1985
Dan Siwilai
Releases his debut album.
FLM.REDTHANETH
WARAKULNUKROH
ธเนศ วรากุลนุเคราะห์
Music and stories on screen
The Thai musician and actor known as Ek who played Lynn’s father in Bad Genius.
Thailand
From songwriting to film roles
Thaneth Warakulnukroh, known as Ek, is a Thai singer, songwriter, producer and actor born on 9 September 1958.
His music career includes the albums Dan Siwilai and Khon Khian Phleng Banleng Chiwit. He later founded the independent music label Music Bugs.
In Pop Aye (2017), he plays Thana, a man who travels with an elephant. His return to screen acting around this period also included Bad Genius.
In Bad Genius he plays Lynn’s father, a teacher and parent navigating the costs and expectations of education. His screen work also includes Homestay and In Family We Trust.
The film credits linked below are drawn from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent his complete work.
Selected work
2017
Pop Aye
Plays Thana.
2017
Bad Genius
Plays Lynn’s father.
2018
Homestay
Appears in the Thai film.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- The People — interview
- The Standard — music and acting
- The Momentum — interview
- Rotten Tomatoes — film credits
- IMDb — credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.