Paing Takhon

Paing Takhon (Burmese: ပိုင်တံခွန်; born Sit Ko Paing (စစ်ကိုပိုင်) on 17 September 1996) is a Burmese model, actor and singer.[1][2] He began his entertainment career in 2014 as a runway model. He then made his acting debut in 2017, and has since starred in the films Midnight Traveller and Bad Boys 2.[3]

Paing Takhon
ပိုင်တံခွန်
Born
Sis Ko Paing

(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996
Kawthaung, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
EducationUniversity of Distance Education, Yangon
OccupationModel • Actor • Singer
Years active2014–present
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals • guitar

In 2018, Paing Takhon featured on the BuzzFeed's "23 Stunning South Asian Men That Are Too Gorgeous For Words".[4][5] In 2019, he was listed on The Myanmar Times "Top 10 Actors".[6]

Early life and education

Paing Takhon was born on 17 September 1996 in Kawthaung, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar to parent Tun Moe and his wife Khin Kyu. But he grew up in Khamaukgyi.[7] He is the fourth son of six siblings, having an elder brother, two elder sisters and two younger brothers.[8] He graduated high school from Basic Education High School No. 1 Khamaukgyi. In 2014, Paing moved to Yangon to become a model. He is currently studying at University of Distance Education, Yangon, majoring in Psychology.[9]

Career

2014–2016: Beginnings as a model

He joined John Lwin's model training in 2014. Since then, he took professional training in modelling and catwalk. He began his entertainment career as a runway model as part of the John Lwin's Star & Model International Modeling Agency with countless advertising shows and runways that had been walked on. Then came the offers for TV commercials and then DVD ones. He has appeared in many music videos and as fashion model on magazine cover photos. His hardwork as a model and acting in commercials was noticed by the film industry and soon, movie casting offers came rolling in.[10]

In 2016, he attended to Indonesia to take part in "Asean Celebrity Explore Quest Malaysia 2016" (ACEQM) together with Nan Su Yati Soe as a representative from Myanmar which is held with famous celebrities and models from South East Asia countries. They performed together U Shwe Yoe and Daw Moe dance at the event.[11]

2017–present: Acting debut and rising popularity

Rising to fame in 2017, he became an actor.[12] He made his acting debut with a leading role in the film Midnight Traveller alonsige Nang Khin Zay Yar.[13] He then starred in drama film Bad Boys 2 (Angel of Bad Boys), where he played the main role with Zay Ye Htet, Lin Aung Khit, Aung Lay and Patricia.[14][15] In 2018, he portrayed the male lead in action horror film Thaman Kyar (Weretiger) alongside Angel Lamung and directed by Dattha Kyaw Swar.[16][17]

In March 2019, it was announced that he has been cast as the male lead of the documentary drama series Kha Yee Thwar Kauk Kyaung (Traveller's Notes) alongside Thinzar Wint Kyaw.[18] In April 2019, he was cast in the horror film Thu Bal Thu Lae (Who is he?) alongside Nyein Thaw, Cham Min Ye Htut and Thinzar Wint Kyaw.[19]

Paing Takhon is also popular in Thailand. On 3 August 2019, he held a grand fan meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, where a huge crowd of many fans gathered.[20][21] He is an ASEAN Economic Community ambassador.[8] On 21 September 2019, he was appointed as Myanmar's tourism ambassador to Thailand by the Myanmar Tourism Marketing Association together with the Myanmar Tourism Federation.[22][23]

Music career

Paing Takhon started singing in 2017. He launched his debut solo album "Chit Thu" (Lover) on 16 September 2017.[24] He donated all his money from selling his albums to orphan children from Ananda Metta orphan school.[25]

Brand ambassadorships

He is also known as the face of many brands. His first brand worked as the ambassador for Pond's Myanmar in 2014. In 2019, he started working as brand ambassador for major brands such as Oppo Myanmar, Telenor Myanmar, Sunkist Myanmar, T247 energy drink and Sailun Tire Myanmar.[26][27]

Filmography

Film (Cinema)
YearEnglish titleBurmese titleCo-starsNotes
2017Midnight Travellerသန်းခေါင်ယံခရီးသည်များNang Khin Zay Yar
Bad Boys 2လူဆိုးလေးများ ၂Zay Ye Htet, Patricia
2018Thaman Kyar (Weretiger)သမန်းကျားAngel Lamung
TBAThu Bal Thu Lae (Who is he?)သူဘယ်သူလဲNyein Thaw, Cham Min Ye Htut, Thinzar Wint Kyaw

Television series
YearEnglish titleBurmese titleCo-starsNotes
TBAKha Yee Thwar Kauk Kyaung (Traveller's Notes)ခရီးသွားကောက်ကြောင်းThinzar Wint Kyaw

Discography

Solo albums
  • Chit Thu (Lover) (ချစ်သူ) (2016)
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