Jirayu Tangsrisuk

On November 9, James held his 1st fan meeting in Japan, which gathered 600 people (fans and the media).

Jirayu Tangsrisuk (จิรายุ ตั้งศรีสุข, born September 19, 1993), also known as James Jirayu, is a Thai actor, singer and model.

In 2011, he won a model contest held by the cosmetics brand, Mistine, and started his career as a model.

In many interviews, he said that because he was a shy kid he had never wanted to be an actor or a movie star before, but his mother wanted him to be.

Also that he had great interest in computer, especially in computer games, so he then wanted to study and to work in a field of Computer Science or Information Technology (IT) for his future career.

In April 2012, Charnchalard Dhaweesap, the owner of an entertainment agency called "Meta Talent Management", saw James' photos on Facebook and scouted him.

Seven other agencies also came for him, but he started his career in the entertainment industry under Charnchalard's management.

He is known for his roles in the movies and the television dramas such as Suphapburut Juthathep (2013), Timeline (2014), The One in My Heart (2015), The Loyal Wife (2016), Fallen Angel (2017), Underneath the Same Sky (2018), Game of Affection (2018), Repercussion (2019), Mist of Love (2020) and Prophecy of Love (2020).

Jirayu Tangsrisuk was born in Phichit, Thailand.

He is the youngest child of Sermchai Tangsrisuk and Shotika Tangsrisuk.

He has one older sister, Dr. Jularat Tangsrisuk, MD.

His parents nicknamed him "James" after James Bond (from the James Bond films).

After having finished junior high school from Wachira Kindergarten, Jirayu attended high school at Phichit Phitthakhom School, and at the same time he also was a territorial defense student.

He completed Grade 3, which means he is equivalent and may request permission to use the title Staff Sergeant (completed Grade 3 combined with an academic degree), also he is exempt from conscription.

After he'd finished high school, he then continued his education at the Faculty of Communication Arts at Rangsit University, in the field of radio and television broadcasting.

Later in 2013 he received a scholarship (The Artist), therefore switched to study at the Faculty of Business Administration, majoring in Retail Business Management until graduation.

James Jirayu made his debut and rose to stardom after starring in the lakorn Suphapburut Juthathep: Khun Chai Puttipat, [The Gentlemen of Juthathep (สุภาพบุรุษจุฑาเทพ; RTGS: Suphapburut Chuthathep)], airing in May 2013.

In September, he starred, for the first time, in a movie called First Love and two other dramas Thong Neu Gao (Angel Heart) and Ruk Sudrit (Race).

In just a year, James became one of the most sought-after presenters/actors in Thailand.

His presenter's fees were then possibly outstripping that of the famous actor Nadech Kugimiya.

In January 2014, James held his 1st concert James Ji Monkey King Fan Meeting.

In February, his second movie, Timeline with Jarinporn Joonkiat, was released (Okinawa International Movie Festival 2015 Special Screening Movie).

At the end of this year, he arrived in Vietnam to visit the children with heart diseases at Tam Duc Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City with 365 Daband (a famous boy band in Vietnam).

He also made his debut in Japan when "Ruk Sudrit (Race)" was shown on TBS Channel.

In April 2015, his first photo book (shot in Japan), JAMES JI UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IN JAPAN by Michael Chevas was published.

In May, his drama Neung Nai Suang (The One in My Heart) with Urassaya Sperbund aired.

In June, he held Magic James the Concert.

In September, he appeared on the stage of Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) 2015 Autumn/Winter as a guest when he traveled to Japan for 2 months to take singing and dancing lessons.

In October, it was confirmed by Lakorn Thai producer, Da Hathairat that James and Natapohn Tameeruks would pair up in "Yai Sanaeha"; however, this lakorn was cancelled due to a problem with script-writing.

At the end of 2015, he returned to Vietnam to take a martial arts class at Johnny Tri Nguyen's Lien Phong Academy in preparation for his new drama Padiwaradda (The Loyal Wife), as the lakorn featured many action scenes.

On January 13, 2016, his second drama with Ranee Campen, "Padiwaradda (The Loyal Wife)" aired.

In the same month, CH3 broadcast the TV show, Tabi Japan with James Jirayu, focusing on the six prefectures of Tohoku region.

He performed as a model on the stage of Yohji Yamamoto 2016–17, Autumn-Winter Paris Men's Collection.

On March 19, he appeared on the stage of the 22nd Tokyo Girls Collection 2016 Spring/Summer.

Filming for Nueng Dao Fa Diao (Underneath The Same Sky) and Game Sanaeha (Game of Affection / Game of Love) with Natapohn Tameeruks began.

He attended the graduation ceremony in December 2017.

James Jirayu learned how to dance and sing at a young age and he even had his own band, where he played bass guitar in high school.

On December 14, 2017, James confirmed in an interview that the contract between him and his manager (Charnchalard) had expired for a while, but Charnchalard's assistant, Siri Vorabutra, still took care of him and helped him with scheduling dramas, commercial advertisements and events.

He also said that the relationship between him and his ex-manager remained friendly.

Charnchalard still gives him advice from time to time.