Actor Thanh Son made a breakthrough when he stepped from the small screen to the big screen on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025 with the work "Loving the wrong best friend".
Thanh Son has been involved in acting for many years. He comes from the stage and is a staff member of the Youth Theater. However, television dramas are the field that made Thanh Son famous. He participated in a series of notable projects on the small screen in the North such as: 11 thang 5 ngay, Gia dinh minh vui bat thuc luoc...
In 2024, Thanh Son decided to move to the South to find opportunities in the film industry. According to Thanh Son, he wanted a change, wanted to expand the color of his roles, and wanted to diversify the scripts he had.
For the first time, Thanh Son joined the Tet movie race with “Love by mistake for a close friend” co-starring Kaity Nguyen and Ngoc Vang. The film was co-produced by the female lead Kaity Nguyen and Tran Thanh.
In a conversation with Lao Dong reporter, Thanh Son said, “Participating in Love by mistake with a best friend has given me completely new experiences. I got to work with a professional crew, and at the same time, I was surprised by their investment ability. During the 11 days of filming, we continuously traveled to many cities and beautiful settings. When watching Love by mistake with a best friend, I hope the audience will have the same feeling as me, which is to love my country immensely, because my country is so beautiful. The scenery of the places we went to film was indeed so beautiful that it could not be described in words.”
Thanh Son has many compliments for his co-star, the “billionaire beauty” – Kaity Nguyen. Thanh Son hopes that one day, he can also stand in the team of “billionaire actors” on the big screen.
Although Thanh Son has participated in television series and movies, he is still a member of the Youth Theater. Thanh Son said, “My love for the stage is still something very special. I have never thought about leaving the stage. Wherever I go, whatever I do, I will always return to the stage. The stage is like home, a passion, and a lot of fascination.”
When asked about the saying of Meritorious Artist Chi Trung - when he was still the Director of Tuoi Tre Theater that "No matter where Thanh Son is a star, when he performs on stage, he still receives a salary of 150-200 thousand VND/night", Thanh Son (laughing) said: "He is right. Until now, I still receive the same salary. I came to the stage not for money, and I am not attached to the stage for money. It is just because I love the stage lights. I love the feeling of acting under the stage lights, standing very close to the audience. The feeling of acting on stage is very different, not like making a movie. When filming, if you make a mistake, you can do it again. But on stage, it is not like that, the acting must be real, must be the character, must laugh and cry with the character and mistakes are not allowed".
Thanh Son's full name is Nguyen Thanh Son, born in 1991, graduated from Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema. He is one of the prominent faces of prime-time television through a series of roles. Thanh Son is praised as an actor with expressive eyes.
