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Mario Maurer, born December 4, 1988, in Bangkok, Thailand, is a model and actor of German, Chinese and Thai descent, best known for his lead role in the 2007 gay romance film, "The Love of Siam."

Maurer attended school at St. Dominic School in Bangkok and in 2008, is studying in Ramkhamhaeng University, majoring in Communication Arts.

At the age of 16, Maurer became a model doing photo shoots, commercials and music videos. In 2007, he made his feature film debut in a leading role in the gay romance "The Love of Siam," in which he was nominated for an Asian Film Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance. 

When asked about his kissing scenes with male co-star Witwisit Hirunwongkul in "The Love of Siam," Maurer said, "I was nervous. I've never kissed a man and kissing is not something you do every day."

Maurer has been nominated for an Asian Film Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Love of Siam, but lost to Sun Hong-Lei for Mongol. He won for Best Actor in Starpics Thai Films Awards and also nominated in Bangkok Critics Assembly and Star Entertainment Awards.