Art Supawatt Purdy


Art Supawatt Purdy is a Thai-American actor, singer, model and television host. Fluent in both English and Thai, Purdy acted in the leading role in several Thai language television mini-series before starting his singing career in 2003.

Biography

At the age of 14, Purdy moved to America to live with his parents in Fort Walton Beach, Florida enrolling at Fort Walton Beach High School and then Florida State University completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. He then enrolled in a masters course with the ambition of joining NASA. However, in the second semester, he left his course and heeded a friend's advice to try modelling in New York City and signed to Storm Model Management. He has described his time in New York City as 'the time of my life' and 'appearing in Vogue ' as the proudest moment in his life.
At the end of 1995, after being told of modelling opportunities in Thailand, he returned there and began modelling for magazines, runways and commercials. His break came in 1997 when he was chosen for a TV commercial for 'Hunter Whiskey'.

Career

His first acting role was in a feature film called Suea Chon Phan Suea in 1998. He followed this with the leading role in three television mini-series in 1999 called Petch Ta Maeow, Sapan Dao and Peang Kare Jai Rao Rak Gun.
In 2003, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Thailand and released his first solo album Art of Love. After the launch of his CD, Purdy quit acting and began performing for Thai fans in cities around the world in many series of concert tours to Japan, USA and Europe.
In 2008, Purdy recorded three new songs, a cover version of a Southern gospel classic and two re-recorded new versions of the songs from his album Art of Love, to be included in the soundtrack of English Director Thomas Clay's film Soi Cowboy. The three new tracks included the theme song Where We'll Never Grow Old, an uptempo version of Yaak Euie Wa Ruk and a live-like recording of Yar Ton Eak Leoy. At the 61st Cannes film festival, Soi Cowboy was selected for Un Certain Regard Award consideration, and for his effort on the soundtrack, Purdy received the same honor in the music category.
In 2016, after almost 14 years absent from television, Purdy returned to primetime playing a paranoid schizophrenic treasure hunter in the mini-series Thong Sip directed by Chalong Pakdeevijit. Since then, Purdy acted in two consecutive mini-series directed by Chalong Pakdeevijit, namely Tulip Thong and Por Ta Peun Toe, Part 2.
In 2019, Purdy reunited with the director who gave him his first leading role in Petch Ta Maeow, Nirattisai Kaljaruek, in the remake of the 1989 controversial mini-series called Sarawat Yai. Based on a true story of a real life Thai policeman, Sarawat Yai marked the first time Purdy has played the role of a leading villain, the corrupted Pol Maj Gen Anek.

Filmography

Films

Television

YearTitleEnglish TitleRoleWithChannelNote
1999Petch Ta Maeow "DiamondEye Cat"Captain KhongyotWorarat SuwannaratCH 5Leading role
1999Sapan Dao "Starbridge"ChakSririta JensenCH 7Leading role
1999Peang Kare Jai Rao Rak Gun NittiNusaba Wanichangkul CH 5Leading role
2000Khu Rak Khu Rob Claudia ChakrapanCH 5Leading role
2000Hua Jai Song Park DonSara Malakul LaneCH 7Leading role
2000Sano Ban Chao Khadkhao Ban Yen Ann SireamCH 7Leading role
2001Fai Kammathep "Fire of Desire"KennethNing KulasathreeCH 3Leading role
2002Khon Rerng Muang BunchuaiMai CharoenpuraCH 5Leading role
2016Thong Sip "Gold 10"JohnCH 7Supporting role
2017Tulip Thong "Goldentulip"MarkoCH 7Uncredited cameo
2018Por Ta Peun Toh 2 "The Big Gun"Mr. JohnCH 7
2019Sarawat Yai "The Law Enforcement"Pol.Maj.Gen. AnakeCH 7