Nadech Kugimiya, born December 17, 1991 in Thailand is a Thai model and actor of Thai and Austrian descent. Nadech Kugimiya is the youngest adopted child of Yoshio Kugimiya (his adoptive father) and Sudarat Kugimiya (his adoptive mother). Nadech Kugimiya was born in Khonkaen, Thailand. His nickname Barry comes from his original nickname "Brand". He is of Thai and Austrian descent. He is currently a student at Rangsit University, majoring in the Faculty of Communication Arts In 2011 a magazine revealed that the actor Nadech "Barry" Kugimiya was of Thai-Austrian descent and not Thai-Japanese. The actor came forward to say he didn't mean to deceive anyone and declared himself unworried by the resulting fuss. Reportedly far from deceiving fans for his own sake, he really did it for his adoptive parents: "My foster father is Japanese. I told everyone I am half Thai