He was born into a poor family in Chiang Rai province whose father is a native of Khorat (Nakhon Ratchasima), his mother is from Maha Sarakham.
He has since starred as supporting actor in several famous films as A Moment of Romance (1990), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), Batman Begins (2005), Typhoon (2005), Rescue Dawn (2006), Rambo (2008), Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013), Lost in Thailand (2013) or Only God Forgives (2013), while working in Thai films such as Buppah Rahtree (2003), Ghost Station (2007), Rahtree Reborn (2009), Power Kids (2009), Sua Sung Fah (2011) and Bangkok Assassins (2011) etc.
In Thailand, he is famously known in a campaign, which aims to decrease alcohol consumption in rural areas, by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) in 2008.
[3] In some other countries, especially in Vietnam where it is known as Thăm Ngàn (from ทำงาน, Thai for "work"), it has become an Internet sensation.
In addition to acting roles, he has a water park business on his own land of more than 500 rai (80 ha; 200 acres) in Nakhon Pathom province close to Bangkok.