The next year , he joined the cast of thriller film '' Countdown '' , playing the character , Jack . Although he shared some attributes of Jack , such as studying abroad and being a rebel , he changed completely ( with the way he talked , dressed , walked , and lived ) to get into character . He also had to learn martial arts to avoid injuries during their action scenes . In one scene where Jack is strangled , however , Chirathivat was actually being suffocated ; he tried to tell the crew to stop strangling him because he could not breathe , but they thought he was just acting . The film was shortlisted as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Pachara Chirathivat