Kanawut Traipipattanapong

Kanawut Traipipattanapong (คณาวุฒิ ไตรพิพัฒนพงษ์), born 4 December 1997 in Bangkok, Thailand, also known as "Gulf" (กลัฟ), is a Thai actor and model. He is known for his performance in the film Bua Pen Fun Yap, in series TharnType: The Series and You Are My Makeup Artist.

Early life and education
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 his Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Education and Technology at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi.

2015 - 2019: Beginning
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, Mafia Luerd Mungkorn: Singha. 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.

2019 - 2020: Breakthrough
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. 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.

2021 - present: rising popularity
In 2021, Gulf made various appearances in music videos of Thai singers including VYRA and Polycat. He 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 ‘Natepaktra’ of same name, alongside Janie Tienphosuwan. It was well received by the audience. 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 in ฿ 100M club in Thailand.

Endorsements
Gulf is renowned celebrity in the field of fashion, entertainment, and has appeared on various magazines covers. In 2020, he received his first solo cover photo shoot and appeared on L'Officiel Thailand. He modelled for Burberry in Harper Bazaar. By November 2023, he had over 3.7M followers on Instagram.

Throughout his career, Gulf has been part of campaigns for various luxury brands. In February 2023, he has attended Milan Fashion week in Italy. Currently, he is Friend of House for Gucci Thailand. In November 2023, he was invited at MTV Video Music Awards Japan, to present awards to the winners.