Yuranunt Pamornmontri — Movies, TV Shows & Roles

Actor

1963-01-02 · Bangkok, Thailand · Male

24 series in the catalog

Yuranunt Pamornmontri (Thai: ยุรนันท์ ภมรมนตรี; RTGS: Yuranan Phamonmontri, nicknamed Sam; born 2 January 1963) is a Thai actor and politician. He was born in Bangkok and started his career as an actor, singer, host, later becoming a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006, during Thaksin Shinawatra's term as Prime Minister. He was elected as party-list MP again in the 2011 general election, substituting resigned Police Lieutenant General Chatt Kuldilok.
His father is Lieutenant general Prayoon Pamornmontri (พลโทประยูร ภมรมนตรี), one of the members of Khana Ratsadon, which successfully staged the Siamese revolution of 1932.
In 2019, He is returning to acting after an 11-year hiatus for his comeback lakorn titled ใบไม้ที่ปลิดปลิว (The Leaves (Thai television dramas)), His role is Chomwanat (ชมธวัช), Nira's father who homophobic and playboy. He hurts his wife and his own gay son, Chananthawat who turns into a transgender woman who takes revenge on those against her. He won the Best Comeback Awards in 2019.
Acting career
His debut performance was in the 1981 film Kamphaeng Huachai (The Wall of the Heart), where he played the younger brother of Jarunee Suksawat. Following this, he fully immersed himself in the entertainment industry, taking on roles in films, television dramas, modeling, and singing.
Later, Yuranan joined the talent roster of Akkarasenee, managed by Pisal Akkarasenee. In 1985, he starred as the lead actor in a film for the first time in Nang Suea Dao (The Leopard Woman), opposite Wannisa Sriwichian, a fellow talent from the same agency. Pisal aimed to establish both as a beloved on-screen couple.
Political career
He entered politics in 2004 and moved to Thai Rak Thai party in the same year. After a landslide victory in 2005 general election, he became Member of Parliament and the deputy Government Spokesman but on 19 September 2006 a military junta overthrew Thaksin's government in a bloodless coup while he was abroad. The CNS-appointed constitutional tribunal dissolved the Thai Rak Thai party for electoral fraud, banning TRT's executives from politics for five years.
Yuranan moved to People's Power Party (PPP) and lost the 2007 general election, but leader of PPP Samak Sundaravej, became the Prime Minister. Then he became the adviser of Minister of Education Somchai Wongsawat, who was the next prime minister.
In January 2009, he moved to Pheu Thai Party and was defeated in the 15th Bangkok gubernatorial election by Sukhumbhand Paribatra.
Lawsuit
On October 16, 2024, Yuranunt was arrested along with Kan and Min Pechaya on charges of public fraud and introducing false information into a computer system.
Later, on January 8, 2025, the prosecutor reviewed Special Case No. 119/2024 and filed charges against The iCON Group and all suspects on the five offenses mentioned earlier, except for Sam—Yuranunt Pamornmontri, Suspect No. 17, and Min—Pechaya Wattanamontri, Suspect No. 18. The prosecutor decided not to indict them because both had signed contracts solely as presenters in 2023, which was two years after The iCON Group had been registered. As a result, the court ordered Yuranunt's release from the Bangkok Remand Prison that evening.
Television Drama Performance Awards
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama "Sawan Biang" in 1988
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama Kon Barb, 1992
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama Kon La Lok, 1993
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama "Kwan Ruk See Dum" (ความรักสีดำ)" (Black Love) in 1995
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama Sab Nar Singh, 1996
Mekhala Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama Fai Rissaya (ไฟริษยา), 1998
Ganesha Awards
Ganesha Award for Best Leading Actor from the drama Friends to Enemy (ฟ้าทานตะวัน), 2023
Theater organizer
All television drama work as a theatrical producer YUTTAKARN NETWORK COMPANY LIMITED
2001 ไฟน้ำค้าง
2002 คนเริงเมือง
2002 ต้นรักดอกงิ้ว
2002 สะใภ้ไฮโซ