[2][11] 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.
[16][3][17][18] In 2016, after almost 14 years absence from television, Purdy returned to primetime playing a treasure hunter with paranoid schizophrenia in the mini-series Thong Sip directed by Chalong Pakdeevijit.
[3] Since then, Purdy acted in all of the mini-series directed by Chalong Pakdeevijit, namely Tulip Thong (2017), Por Ta Peun Toe, Part 2 (2018), Skyraider (2021) and Kan Song Pandin (2023).
In 2019, Purdy reunited with the director who gave him his first leading role in Petch Ta Maeow, Nirattisai Kaljaruek,[3] in the remake of the 1989 controversial mini-series called Sarawat Yai.
[19] Based on a true story of a real life Thai policeman,[20][21] Sarawat Yai marked the first time Purdy has played the role of a leading villain, the corrupted Pol Maj Gen Anek.