Witwisit Hiranyawongkul, popularly nicknamed Pitch or Pchy, was born and raised in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He attended Catholic school Montfort College since early age and spent 12 years there. A talented singer, Pitch was the lead singer in his high school band and music has always been a big part of his life. Pitch enjoys hip hop, R&B, gospel and soul music. He plays the piano and composes music in his free time.

Besides music, Witwisit is also a fan of the Japanese manga series Nodame Cantabile and Lomography. His favourite quote is "No one is PERFECT".

Pitch attended Montfort College, a prestigious school in Chiang Mai. He entered the Thai entertainment business at the age of 17 while he was still in grade 12. He was discovered in his hometown by Chukiat Sakweerakul, writer and director of The Love of Siam. Chukiat is an alumni of Montfort College and met Pitch because of their common music interests.

At grade 12, Pitch decided that he would major in Communications at university. In one interview, he expressed "I like to write and tell stories, my friends always tell me they enjoy reading what I write." He was admitted to the Faculty of Communications, Chiang Mai University.

He declined the offer because he had already started filming The Love of Siam at that time and knew that if he wanted to continue being in the entertainment business, he would have to move to Bangkok. Later, he was admitted to the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications, Thammasat University, Bangkok. He started his first year of university around mid 2007 and intends to concentrate on film/screen writing. As of 2008, he is a sophomore in the same faculty with a major in film and photography.

Career debut

During his school's summer break in 2006, Pitch and several of his classmates took a trip to Bangkok and visited a film shooting site of 13 Beloved also directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul. He was then invited to play an extra in the film. Only his arm can be seen.


The Love of Siam

Chukiat Sakweerakul picked Pitch to play "Mew", one of the leading characters in The Love of Siam, because the role requires the actor to sing and playing the piano. Chukiat also found Pitch very natural at acting. Pitch's good looks also contributed to the casting. Pitch was aware that the film would involve love between two high school boys with a kissing scene. He took the role because he trusted that the director would present the scenes in the movie in a good way. When asked about the most talked about scene from the movie, Pitch credited the camera angle and said that the director told him to practice by kissing his own arm.

In The Love of Siam, Pitch plays "Mew", a lonely high school boy who lives alone after his grandmother's demise. Mew is a musical talent; he is the songwriter and lead singer of an all-boy band called August. The band's first single 'Ticket' was a hit among teenagers. However, the producer of the band wants Mew to write songs with a more universal theme: love. The producer argues that "95% of hit songs are love songs" and tells Mew "At your age, it's easy to write a love song." However the task is difficult for Mew, as he has lived 5 years without love after the death of his grandmother. However, Mew's life changes after he runs into Tong, his childhood friend, at Siam Square. After Tong comes into his life, Mew seems to be able to write love songs naturally. A large part of the movie revolves around Mew's question about love "if you love someone, can you bear losing that person? But can you live without loving anyone at all? What about the rest of your life?"

Although Pitch was relatively unknown to the public at the time of the movie's release, the audiences were immediately impressed by his portrayal of Mew. They were captured by his charm, sweetness and ability to display vulnerability on screen.

When asked about his favourite part, Pitch said that the scene that he played best was one when Tong's mother (played by Sinjai, one of Thailand's biggest stars) came to confront Mew at home. Pitch told a reporter "If I had to go back and act in that scene again, I'm not sure if I could be as good as before."

The audiences were struck with the images of Mew that Pitch portrayed onscreen. In the movie, Mew is sweet, sensitive and charming. Naturally, fans want to find out what Pitch is like in real life. Fans looked through information on the internet including his personal weblogs and followed his interviews when he appeared in promotional events. They found out that Pitch in real life is more like a straight-talking and quick-witted teenager than what was portrayed as Mew's character. Nevertheless, fans still find the real Pitch charming and continue to adore him.

In 2008, Witwisit was nominated in the Best Actor category in the Thailand National Film Association Awards for his breakthrough role in The Love of Siam. Pitch was the youngest nominee in the category. Although he eventually lost to Akara Amarttayakul, he was happy to be nominated. He was also nominated in the Best Actor category in the Critics Assembly Award. Pitch received Chalermthai award in the Lead Actor in Thai Film Category. Chalermthai is an award session held by Pantip.com, one of the most popular websites in Thailand. The Chalermthai awards were judged by voting from the website's members across Thailand.

Pitch continues to sing on stage regularly with his band, August.

To create widespread awareness about the campaign, Dove has invited Pitch and Chukiat Sakweerakul to compose and sing a very special song entitled "Chao Wan Mai" (Better Morning). The song was composed especially for Dove and reflects Dove’s commitment to empowering women, for them to gain more self-confidence, feel good about their own selves, and encourage them into making something good for themselves and society every morning. The CD, which is not for sale, will be given to women throughout Bangkok, together with Dove Therapy System with Repairing Serum samples.

August Band also appeared in a TV commercial for Mama instant noodles.

The public, of course, demands more appearances from Pitch. However, Pitch wants to concentrate on his studies: "If the job offered is in conflict with my studies, I won't take it." Chukiat who is also songwriter and producer for August told Lips Magazine that Pitch really feels part of August band and he would not take job offers that ask him to go solo. As Thai schools are in summer break between March - Early June 2008, August (whose members are all students) has held several mini-concerts in Bangkok. The Band also played an auditorium concert in Chiang Mai on April 5-6, 2008.

Spending most of their weekends practicing music, the August Band continues to perform on stage regularly. The band plans to release their sophomore album in October-November 2008. August's new album has been named "Radiodrome." The first single "Sunshine" has been aired on radio starting from August 27, 2008 (on FMMax 94.5) and September 1, 2008 (for all radio stations). The full album is scheduled to be released in November 2008.

Pitch also sings a theme song for a stage play by his university faculty. The stage play is called "Dear Passenger" and start showing in September 2008. The theme song is called Peek (Wings).