Biographie
Kenneth Won, aka Supadej Wongwatanaphan, is an actor/voice talent who was born in California, U.S.A. His family relocated to Thailand when he was 2. He studied Journalism and Mass Communication, majoring advertising, at Thammasat University where he joined the big band of Thammasat University (T.U.Band) as a singer, and started acting in a stage play "Here are My Friends Romeo and Julong" in 1995, and was passionate about it.
Not so long after his first stage play, he then auditioned for the musical "Peter Pan and The Gang" and was chosen for an ensemble role of a pirate which required singing. During Kenneth's teen years, Maneenuch Smerasut had become the most influential person for his love of singing, as she bestowed him a scholarship to study voice and performing arts at her vocal studio.
After his graduation at Thammasat University, Kenneth had worked as a graphic designer for a few years before he decided to return to U.S.A. for further education in graphic design field at Savanah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia. At SCAD, he auditioned and joined the cast of musicals, directed by Jeffrey DeVincent, such as Hair (1999), Sunday in the Park with George (2000), Evita (2001), and Cabaret (2002).
He lived in New York for 3 years and worked as a graphic designer, voice talent and actor. He first appeared on the U.S. documentary on History Chanel, entitled "Sars And The Black Plague", and did Thai language voice-over for an international jewelry company.
In 2005, Kenneth relocated to Thailand. As an actor, he was in several T.V. commercials and theater productions, some of which includes the Thai version of well known pieces such as the musical Chochosan (2008), aka Madame Butterfly, directed by Marut Sarohwat; David De Silva's musical Fame (2011); and the stage play Go Back For Murder (2013), by Agatha Christie, directed by Suwandee Jakravoravudh. His most marked role for stage play performance was the writer named Nori in Many Lives (2017) and Many Lives The Concept Musical (2019) both of which were directed by Ning Bhanbhassa Dhubtien.
Besides Thailand T.V. series such as Zen (2013); I Wanna Be Sup'tar (2015), starring Ramita Mahapreukpong; Love Songs, Love Stories (2016), starring Thiti Mahayotaruk; Mirage (2016), starring Marsha Wattanapanich; and Royal Doctor (2023), starring Mario Maurer, he also appeared in Singapore T.V. drama, Thalli Pogathey (2017); and Netherlands series, directed by Mark de Cloe, entitled Voetbalmaffia (2017), starring Maryam Hassouni; The Serpent (2021) UK series which was shown on BBC and later Netflix; and Thai Cave Rescue (2022), co-directed by Kevin Tancharoen and Baz Poonpiriya.
As a voice talent, Kenneth's notable vocal pieces were Thai narration for The Cheung Ek genocide museum in Cambodia; and voice of Hog Rider in Supercell/Clash Royale's Red King commercial.
Kenneth appeared in international films such as All I See Is You (2016), starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke, directed by Marc Forster; TT & Donut (2016), a Myanmar film, starring Pyay Ti Oo and Care Chattarika; Changeland (2019), starring Seth Green, Breckin Meyer and Macaulay Culkin; Tár (2022), starring Cate Blanchett; Mayhem! (2023), a French film directed by Xavier Gens, starring Nassim Lyes and Loryn Nounay; and Meg 2: The Trench (2023).
