GELBOYS 2 found its Jeff Satur lookalike in the most obvious place possible: his own family.
Jesse Satur, the brother of Thai singer and actor Jeff Satur, appeared in the second episode of the series in a guest role as “Jif Sater” — a playful character whose name and appearance deliberately echo Jeff.
Director Es Prinwat revealed that the production initially attempted to cast someone who convincingly resembled the singer. After finding the search more difficult than expected, the team arrived at a particularly fitting solution.
“Finding someone who looked like Jeff was very difficult,” Es explained on X. “But in the end, we got Jesse, Jeff’s actual brother, to play the role.”
Assistant director Peenidhi Sutika later shared more of the story behind Jesse’s casting. According to Peenidhi’s casting note, the team contacted Jesse following an extensive search and asked whether he would be interested in playing Jif. Jesse reportedly responded that the idea sounded interesting.
The result is a memorable family-powered joke, with Jesse portraying a character designed as an unmistakable riff on his famous brother.
The character debuted in GELBOYS 2 Episode 2, released on August 15. The new season follows returning couples Chian and Fou4Mod and Baabin and Bua as their relationships move beyond situationship territory and become increasingly entangled with T-pop fandom.
New episodes of GELBOYS 2 premiere Saturdays and are available internationally with subtitles on iQIYI.