Sahajak Boonthanakit

Born in Bangkok, Thailand, lived in Nairobi, Kenya 10+ yrs and New York 20+ yrs. Started acting in Nairobi (stage) for 4 yrs. Returning to Thailand where in 1999 he landed his first movie role in The Beach (1999) with Leonardo DiCaprio, followed by Broke Down Palace (1999) with Claire Danes. He has since been in over 80 productions including, Only God Forgives (2013) with Ryan Gosling and Kristen Scott Thomas, The Lady (2011) with Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis, No Escape (2015) with Pierce Brosnan and Owen Wilson.

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Only God Forgives (2013)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Ryan Gosling  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Gordon Brown  •  Tom Burke

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Ryan Gosling  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Gordon Brown  •  Tom Burke

Beyond Borders (2003)

Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Clive Owen  •  Teri Polo  •  Linus Roache

Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Clive Owen  •  Teri Polo  •  Linus Roache

Brokedown Palace (1999)

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Claire Danes  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  Bill Pullman  •  Jacqueline Kim

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Claire Danes  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  Bill Pullman  •  Jacqueline Kim

The Beach (2000)

TragicBrilliantThrillingAdventurous

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Guillaume Canet  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Staffan Kihlbom

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Guillaume Canet  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Staffan Kihlbom

Elephant White (2011)

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prachya Pinkaew
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Djimon Hounsou  •  Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul  •  Weeraprawat Wongpuapan

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prachya Pinkaew
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Djimon Hounsou  •  Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul  •  Weeraprawat Wongpuapan

Skin Trade (2014)

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ekachai Uekrongtham
CAST:  Dolph Lundgren  •  Tony Jaa  •  Ron Perlman  •  Celina Jade

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ekachai Uekrongtham
CAST:  Dolph Lundgren  •  Tony Jaa  •  Ron Perlman  •  Celina Jade

No Escape (2015)

Fast pacedSmartOriginalSuspenseful

In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erick Dowdle
CAST:  Lake Bell  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Owen Wilson  •  Sterling Jerins

In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erick Dowdle
CAST:  Lake Bell  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Owen Wilson  •  Sterling Jerins

Seven Something (2012)

Three modern love stories focus on how digital privacy, fleeting fame and the power of personal reinvention can change one's romantic destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jira Maligool  •  Paween Purijitpanya  •  Adisorn Trisirikasem
CAST:  Sutatta Udomsilp  •  Sirin Horwang  •  Sunny Suwanmethanon  •  Suquan Bulakul

Three modern love stories focus on how digital privacy, fleeting fame and the power of personal reinvention can change one's romantic destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jira Maligool  •  Paween Purijitpanya  •  Adisorn Trisirikasem
CAST:  Sutatta Udomsilp  •  Sirin Horwang  •  Sunny Suwanmethanon  •  Suquan Bulakul

Laddaland (2011)

A family moves into a neighborhood where they encounter a series of terrifying paranormal events that lead them to the edge of sanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sophon Sakdaphisit
CAST:  Saharat Sangkapreecha  •  Sutatta Udomsilp  •  Piyathida Mittiraroch  •  Athipich Chutiwatkajornchai

A family moves into a neighborhood where they encounter a series of terrifying paranormal events that lead them to the edge of sanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sophon Sakdaphisit
CAST:  Saharat Sangkapreecha  •  Sutatta Udomsilp  •  Piyathida Mittiraroch  •  Athipich Chutiwatkajornchai

Largo Winch II (2011)

Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds himself accused of crimes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Salle
CAST:  Tomer Sisley  •  Sharon Stone  •  Ulrich Tukur  •  Olivier Barthélémy

Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds himself accused of crimes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Salle
CAST:  Tomer Sisley  •  Sharon Stone  •  Ulrich Tukur  •  Olivier Barthélémy

The Lady (2011)

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Michelle Yeoh  •  David Thewlis  •  Jonathan Raggett  •  Jonathan Woodhouse

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Michelle Yeoh  •  David Thewlis  •  Jonathan Raggett  •  Jonathan Woodhouse

The Marine 2 (2009)

Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save the day?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roel Reiné
CAST:  Michael Rooker  •  Temuera Morrison  •  Lara Cox  •  Ted DiBiase Jr.

Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save the day?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roel Reiné
CAST:  Michael Rooker  •  Temuera Morrison  •  Lara Cox  •  Ted DiBiase Jr.

All I See Is You (2017)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Blake Lively  •  Jason Clarke  •  Yvonne Strahovski  •  Danny Huston

A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Blake Lively  •  Jason Clarke  •  Yvonne Strahovski  •  Danny Huston

Twilight Over Burma (2015)

The U.S. scholarships Austrian student Inge and young mining student from Burma Sao Kya Seng fall in love. But it's only at the lavish wedding ceremony that Inge discovers her husband is the ruling prince of the Shan state of Burma. After a coup staged by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sabine Derflinger
CAST:  Maria Ehrich  •  Daweerit Chullasapya  •  Simon Schwarz  •  Pauline Knof

The U.S. scholarships Austrian student Inge and young mining student from Burma Sao Kya Seng fall in love. But it's only at the lavish wedding ceremony that Inge discovers her husband is the ruling prince of the Shan state of Burma. After a coup staged by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sabine Derflinger
CAST:  Maria Ehrich  •  Daweerit Chullasapya  •  Simon Schwarz  •  Pauline Knof

Zero Tolerance (2015)

Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Dustin Nguyen  •  Scott Adkins  •  Sahajak Boonthanakit  •  Gary Daniels

Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Dustin Nguyen  •  Scott Adkins  •  Sahajak Boonthanakit  •  Gary Daniels

The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)

When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roel Reiné
CAST:  RZA  •  Dustin Nguyen  •  Eugenia Yuan  •  Pim Bubear

When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roel Reiné
CAST:  RZA  •  Dustin Nguyen  •  Eugenia Yuan  •  Pim Bubear

TEKKEN: A Man Called X (2014)

A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by flashes of his past and by the face of an ominous stranger. The next thing he knows, Kazuya is ambushed and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  •  Gary Daniels  •  Charlotte Kirk

A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by flashes of his past and by the face of an ominous stranger. The next thing he knows, Kazuya is ambushed and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  •  Gary Daniels  •  Charlotte Kirk

Choice (2013)

The story of two best friends who work in a convenience store. Is responsible for serving customers as usual. But there is one day a stranger appeared. Inertia night that night which is not normal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prinya Intachai  •  Preeti Barameeanant
CAST:  Preeti Barameeanant  •  Sahajak Boonthanakit  •  Intira Jaroenpura  •  Sirin Horwang

The story of two best friends who work in a convenience store. Is responsible for serving customers as usual. But there is one day a stranger appeared. Inertia night that night which is not normal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prinya Intachai  •  Preeti Barameeanant
CAST:  Preeti Barameeanant  •  Sahajak Boonthanakit  •  Intira Jaroenpura  •  Sirin Horwang

The Encounter 2: Paradise Lost (2012)

Seven years after the world's most devastating tsunami in Thailand six strangers find themselves trapped in a beach side resort on the brink of an oncoming hurricane. Each of their hearts are broken and silently cry out on the most desperate night of their lives. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Smyth
CAST:  Gary Daniels  •  Robert Miano  •  David A.R. White  •  Bruce Marchiano

Seven years after the world's most devastating tsunami in Thailand six strangers find themselves trapped in a beach side resort on the brink of an oncoming hurricane. Each of their hearts are broken and silently cry out on the most desperate night of their lives. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Smyth
CAST:  Gary Daniels  •  Robert Miano  •  David A.R. White  •  Bruce Marchiano

Bad Genius (2017)

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nattawut Poonpiriya
CAST:  Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying  •  Eisaya Hosuwan  •  Teeradon Supapunpinyo  •  Chanon Santinatornkul

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nattawut Poonpiriya
CAST:  Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying  •  Eisaya Hosuwan  •  Teeradon Supapunpinyo  •  Chanon Santinatornkul
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