# Pongsapak Udompoch (พงศภัค อุดมโภชน์)
**Pongsapak Udompoch** (พงศภัค อุดมโภชน์; born 2003), known by the nickname **Santa**, is a Thai actor, singer, and dancer under the agency GMMTV and a member of the Thai pop project group JASP.ER. He first became known through Thai BL (Boys' Love) television series, winning a national school talent competition before his 2021 acting debut, and later gained international visibility as a contestant on the Korean survival program Fantasy Boys in 2023.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2003, Thailand (Bangkok per one profile)[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) • [2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/pongsapak-oudompoch.html) |
| Occupations | Actor, singer, dancer; agency GMMTV[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) |
| Music group | JASP.ER, an actor-based project group under GMMTV and Riser Music; debut single "Sadistic" in December 2024[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/pongsapak-oudompoch) |
| Breakout role | Cake, the lead of *My Only 12%* (2022)[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) |
| Notable series | *7 Project* (2021), *My Only 12%* (2022), *Between Us* (2022), *Perfect 10 Liners* (2024), *Me and Thee* (2025), *Love You Teacher* (2026)[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14226668/) |
| Education | Rangsit University, College of Communication Arts, majoring in Digital Marketing Communication and Branding[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) |
| Listed measurements | Height 179 cm, weight 56 kg (GMMTV artist profile)[5](https://www.gmm-tv.com/artists/view/129) |
## Name and early life
His given name is Pongsapak and his family name Udompoch; romanizations in circulation include Udompoch, Udomphoch, and Oudompoch, and his Thai stage billing is แซนต้า พงศภัค อุดมโภชน์.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) He was born in 2003 in Thailand.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
Before entering entertainment he was interested in technology and wanted to work as a programmer; after being inspired by the group BTS he turned toward performing.[6](https://biography.guide/pongsapak-udompoch/) While still in school he represented Bangkok in the ninth TO BE NUMBER ONE IDOL competition and finished as a national first-place winner, and he also competed in GMMTV's Thailand School Star 2019.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) He later enrolled at Rangsit University's College of Communication Arts, studying Digital Marketing Communication and Branding, and received a creator scholarship from the university.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
## Acting career
**Studio Wabi Sabi years.** Santa made his scripted acting debut in 2021 in Studio Wabi Sabi's anthology *7 Project*, playing Sun in the episode "Would You Be My Love?" opposite Earth Katsamonnat Namwirote.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) In 2022 he took the leading role of Cake in *My Only 12%*, an outgoing childhood friend whose long relationship with Seeiw gradually shifts into romance; the series was accompanied by the duet "0%."[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) In the same period he appeared in *War of Y* and played Wiew in the supporting cast of *Between Us*.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
**Move to GMMTV.** His contract with Studio Wabi Sabi ended in April 2024 and he immediately signed with GMMTV.[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/pongsapak-oudompoch) He gained wider recognition playing Gun in the 2024 series *Perfect 10 Liners*, a role he took over after the original casting of Chimon was changed in July 2024.[6](https://biography.guide/pongsapak-udompoch/) • [7](https://www.bl-n.com/actors/santapp/) He then appeared as Aran in *Me and Thee* (2025).[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14226668/)
In 2026 he starred as Solar in *Love You Teacher*, a series in which his character, a cheerful primary-school teacher, intermittently reverts mentally to a seven-year-old after an accident; he also performed "My Sky" for the series' soundtrack.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) He reprised the role of Aran in *[Peach and Me](https://www.edgepedia.org/peach-and-me)* (2026), a special continuation of *Me and Thee*, and is cast as Aiyara (Ai) in the announced mafia-romance series *Heartbound*.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) • [8](https://t-hoy.com/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
## Fantasy Boys and music
In 2023 Santa traveled to South Korea as a contestant on MBC's survival program *Fantasy Boys*, where trainees competed for a place in a new boy group; he was eliminated in the eleventh and final episode on June 8, 2023, and the show expanded his international fanbase.[9](https://kpopping.com/profiles/idol/Santa) He had trained as a K-pop trainee in South Korea for six months before the program.[6](https://biography.guide/pongsapak-udompoch/)
On December 15, 2024, he was revealed to be part of JASP.ER, a Thai project boy group, joining GMMTV actors Joong, Aou, and Pond.[9](https://kpopping.com/profiles/idol/Santa) Sources differ on the exact debut date: Plex and BetaSeries place the release of the debut single "Sadistic" on December 19, 2024, while kpopping gives December 21, 2024.[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/pongsapak-oudompoch) • [9](https://kpopping.com/profiles/idol/Santa) The group operates under GMMTV and [Riser Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/riser-music).[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/pongsapak-oudompoch) His recorded work also includes OST contributions such as "แค่เธอเท่านั้น (No One Else)" and "วันนี้ Perfect" for *Perfect 10 Liners*, and he co-wrote the lyrics and melody of the 2025 single "Be With Me" with his PerthSanta pairing partner.[10](https://blasso.jp/actors/santapp) • [1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
## Public profile
His Instagram account @santa.pp had amassed more than 3.6 million followers, and his X (Twitter) handle is @ppsanta.[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/pongsapak-oudompoch.html) • [7](https://www.bl-n.com/actors/santapp/) Beyond acting and music he has developed a fashion activity through S-TRIX CLUB.[1](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/) At the KAZZ Awards 2026 he received the Youth Choice of the Year award.[10](https://blasso.jp/actors/santapp)
## References
1. [Santa Pongsapak Udompoch, DramaBL](https://www.dramabl.com/actor/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
2. [Pongsapak Oudompoch, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/pongsapak-oudompoch.html)
3. [Pongsapak Udomphoch, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/pongsapak-oudompoch)
4. [Santa Pongsapak Oudompoch, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14226668/)
5. [SANTA : Pongsapak Udompoch, GMMTV artist profile](https://www.gmm-tv.com/artists/view/129)
6. [Pongsapak Udompoch, Biography.guide](https://biography.guide/pongsapak-udompoch/)
7. [Pongsapak Udompoch (Santa), BL Network](https://www.bl-n.com/actors/santapp/)
8. [แซนต้า พงศภัค ประวัติ นักแสดง GMMTV เมมเบอร์ JASP.ER, T-Hoy](https://t-hoy.com/santa-pongsapak-udompoch/)
9. [Santa profile, kpopping](https://kpopping.com/profiles/idol/Santa)
10. [Santa Pongsapak Udompoch, BLasso](https://blasso.jp/actors/santapp)
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