Hugo Chakrabongse, is an actor, model, singer and songwriter. He is one- eighth Thai, as the great-grandson of King Rama V of the Chakri Dynasty.

His mother, Mom Rachawong Narisa Chakrabongse, a well-known publisher and author in Thailand, married his British father, but later divorced. Hugo was born in England, but raised in Thailand near the Chaophraya River. His wife, Tassanawalai Chakrabongse, is Thai.