Pruk Panich

Pruk Panich (Thai: พฤกษ์ พานิช, born September 10, 1992), nicknamed Zee (Thai: ซี), is a Thai actor.

Pruk Panich
พฤกษ์ พานิช
Pruk in June 2023
Born	(1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32) Chiang Rai, Thailand
Other names	Zee, Zee Pruk
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018-present
Agent	Domundi
Musical career
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2022–present
Labels	DMD Music

Early life and education

Panich grew up in Chiang Rai with his two older sisters.^[1] After graduating from high school in his hometown, he moved to Bangkok,^[2] where he majored in Advertising from the Faculty of Communication Arts of Bangkok University.^[3]

Career

Panich entered the entertainment industry through his friend Max Kornthas Rujeerattanavorapan^[2][4] as one of the hosts of the travel program Domundi on YouTube.^[5][6][7] Later, in December 2018, he starred in the movie Sugar Café.^[8] In 2019 he was cast in the main role of Fighter in the TV series Why R U?,^[9] which aired the following year.^[10] Thanks to Why R U?, he rose to fame,^[11] winning the Rising Actor of the Year Award at Kazz Awards in 2021.^[12]

In 2022 he was coupled with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong (NuNew) in Cutie Pie, playing businessman Lian Kilen Wang:^[13] the success of the BL romance series shot him to stardom overnight, both in Thailand and abroad,^[14] and Howe Magazine included him in the list of the 50 most influential people of the year.^[15] 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,^[16] Best Actor of the Year at Kazz Awards,^[17] Actor of the Year at Sudsapda Y Awards,^[18] Youth Favorite Actor at Thailand Master Youth,^[19] and Best Lead Actor at YUniverse Awards.^[20] He reprised his role in 2023 both in the sequel Cutie Pie 2 You and the spin-off Naughty Babe.^[21] In the meantime, Panich starred in the movie After Sundown,^[22] and the TV series One Night Stand and Spice and Spell.^[23][24]

On September 1, 2022, he launched the sweet snack brand ZeeFruit,^[25] and on August 8, 2023, his first clothing brand, Super Sun.^[26]

In 2025, he portrayed royal guard Charan in The Next Prince.^[27]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Sugar Café	Popeye	Supporting role
2023	After Sundown	"Phloeng" Phraphloeng Sitthikornkan

Television series

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
2025	The Next Prince	Charan

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album
As lead artist
"Nobody" (คนหนึ่งคน)	2022	Non-album singles
"Super Secret"	2024
Collaborations
"Blank" (เว้นเอาไว้) (with Pete Pol)	2021	Non-album singles
"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
"Our Night"	2025	The Next Prince OST

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award	Year	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
Bangkok Pride Awards	2025	Pride Popular of Y Series Star	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Nominated	[28]
Dailynews Awards	2024	JinFinWer Award		Nominated	[29]
Feed Y Capital Awards	2022	Y Actor of the Year Award	Pruk Panich	Won	[16]
	2023	Best Couple Award	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Nominated	[30]
Heavenly Awards	2022			Won	[31][32]
HOFS Awards	2024	Trending Couple of Social Media Hall of Fame	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Won	[33]
Howe Awards	2022	Best Couple Award	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won	[34]
	2023			Nominated	[35]
	2024	Hottest Actor Award	Pruk Panich	Won	[36]
		Best Couple Award	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Nominated	[37]
	2025	Hottest Actor Award	Pruk Panich	Pending	[38]
		Best Couple Award	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong The Next Prince	Pending	[39]
Kazz Awards	2021	Rising Actor of the Year	Pruk Panich	Won	[12]
	2022	Best Young Man of the Year		Won	[40]
		Hottest Artist	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won
	2023	Couple of the Year		Nominated	[41]
		Best Young Man of the Year	Pruk Panich	Won	[17]
		The Best Actor of the Year		Won
	2025	People of the Year		Won	[42]
		Favorite Award Kazz Magazine	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Won
Kom Chad Luek Awards	2023	The Most Popular Y Couple	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won	[43]
	2024	Popular Male Actor	Pruk Panich	Won	[44]
		Popular Screen Couple	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Nominated	[45]
	2025	Popular Thai Pop Singer	Pruk Panich	Nominated	[46]
Line TV Awards	2021	Best Couple	with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U?	Nominated	[47]
Manimekhala Awards	2022	Outstanding Y Couple Award	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won	[48]
Maya TV Awards	2020	Most Loved Imaginary Celebrity Couple	with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U?	Nominated	[49]
	2023	Most Attractive Young Man of the Year Award	Pruk Panich	Won	[50][51]
		Best Couple of the Year Award	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Nominated
	2024	Charming Male of the Year	Pruk Panich	Won	[52]
		Original Soundtrack of the Year	"Destiny" (After Sundown)	Won
		Couple of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Nominated	[53]
	2025	Charming Male of the Year	Pruk Panich	Pending	[54]
		Male Couple of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong The Next Prince	Pending	[55]
MChoice & Mint Awards	2023	Best Cover of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Won	[56]
Mellow Pop	2022	Top Music of the Month (September)	"Baby Boo"	Won	[57]
Nine Entertain Awards	2023	Fan's Favorite	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Nominated	[58]
	2024	Couple of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Nominated	[59]
	2025			Nominated	[60]
		People's Favorite	Pruk Panich	Nominated	[61]
Sanook Top of the Year Awards	2022	Shipped Couple of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won	[62]
	2023	Best Couple of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Nominated	[63]
Seoul Music Awards	2024	Thai Best Artist Award		Won	[64]
Sudsapda Y Awards	2022	The Rising Star Duo of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won	[18]
		Actor of the Year	Pruk Panich	Won
		Favorite Social Media Star		Nominated	[65]
Superstar Idol Awards	2025	Superstar Male Couple	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Won	[66]
T-Pop of the Year Music Awards	2025	Most Popular Rookie of the Year	Pruk Panich	Won	[67]
Thailand Box Office Movie Awards	2023	Actor of the Year	After Sundown	Nominated	[68]
Thailand Master Youth	2023	Youth Favorite Actor	Pruk Panich	Won	[19]
Thailand Social Awards	2024	Best Creator Performance on Social Media - Actor & Actress	After Sundown	Nominated	[69]
The Guitar Mag Awards	2025	New Wave of the Year	Pruk Panich	Nominated	[70]
		Star's Single Hits of the Year	"Super Secret"	Nominated
World Y Awards	2020	Popular Hero	Pruk Panich	Nominated	[71]
		Popular Y Couple	with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U?	Nominated
YUniverse Awards	2020	Hottest Star of the Yniverse	Pruk Panich	Won	[72]
		Sun of the Yniverse		Nominated	[73]
		Kiss Couple of the Yniverse	with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U?	Nominated
	2022	Best Couple	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Nominated	[74]
		Best Lead Actor	Pruk Panich	Won	[20]
		Sexy Star of Y		Won
		Best Couple	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Nominated
	2023	Y Iconic Star	Pruk Panich	Won	[75]
		Best Partner	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong Cutie Pie	Won
		Best Couple		Nominated	[76]
	2024	Best Series OST	"Continue" (To Be Continued)	Won	[77]
Zoomdara Awards	2020	Best Shipped Couple	with Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana Why R U?	Won	[78]
	2025	The Hottest Male Couple of the Year	with Chawarin Perdpiriyawong	Won	[79]