Watchara Sukchum (Thai: วัชระ สุขชุม; also known as Jennie Panhan (Thai: เจนนี่ ปาหนัน), born 30 October 1986)[1] is a Thai actress and host. She is known for being a host of several GMMTV shows such as Toey Tiew Thai: The Route,[2] Hungry Sister and Jen Jud God Jig.[3] As an actress, she is known for her support roles in Room Alone 401-410 (2014), 3 Will Be Free (2019) and The Shipper (2020).
Watchara was born in Songkhla Province, Thailand to Police Lieutenant Colonel Satcha Sukchum and Manchusuk Sukchum.[1] She completed her elementary education at Saengthong Vitthaya School [th] and her secondary education at Hatyaiwittayalai School.[4] While she originally wanted to take up communication arts, she went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in French from the Faculty of Archeology at Silpakorn University.[5][6]
Growing up as a trans woman with a policeman father, Watchara admitted that her father has never beaten her unlike how sexual deviant individuals of policemen or soldiers are usually portrayed in television. As the eldest sibling, she is closer to her sister, with whom she has a one-year age gap, than her younger brother who is six years younger than her. She got her nickname "Jennie" from the 1996 Thai movie Jenny and later the "Panhan" while working for Channel V Thailand, which she said sounded like a beautiful southern girl.[7]
She started in the entertainment industry through Trasher Bangkok, a Bangkok-based theme party organizer, where she was part of their parody videos. One of which was her parody on Katy Perry's The One That Got Away music video which caught Perry's attention. As her parody videos went viral, this opened several opportunities for her among which was being an assistant producer for Channel V Thailand and later on, as part of GMM Grammy's Bang channel.[8][9]
In 2016, she became one of the main hosts of GMMTV's Toey Tiew Thai: The Route along with Kittipat Chalaruk (Golf), Tatchakorn Boonlapayanan (Godji) and Niti Chaichitathorn (Pompam), who later switched from being the show's main host to its special host.[10][11] She also had acting roles in several television series such as Love at First Hate (2018), 3 Will Be Free (2019) and The Shipper (2020).
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Water Boyy | Nune's friend | Guest role | |
Love Next Door 2 | Bua | Support role | [12] | |
2018 | Oh My Ghost 5 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Hormones 2 | Jenny (Bom's boyfriend) | Guest role | |
Room Alone 401-410 | Neon | Guest role | ||
2015 | Wifi Society: The Horror Home | Kla | Support role | |
Ugly Duckling: Don't | Referee | Guest role | ||
2016 | Toey Tiew Thai: The Route | Herself | Main host | [13] |
Gay OK Bangkok | Sathang | Support role | [14] | |
Let's Play Challenge | Herself | Main host | ||
2017 | #TEAMGIRL | Herself | Main host | |
Gay OK Bangkok 2 | Sathang | Support role | ||
Wrong Say Do | Herself | Main host | [15] | |
Teenage Mom: The Series | Party girl | Guest role | ||
Tieng Narng Mai | Ghost wife | Guest role | ||
2018 | Love at First Hate | Joob | Support role | [16] |
Happy Birthday | Herself | Guest role | ||
Friend Zone | Satang | Support role | ||
2019 | Sucker Kick | Deedee | Support role | |
3 Will Be Free | Mae | Support role | [17] | |
Jen Jud God Jig | Herself | Main host | [3] | |
2020 | Hungry Sister | Herself | Main host | [3] |
My Husband in Law | Guest role | |||
The Shipper | Yommathut (Angel of Death) | Support role | [18] | |
Jen Jud God Jig Up Level | Herself | Main host | ||
Still 2gether | Jennie | Guest role | [19] | |
2021 | 46 Days | Pang | Support role |
Year | Thai title | Title | Network | Notes | With |
2015-17 | 2piece 2please | GMM 25 | |||
2016–present | เทยเที่ยวไทย | Toey Tiew Thai: The Route | One 31 GMM 25 | ||
2016-18 | ชวนเล่น Challenge | LINE TV YouTuber:GMMTV | |||
2017-19 | #TEAMGIRL | GMM 25 | |||
2017-18 | Wrong Say Do | Mello | |||
2018 | หนูนก | LINE TV YouTuber:GMMTV | |||
2018-19 | ล้นตู้ | YouTuber:ล้นตู้ | |||
2020–present | ล็อกล็อก | YouTuber:Jennie Panhan | |||
2021–present | Talk with Toeys | GMM 25 |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Toey Tiew Thai: The Route | Best Group Hosts (shared with Tatchakorn Boonlapayanan and Kittipat Chalaruk) |
Thailand Fever Awards | Won | [20] |
2020 | — | Girls of the Year | Kazz Awards | Won | [21][22] |