Ray MacDonald

Ray MacDonald sits right at the heart of Thai cinema's most exciting era, and that's why I rate him so highly. Winning Best Actor at the national film awards two years running, in 1997 and 1998, he anchored Fun Bar Karaoke, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's debut, and O-Negative alongside Tata Young. Those weren't safe commercial choices; they were the films that announced a bold new wave of Thai auteurs to the world. An adventurer and presenter too, he's clearly restless and versatile, but what I value most is his instinct for backing risky, distinctive directors with his whole body. He helped Thai film travel.

Name (English)

Ray MacDonald

Name (Japanese)

レイ・マクドナルド

Reading

れい・まくどなるど

Born

May 21, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Thailand, United States

Occupation

actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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