Bright

Actor

The Thai actor’s magnetic appeal has earned him endorsement deals with Burberry, Calvin Klein and Adidas and magazine covers for fashion glossies across Asia.

Bright

Vachirawit Chivaaree, better known by his stage name Bright, is a Thai actor and musician famous for his roles in popular Thai TV dramas.  Bright’s meteoric rise has not only racked up fans on social media, including 18 million followers in Instagram, but made him a favourite muse among global fashion brands and publications. He was named an Adidas ambassador in 2021, a Burberry global ambassador the following year, and in 2023 he was crowned Calvin Klein’s first Thai-based male ambassador. He has also appeared on magazine covers for the likes of Vogue Thailand, Vogue Hong Kong, and Harper’s Bazaar Singapore. In 2024, he attended the Met Gala. 

The star, who is of Thai, Chinese and American heritage, was born in 1997 in Thailand’s Nakhon Pathom Province. He started acting in 2013 but didn’t get his big break until 2020, when he starred in "2gether: The Series*"*, and "F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers," an adaptation of the popular Japanese manga, the following year. As he gained popularity as an actor and heartthrob across the wider Asia region, Bright began recording songs for the soundtracks of his shows.  In 2020 the budding entrepreneur founded his own merch brand Astro Stuffs. He launched the talent agency Cloud9 Entertainment, in partnership with Universal Music Thailand, in 2023.

VITAL STATISTICS

BORN1997
NATIONALITYThai
LOCATIONThailand
MEMBER SINCE2024
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