Apinya Sakuljaroensuk

Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, fondly nicknamed Saipan, interests me because she refused to stay in one lane. Starting as an actress and model, then stepping behind the camera as a director, signals an artist who actually owns her creative voice rather than just performing someone else's. Thailand's film scene has a strong independent streak, and I suspect that environment sharpened her instincts. There is something compelling about a person willing to risk the vulnerability of being directed and the responsibility of directing. I find that combination of on-screen presence and off-screen control genuinely rare, and it makes me want to follow where her work goes next.

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Name (English)

Apinya Sakuljaroensuk

Name (Japanese)

アピニャ・サクジャロエンスク

Reading

あぴにゃ・さくじゃろえんすく

Born

May 27, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Bangkok, Thailand

Height

163 cm

Occupation

film actor / television actor / actor / model / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

University

Rangsit University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apinya%20Sakuljaroensuk
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%94%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467648

Tags

• film actor
• television actor
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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