Kanaphan Puitrakul (Thai: คณพันธ์ ปุ้ยตระกูล; born 3 September 1998) nicknamed First (Thai: เฟิร์ส)^[1] is a Thai actor, model and host. He is best known for his roles in bl series Not Me (2021), The Eclipse (2022) and Only Friends (2023).

First was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. He has an older and a younger brother. His parents nicknamed him "First", so that he could achieve many things in his life.^[2] He completed his secondary education at Suankularb Wittayalai School. In 2021, he graduated with second-class honours from Srinakharinwirot University with a bachelor's degree in Cyber Business Management.^[3][4]

In 2016, First started his acting career at the age of eighteen. He auditioned for The Assassin (ฆาตกร), a movie produced for Children's Day, and was selected for the main role out of a pool of 100 teenagers.^[5][6][7] In 2017, he participated in the "Cool Man Good Man" competition and entered the Top 4.^[8] Later that year, he was hired by KA Cosmetics, together with Poompat Iam-samang, for a yaoi television advertisement which went viral years later.^[9][10][11]

In 2018, he joined the production and talent agency GMMTV and made his television debut with a supporting role in Wake Up Ladies: The Series. In the same year, he became one of the hosts of GMM25's popular travel-based show Toe Laew. In 2020, he reprised his role as host in the show's second season.^[12][13] First has been a regular guest on Thai variety and game show School Rangers since he joined GMMTV. He became one of the main hosts of the show in 2022.^[14]

In 2019, First had a main role in the series Wolf and Blacklist.^[15][16] The following year, he starred in The Shipper^[17] and reprised his role as Ryu in the sequel series Wake Up Ladies: Very Complicated. In 2021 played the role of Yok in Not Me.^[18]

In 2022, First starred as Akk in The Eclipse (Thai TV series) opposite his real-life best friend Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan.^[19] The series won Best BL Series at the Thailand Digital Awards 2022,^[20] and the Bronze Award for Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia at the Content Asia Awards.^[21] In the same year, he also starred in the series F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers and Astrophile.^{[22] [23]} And had a small role in the Netflix movie The Lost Lotteries.^[24]

In 2023, First starred as Alan in the Midnight Series: Moonlight Chicken.^[25] The show won Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia at the Content Asia Awards 2023.^[26] He also reprised his role as Akk in Our Skyy 2, for the series, First and co-star Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan released the single ฟังดีดี (Your World, My World) under GMMTV Records.^[27] Later, in 2023, he played Sand in the ensemble series Only Friends.^[28]

First has his own clothing brand "Momento".^[29] By May 2024, he had over 3 million followers on Instagram and 1.5 million followers on X.^[30]