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name: "Sahajak Boonthanakit"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sahajak-boonthanakit"
fi1m_id: "sahajak-boonthanakit"
imdb_id: "nm0095465"
tmdb_id: 521673
wikidata_id: "Q66720339"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-25T00:22:33.543575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sahajak Boonthanakit

## Identity

Sahajak Boonthanakit

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sahajak-boonthanakit
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sahajak-boonthanakit
- **IMDb ID:** nm0095465
- **TMDB ID:** 521673
- **Wikidata ID:** Q66720339
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66720339, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/521673

Actor. Born 1 January 1958 in Bangkok, Thailand.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1958, Bangkok, Thailand
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** ปู สหจักร บุญธนกิจ, Pu Sahajak Boonthanakit
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 55 (1), 2010s 48 (1), 2020s 74 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 63 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 4, Drama 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $198m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66720339, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/521673

## Coming up

- *Televil* (2027-01-21), as Krit's Father

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Only God Forgives*](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md) (48)

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## Biography

Sahajak Boonthanakit, also credited as Pu Sahajak Boonthanakit or Jak Boon, is a Thai actor. Born in Bangkok, he lived in Nairobi, Kenya for over a decade from childhood, where he began acting on stage at the Kenya National Theatre for four years, and later spent more than twenty years in New York before returning to Thailand.

He made his film debut in *Brokedown Palace* (1999) as Sgt. Choy, followed by a role as a travel agent in *The Beach* (2000). Boonthanakit has appeared in over 100 productions, including *The Lady* (2011), *Only God Forgives* (2013) as Kim, *No Escape* (2015) as Kenny Rogers, *Thirteen Lives* (2022) as Governor Narongsak Osatanakorn, and *Alien: Earth* (2025) as Chief Nagg. He received the Thailand International Film Destination award in 2015 for his contributions to foreign films shot in Thailand. His upcoming credits include *Fall 2: Deadpoint* (2026) as Thai Barman.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Fall 2: Deadpoint* (2026), Fi1m 63, as Thai Barman — [page](https://film.one/film/fall-2-deadpoint.md)
- *The Furious* (2026), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Song — [page](https://film.one/film/the-furious.md)
- *Alien: Earth* (2025), Fi1m 76, as Chief Nagg — [page](https://film.one/tv/alien-earth.md)
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Fi1m 48, as Kim — [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *The Beach* (2000), Fi1m 55, as Travel Agent — [page](https://film.one/film/the-beach.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Televil* (2027), as Krit's Father
- *Death Whisperer: Saming the Werebeast* (2026), as Rit
- *Fall 2: Deadpoint* (2026), as Thai Barman — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/fall-2-deadpoint.md)
- *The Devil's Mouth* (2026), as Captain
- *The Furious* (2026), as Mr. Song — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-furious.md)
- *Dream!* (2025), as Krit
- *Gladiator Underground* (2025), Actor
- *Crushed* (2025), Actor
- *Alien: Earth* (2025), series, as Chief Nagg — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/alien-earth.md)
- *Bangkok Dog* (2024), as Dominic Mesias
- *Art of Eight Limbs* (2024), as General Thiha
- *Morlam* (2024), as Chief Police Somkid
- *Mother of the Bride* (2024), as Pastor Harit
- *Solids by the Seashore* (2023), as Shati's Uncle
- *4 Kings II* (2023), as Lerm
- *Monarch: Legacy of Monsters* (2023), series, as A-Wut
- *Mayhem!* (2023), Actor
- *Sheroes* (2023), as Spyder
- *Thirteen Lives* (2022), as Governor Narongsak Osatanakorn
- *Karmalink* (2022), as Vattanak
- *Cracked* (2022), as Vichai
- *Fistful of Vengeance* (2022), as Chatree
- *AI Love You* (2022), as Mr. Wilson
- *The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror* (2022), Actor
- *The Bodin’s in Thailand* (2021), as Monsieur Ping
- *Bangkok Breaking* (2021), series, as Pratheep
- *Housemaid* (2021), as Dad
- *The Serpent* (2021), series, as Major General Janthasin
- *Tremors: Shrieker Island* (2020), as Mr. Bowtie
- *One Night in Bangkok* (2020), as Mr. Davies
- *Target Number One* (2020), as General Suchart
- *Invincible* (2020), as Dr. Marshal
- *Bäckström* (2020), series, as Akkarat Bunyasarn, Akkarat Bunyasarn (uncredited)
- *Sergio* (2020), as Ieng Sary
- *The Stranded* (2019), series, as [Ice's father]
- *Everybody Changes* (2019), as Dr. Langsang
- *Blood & Treasure* (2019), series, as General Rasa
- *Inhuman Kiss* (2019), as Chalerm
- *Girl from Nowhere* (2018), series, as Minnie's Father
- *The Prey* (2018), as Payuk
- *M.I.A. A Greater Evil* (2018), as The Guide
- *Eullenia* (2018), series, as Preecha
- *Future Sex* (2018), series, as Father
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Commander Niran
- *All I See Is You* (2017), as Doctor Fertility
- *Bad Genius* (2017), as Pat's Father
- *Fail Stage* (2017), as Bokkaem
- *Gold* (2016), as Minister of Mining
- *Twilight Over Burma* (2015), as General Ne Win
- *Zero Tolerance* (2015), as Peter
- *No Escape* (2015), as Kenny Rogers
- *The Man with the Iron Fists 2* (2015), as Bolo
- *Trafficker* (2015), as Prison Guard
- *Skin Trade* (2014), as Kong
- *Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge* (2014), as The Janitor
- *The Husband* (2013), series, as Mister Yang
- *Final Recipe* (2013), as Jack Bien
- *Makhin* (2013), as Somkiat
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), as Kim — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *The Mark: Redemption* (2013), as Dr. Siriwat
- *The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone* (2013), Actor
- *Choice* (2013), as Tai's Father
- *The Encounter 2: Paradise Lost* (2012), as Joseph Weinholt
- *Seven Something* (2012), as Referee (segment "42.195")
- *The Lady* (2011), as Leo Nichols
- *Elephant White* (2011), as Rajahdon
- *Laddaland* (2011), as Somkiat
- *Largo Winch II* (2011), as Dan Khongpipat
- *The Marine 2* (2009), as Shoal
- *Homicide Unit Istanbul* (2008), series, as Dr. Samak
- *Holly* (2006), as Tommy
- *Beyond Borders* (2003), as Port Official
- *The Beach* (2000), as Travel Agent — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-beach.md)
- *Brokedown Palace* (1999), as Sgt. Choy
- *Contra*, as Professor
- *Dyed Robes*, Actor
- *Nak Muay*, as Somsak

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