Tanapon Sukumpantanasan (; born 20 March 2001), nicknamed Perth (), is a Thai actor and singer. He gained widespread recognition for his lead role as Ae in the 2018 series Love by Chance. Following his breakout, he appeared in several productions including Reminders (2019) and The Stranded (2019). In 2023, he signed with GMMTV and was later cast in the series Double Savage (2023), and ensemble series Perfect 10 Liners (2024). He launched his solo music career with the single "Secret" in 2024 under Riser Music.
Tanapon was born in Bangkok, Thailand and is an only child; his nickname Perth comes from a city in Australia. He's a Christian and he graduated from Saint Dominic School and earned his bachelor's degree in Film and Digital Media, major in Acting and Film Directing from the College of Social Communication Innovation, Srinakharinwirot University.
Tanapon made his acting debut as Breeze in the 2017 drama series Soul Call. In 2018, he became widely known for his portrayal of Ae Intouch, the male lead in the Thai BL series Love by Chance alongside Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana who played the role of Pete Pitchaya. Their performance in the series helped them gain fame and fans all over East and Southeast Asia and parts of Europe, America, and Latin America.
Perth was introduced as a member of the boy group TEMPT on January 5, 2019. In November 2, he played the role of Krit in The Stranded, produced by GMM Grammy's Bravo Studios and H2L Media Group in association with Netflix Studios, He starred in the series together with Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote, Chutawut Phatrakampol and Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang.
In 2020, Tanapon relived his character as Ae Intouch on Love by Chance 2: A Chance to Love, this time in a supporting role.
On 13 July 2020, Tanapon left his management AttractorTH along with Rathavit Kijworalak and Napat na Ranong due to an "internal matter," insisting there were no hard feelings behind the decision; he then worked as a freelancer for a year.
In 2020 he joined a 10-member collaboration boy group under MBO called Boyfriends, which consist of him, Kanawut Traipipattanapong, Noppakao Dechaphatthanakun, Talay Sanguandikul, Rueangrit Siriphanit, Sapol Assawamunkong, Sittichok Pueakpoolpol, Gavin Duval, Nontanun Anchuleepradit and Wanarat Ratsameerat. He was paired up with Rueangrit Siriphanit and they released their first single, "Hello Doctor" (à ¸Âà ¸²à ¸Âà ¸²à ¸£à ¸Âà ¸µà ¹Â), in September 2020.
In October 2020, it was announced that he would star in the movie Tell the World I Love You with Suradet Piniwat. It was supposed to be released on Valentines Day 2021, but was later moved back to 27 January 2022.
On 4 April 2022, Tanapon was announced as the newest GMMTV's talent through its official Instagram and Twitter.