Sara Malakul Lane

Sara Malakul Lane (Thai: ซาร่า มาลากุล เลน; born 1 February 1983) is an actress and former supermodel of Thai and Scottish descent. She has appeared in numerous Thai and Hollywood films. She most notably featured in the Kickboxer action film franchise across several films as the female lead.

Sara Malakul Lane
Malakul Lane in 2012
Born
Sara Ann Lane[1]

(1983-02-01) February 1, 1983
Guam
EducationNist International School of Thailand
OccupationFormer Actress, Model

Through her mother, she is a member of the Chakri dynasty and direct descendant of Rama I and Rama II of Siam. She is married to Patrick Grove and they have a son, Zander.

Early life

Malakul Lane was born in Guam to a Scottish father, Alastair Lane, and a Thai mother, Thapthim Malakul na Ayudhaya.[1] She grew up between the United Kingdom and Bangkok where she studied at Nist International School of Thailand. She now lives in Singapore.[2]

Career

Malakul Lane started her acting career at the age of 15, transitioning from modelling after she won a role in her first TV series.[3] She acted in Thai soap operas before moving to America.

Her first role in a Hollywood film was playing Steven Seagal's daughter in the 2003 film Belly of the Beast. She then starred in Sharktopus with Eric Roberts in 2010[4] and alongside Roberts and Peter Stormare in The Wayshower in 2011.

In 2016, she played a Bangkok detective who becomes the love interest of the lead character in Kickboxer: Vengeance, which was released in September 2016. She reprised the role in the sequel, Kickboxer: Retaliation, released in 2018.

Sara Malakul Lane with Jared Cohn, being interviewed about Pernicious

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Belly of the Beast Jessica Hopper
2005 The Volcano Disaster Angela
2005 Dumber Heroes Gaywarin พยัคฆ์ร้ายส่ายหน้า (Phayak Rai Sai Na)
2005 Match Point Net เพราะรักครับผม (Phro Rak Khrapphom)
2008 Tied in Knots Kate
2010 Sharktopus Nicole Sands
2011 The Wayshower Maylene
2011 Baby, We'll Be Fine Her Short film
2012 12/12/12 Veronica
2013 100 Degrees Below Zero Taryn Foster
2014 Jailbait Anna Nix
2014 Pretty Perfect Jessica
2014 Pernicious Samorn
2015 Jurassic City Mandy
2015 Sun Choke Savannah
2015 Cowboys vs Dinosaurs Dr. Sinclair
2015 Shark Lake Meredith Hernandez
2015 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Beth Daniels
2015 Buddy Hutchins Evelyn
2016 Wishing for a Dream Mika Andrews
2016 Beyond the Gates Dahlia
2016 Shortwave Jane
2016 Kickboxer: Vengeance Liu
2017 Who's Watching Oliver Sophia
2017 King Arthur's Sword Morgana
2017 Death Pool Scarlet
2017 The Domicile Lucy
2017 Halloween Pussy Trap Kill Kill Amber Stardust
2018 Kickboxer: Retaliation Liu
2018 Shangri-La: Near Extinction Pax / Dr. Savatanand
2018 Disposition Sarah Hitchens Short film
2018 All About the Afterglow Jade
2019 Captured Sunny

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Hua Jai Song Park Sunny (Tawanshine) TV mini-series

References
  1. ไม่แคร์คนไม่รู้จัก "ซาร่า เลน" เมินถูกวิจารณ์ "เซ็กซี่" เกินเหตุ บอกคนตระกูล "มาลากุล" ภูมิใจ. Matichon (in Thai). May 3, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. FHM Magazine, November 2013, pp.20–22
  3. "Exclusive Interview: Sara Malakul Lane Talks Pernicious". mrrumsey.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  4. "Sara Malakul Lane - Getting to Know". somethingyousaid.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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