Kanawut Traipipattanapong (, ; born 4 December 1997), nicknamed Gulf (), is a Thai actor and model. He is best known for his performances in the television series TharnType (2019âÂÂ2021), the film Buaphan Fan Yap (2022) and the lakorn Duangjai Dhevaprom: Laorchan (2024).
Gulf was born on 4 December 1997 in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the youngest child of the family and has one older sister. He completed his primary education at Buranasuksa School and secondary education at Suankularb Wittayalai School. In November 2020, he graduated from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi with a bachelor's degree in industrial education and technology.
In 2015, at the age of 17, Gulf's debut as a television actor, he starred as Young Tee, a guest role in one of Channel 3's lakorn, '. He took hiatus from acting to concentrate on his education.
Gulf took on small modelling opportunities and featured for few Thailand based local clothing brands. He had his first runway walk on tenth anniversary celebration of a Thai brand, Wonder Anatomie.
In January 2019, Gulf was announced to cast as "Type", one of the main protagonist of One 31 and Line TV's TharnType. The series gained popularity in national and international market. As per Dek-D official, the series has overall 3.8M views.
In February 2020, the sequel TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love was announced. Gulf reprised his role in the series. In November 2020, it got premiered via One 31 and Line TV. He received multiple awards for his role including "Rising Star" and "Best Young Actor" awards.
In August 2020, Gulf joined a project named Boyfriends led by record label GMM Grammy. On 20 October 2020, he release his first single named "Missing Baby" along with his colleague, Wanarat Ratsameerat.
In 2021 Gulf made various appearances in music videos of Thai singers including VYRA and Polycat. He also appeared in Kingkhom, a short film which promoted Garena Free Fire Thailand along with Kom Chuanchuen, a famous Thai comedian who died due to COVID-19 prior to the release.
In March 2021 he was officially announced and got signed as an actor/artist by Channel 3.
In 2022 Gulf starred as "Gut" in You are my Markup Artist, dramatization of a novel written by âÂÂNatepaktraâ of same name, alongside Janie Tienphosuwan. It was well received by the audience.
In the same year he made his movie debut when he starred as "Kham" in Bua Pun Fun Yub, a light hearted romantic comedy, alongside Anne Thongprasom, which garnered appreciation and entered the à ¸¿ 100M club in Thailand.
In 2024, he starred in the long-awaited lakorn Duangjai Dhevaprom as the lead actor for its first series, Laorchan, and made guest appearances in its 4 subsequent series. The lakorn was well received by the Thai audience and his character 'Khun Phu' gained him wide popularity.
In 2025 Gulf made history as the first Thai actor to play the lead role in a Japanese drama as he starred alongside Japanese actress Miori Takimoto in the TV Tokyo series Tokyo Holiday.
In 2025 he also filmed his second movie Onethong alongside Mark Prin and Ink Waruntorn. It will premiere on June 3rd, 2026.
In December 2025 GulfâÂÂs new lakorn called Tawan Luang (Beneath The Lies) was announced. He will play the role of Pakhorn, one of the leads, alongside Ch3 actors Yaya Urassaya and Kao Noppakao. The lakorn will start filming in early 2026 and is expected to air on the same year.
Gulf is a renowned celebrity in the fields of fashion and entertainment. In 2020, he received his first solo cover photo shoot for L'Officiel Thailand and since then has appeared on numerous magazine covers.
Throughout his career, Gulf has been part of campaigns for various luxury brands. Since February 2023, he has frequently attended Milan Fashion week in Italy. Currently he is Brand Ambassador for Gucci and Onitsuka Tiger and Face of Sulwhasoo Thailand, amongst others.
In November 2023, he was invited to the MTV Video Music Awards Japan to present an award and perform.
As of September 2025, he has over 5M followers on Instagram.