[1][2] He has starred in leading roles in a slew of local productions, from commercials to films, and has catwalked for several fashion events.
[2][3] Okkar was born on 18 September 1985 in Yangon, Myanmar to parents Khine Win and Nilar Thein Myint and moved to New York when he was 24.
[4] He graduated in English from a Myanmar university and has another degree in Business Administration Management from Berkeley College.
After an eight-year gap in his acting career, he returned to the movie industry with Burma's first LGBT film, The Gemini, where he played in the leading role as Thit Wai in 2016.
At the end of the event, he became the winner and also won three continental titles for Social Media Icon, Best in Style & Fashion, and Best in Tourism Speaker.