| Pruk Panich | |||||||||
| Native Name: | พฤกษ์ พานิช | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | th | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1992 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Chiang Rai, Thailand | ||||||||
| Other Names: | Zee, Zee Pruk | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Actor | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2018-present | ||||||||
| Agent: | Domundi | ||||||||
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Pruk Panich (Thai: พฤกษ์ พานิช, born September 10, 1992), nicknamed Zee (Thai: ซี), is a Thai Actor, Musician and CEO of Super Sun & ZeeFruit.
Panich grew up in Chiang Rai and has two older sisters.[1] He majored in Advertising from the Faculty of Communication Arts of Bangkok University.[2]
Panich entered the entertainment industry as one of the hosts of the travel program DoMunDi on YouTube.[3] [4] [5] Later, in December 2018, he starred in the movie Sugar Café.[6] In 2019 he was cast in the main role of Fighter in the TV series Why R U?,[7] which aired the following year.[8] Thanks to Why R U?, he rose to fame,[9] winning the Rising Actor of the Year Award at Kazz Awards in 2021.
In 2022 he was coupled with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong (NuNew) in Cutie Pie, playing businessman Lian Kilen Wang:[10] the success of the BL romance series shot him to stardom overnight, both in Thailand and abroad,[11] and Howe Magazine included him in the list of the 50 most influential people of the year.[12] Between 2022 and 2023, Panich was nominated for several awards for his performance in Cutie Pie, and won Y Actor of the Year at Feed Y Capital Awards, Best Actor of the Year at Kazz Awards, Actor of the Year at Sudsapda Y Awards, Youth Favorite Actor at Thailand Master Youth, and Best Lead Actor at YUniverse Awards. He reprised his role in 2023 both in the sequel Cutie Pie 2 You and the spin-off Naughty Babe.[13] In the meantime, Panich starred in the movie After Sundown,[14] and the TV series One Night Stand and Spice and Spell.[15] [16]
On September 1, 2022, he launched the sweet snack brand ZeeFruit,[17] and on August 8, 2023, his first clothing brand, Super Sun.[18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sugar Café | Popeye | Supporting role |
| 2023 | After Sundown | "Phloeng" Phraphloeng Sitthikornkan | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Friend Zone | Captain | Episodes 6-7 |
| 2020 | Why R U? | Fighter | |
| 2020–2021 | You Never Eat Alone | Mix | |
| 2021 | My Mischievous Fiancée | Atsawin "Win" | |
| 2022 | Cheating Spouse | Jaegun | |
| Cutie Pie | Lian Kilen Wang | ||
| Remember 15 | Bew | ||
| Club Friday the Series 13: Love & Belief | Leng | ||
| 2023 | Cutie Pie 2 You | Lian Kilen Wang | |
| One Night Stand | Toy | ||
| Naughty Babe | Lian Kilen Wang | ||
| Spice and Spell | Thos | ||
| Title | Year | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As lead artist | ||||||
| "Nobody" (คนหนึ่งคน) | 2022 | |||||
| Collaborations | ||||||
| "Blank" (เว้นเอาไว้) (with Pete Pol) | 2021 | rowspan=5 | ||||
| "Anytime, Anywhere" (ทุกที่ทุกเวลา) (with Tommy Sittichok and Nat Natasit) | ||||||
| "Tidtidid" (ติดเธอ) (with NuNew) | 2023 | |||||
| "Love Feed" (รักเธอเต็มฟีด) (with DMD Boys) | 2024 | |||||
| "So Bright Baby" (ปิ๊งไปป่ะ) (with NuNew) | ||||||
| Soundtrack appearances | ||||||
| "You Never Eat Alone" (คนเดียวไม่ได้) (with Peemapol Panichtamrong, Kritsanaphong Sripattiyanon and Nathaphon Buasee) | 2020 | You Never Eat Alone OST | ||||
| "Unique" (ไม่เหมือนใคร) (with Peemapol Panichtamrong) | 2021 | |||||
| "Chocolate" (with Kacha Nontanun, Tommy Sittichok, Talay, Marksiwat and Boun Noppanut) | 2022 | Be My Boyfriends 2 OST | ||||
| "Always You" (ไม่เคยไม่รัก) | Cutie Pie OST | |||||
| "Love" (ใจรัก) | ||||||
| "Overtime" (with Kacha Nontanun and Tommy Sittichok) | Be My Boyfriends 2 OST | |||||
| "IWBYBF" (with Kacha Nontanun, Tommy Sittichok, Talay, Marksiwat and Boun Noppanut) | ||||||
| "Baby Boo" (ที่รักที่รัก) (with NuNew) | Cutie Pie OST | |||||
| "Love is Love" (รักก็รักดิ) (with NuNew) | 2023 | Cutie Pie 2 You OST | ||||
| "It's You" (คือเธอ) (with NuNew) | ||||||
| "Destiny" (แสงรวี) (with NuNew) | After Sundown OST | |||||
| "This One is So Lovely" (คนนี้น่ารักจัง) | Spice and Spell OST | |||||
| "Continue" (ไปต่อ) | 2024 | To Be Continued OST | ||||
| +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination | |||||
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee/work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed Y Capital Awards | 2022 | Y Actor of the Year Award | Pruk Panich | [19] | |
| 2023 | Best Couple Award | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [20] | ||
| Heavenly Awards | 2022 | [21] [22] | |||
| Howe Awards | 2022 | [23] | |||
| 2023 | [24] | ||||
| 2024 | Hottest Actor Award | Pruk Panich | [25] | ||
| Best Couple Award | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong | [26] | |||
| Kazz Awards | 2021 | Rising Actor of the Year | Pruk Panich | [27] | |
| 2022 | Best Young Man of the Year | [28] | |||
| Hottest Artist | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | ||||
| 2023 | Couple of the Year | [29] | |||
| Best Young Man of the Year | Pruk Panich | [30] | |||
| The Best Actor of the Year | |||||
| Kom Chad Luek Awards | 2023 | The Most Popular Y Couple | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [31] | |
| 2024 | Popular Male Actor | Pruk Panich | [32] | ||
| Popular Screen Couple | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong | [33] | |||
| Line TV Awards | 2021 | Best Couple | with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U? | [34] | |
| Manimekhala Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Y Couple Award | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [35] | |
| Maya TV Awards | 2020 | Most Loved Imaginary Celebrity Couple | with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U? | [36] | |
| 2023 | Most Attractive Young Man of the Year Award | Pruk Panich | [37] [38] | ||
| Best Couple of the Year Award | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | ||||
| 2024 | Charming Male of the Year | Pruk Panich | [39] | ||
| Couple of the Year | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong | ||||
| Original Soundtrack of the Year | "Destiny" (After Sundown) | ||||
| MChoice Mint Awards | 2023 | Best Cover of the Year | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong | [40] | |
| Mellow Pop | 2022 | Top Music of the Month (September) | "Baby Boo" | [41] | |
| Nine Entertain Awards | 2023 | Fan's Favorite | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [42] | |
| 2024 | Couple of the Year | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong | [43] | ||
| Sanook Top of the Year Awards | 2022 | Shipped Couple of the Year | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [44] | |
| 2023 | Best Couple of the Year | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong | [45] | ||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Thai Best Artist Award | [46] | ||
| Sudsapda Y Awards | 2022 | The Rising Star Duo of the Year | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [47] | |
| Actor of the Year | Pruk Panich | ||||
| Favorite Social Media Star | [48] | ||||
| Thailand Box Office Movie Awards | 2023 | Actor of the Year | After Sundown | [49] | |
| Thailand Master Youth | 2023 | Youth Favorite Actor | Pruk Panich | [50] | |
| Thailand Social Awards | 2024 | Best Creator Performance on Social Media - Actor & Actress | After Sundown | [51] | |
| World Y Awards | 2020 | Popular Hero | Pruk Panich | [52] | |
| Popular Y Couple | with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U? | ||||
| YUniverse Awards | 2020 | Hottest Star of the Yniverse | Pruk Panich | [53] | |
| Sun of the Yniverse | [54] | ||||
| Kiss Couple of the Yniverse | with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U? | ||||
| 2022 | Best Couple | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | [55] | ||
| Best Lead Actor | Pruk Panich | [56] | |||
| Sexy Star of Y | |||||
| Best Couple | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | ||||
| 2023 | Y Iconic Star | Pruk Panich | [57] | ||
| Best Partner | with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie | ||||
| Best Couple | [58] | ||||
| Zoom Dara Awards | 2020 | Best Shipped Couple | with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U? | [59] | |