He is the fourth child of his Scottish mother and Thai Indonesian father.
His older brother Joni Anwar was a member of the musical group Raptor.
Anan gained celebrity as a solo singer with the record company RS.
Because he gained popularity with his hit song Talueng (ตะลึง), he received the lead role in the television drama Phom Ma Kap Pra (ผมมากับพระ, I'm with the Monks) on Channel 7.
In 2002, he starred in the movie Kao Phra Khum Khrong (เก้า พระคุ้มครอง, Nine Warrior Monks).