education Panich grew up in Chiang Rai with his two older sisters. After graduating from high school in his hometown, he moved to Bangkok, where he majored in Advertising from the Faculty of Communication Arts of Bangkok University. As a child, he loved traveling and wanted to be a flight attendant or an actor, while in high school he started reading a lot of magazines and dreamed of becoming a model.

Career Panich entered the entertainment industry through his friend Max Kornthas Rujeerattanavorapan as one of the hosts of the travel program Domundi on YouTube. Later, in December 2018, he starred in the movie Sugar Café. In 2019 he was cast in the main role of Fighter in the TV series Why R U?, which aired the following year. Thanks to Why R U?, he rose to fame, winning the Rising Actor of the Year Award at Kazz Awards in 2021. the success of the BL romance series shot him to stardom overnight, both in Thailand and abroad, and Howe Magazine included him in the list of the 50 most influential people of the year. Between 2022 and 2023, Panich was nominated for several awards for his performance in Cutie Pie, and won Y Actor of the Year at Feed Y Capital Awards, In the meantime, Panich starred in the movie After Sundown, and the TV series One Night Stand and Spice and Spell.

On 1 September 2022, he launched the sweet snack brand ZeeFruit, and on August 8, 2023, his first clothing brand, Super Sun.

In 2025, he portrayed royal guard Charan in The Next Prince.

Filmography Movies Year Title Role Notes 2018 Sugar Café Popeye Supporting role 2023 After Sundown "Phloeng" Phraphloeng Sitthikornkan

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Friend Zone Captain Episodes 6–7 2020 Why R U? Fighter You Never Eat Alone Mix 2021 My Mischievous Fiancée Atsawin "Win" 2022 Cheating Spouse Jaegun Cutie Pie Lian Kilen Wang Remember 15 BewClub Friday the Series 13: Love & BeliefLeng 2023 Cutie Pie 2 You Lian Kilen Wang One Night Stand ToyNaughty BabeLian Kilen WangSpice and SpellThos 2025 The Next Prince CharanZomvivorSan 2026 Mr. Fanboy Thee

Discography Singles

Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Nominee/work Result Bangkok Pride Awards 2025 Pride Popular of Y Series Star with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2026 with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Dailynews Awards 2024 JinFinWer Award with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Feed x Khaosod Awards 2025 Best Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Feed Y Capital Awards 2022 Y Actor of the Year Award Pruk Panich 2023 Best Couple Award with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie Heavenly Awards 2022 HOFS Awards 2024 Trending Couple of Social Media Hall of Fame with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Howe Awards 2022 Best Couple Award with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2023 2024 Hottest Actor Award Pruk Panich Best Couple Award with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2025 50 Influential People Pruk Panich Hottest Actor Award Best Couple Award with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Japan Expo Awards2026 Popular Star Award Pruk Panich Kazz Awards 2021 Rising Actor of the Year 2022 Best Young Man of the Year Hottest Artist with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2023 Couple of the Year Best Young Man of the Year Pruk Panich The Best Actor of the Year 2025 People of the Year Favorite Award Kazz Magazine with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2026 Best Actor of the Year Pruk Panich Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Kom Chad Luek Awards 2023 The Most Popular Y Couple with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2024 Popular Male Actor Pruk Panich Popular Screen Couple with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2025 Popular Thai Pop Singer Pruk Panich 2026 Most Popular Thai Pop Singer Popular Male Actor Popular BL (Boys' Love) Couples with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Line TV Awards 2021 Best Couple with Suppapong UdomkaewkanjanaWhy R U? Manimekhala Awards 2022 Outstanding Y Couple Award with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie Maya Superstar Idol Awards2026 Popular Male Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Best Series Soundtrack of the Year "The Sky Beside You" Maya TV Awards 2020 Most Loved Imaginary Celebrity Couple with Suppapong UdomkaewkanjanaWhy R U? 2023 Most Attractive Young Man of the Year Award Pruk Panich Best Couple of the Year Award with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2024 Charming Male of the Year Pruk Panich Original Soundtrack of the Year "Destiny" (After Sundown) Couple of the Year with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2025 Charming Male of the Year Pruk Panich Male Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince 2026 Charming Male of the YearPruk Panich Popular Vote Male Couple of the Yearwith Chawarin Perdpiriyawong MChoice & Mint Awards 2023 Best Cover of the Year Mellow Pop 2022 Top Music of the Month (September) "Baby Boo" Nine Entertain Awards 2023 Fan's Favorite with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2024 Couple of the Year with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2025 People's Favorite Pruk Panich 2026 Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Sanook Top of the Year Awards 2022 Shipped Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2023 Best Couple of the Year with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2025 Most Iconic Couple Seoul Music Awards 2024 Thai Best Artist Award Sudsapda Y Awards 2022 The Rising Star Duo of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie Actor of the Year Pruk Panich Favorite Social Media Star Superstar Idol Awards 2025 Superstar Male Couple with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong T-Pop of the Year Music Awards 2025 Most Popular Rookie of the Year Pruk Panich Thailand Box Office Awards2025 Couple of the Year (Series) with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Original Theme Song of the Year (Series) "The Sky Beside You" (The Next Prince) Thailand Box Office Movie Awards 2023 Actor of the Year After Sundown Thailand Headlines Person of the Year Awards2025 The Most Influential Thai BL Couple with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Thailand Master Youth 2023 Youth Favorite Actor Pruk Panich Thailand Social Awards 2024 Best Creator Performance on Social Media – Actor & Actress After Sundown Thailand Y Content Awards 2025 Best On-screen Couple with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Popular Vote Pruk Panich The Guitar Mag Awards 2025 New Wave of the Year Star's Single Hits of the Year "Super Secret" The Viral Hits Awards 2024 Best BL Series Couple of the Year with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong 2025 Best BL Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Best BL Actor of the Year Pruk Panich Weibo International Entertainment Awards2026 Artist to Watch of the Year (Overseas) World Y Awards 2020 Popular Hero Popular Y Couple with Suppapong UdomkaewkanjanaWhy R U? YUniverse Awards 2020 Hottest Star of the Yniverse Pruk Panich Sun of the Yniverse Kiss Couple of the Yniverse with Suppapong UdomkaewkanjanaWhy R U? 2022 Best Couple with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie Best Lead Actor Pruk Panich Sexy Star of Y Best Couple with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie 2023 Y Iconic Star Pruk Panich Best Partner with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongCutie Pie Best Couple 2024 Best Series OST "Continue" (To Be Continued) 2025 The Best Couple with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Best Partner The Best Leading Role Pruk Panich Y Entertain Awards 2025 Y Couple of the Year with Chawarin PerdpiriyawongThe Next Prince Zoomdara Awards 2020 Best Shipped Couple with Suppapong UdomkaewkanjanaWhy R U? 2025 The Hottest Male Couple of the Year with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong