Chookiat Sakveerakul (Thai: ????????? ?????????????, RTGS: Chukiat Sakwirakun), born 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter.
He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul.
Chookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, The Passenger of Li, which was an independent production.
His next film was Pisaj, a 2004 horror film produced by Sahamongkol Film International.
Chookiat garnered critical acclaim for this next film, 13 Beloved, a gritty drama about a deadly underground reality television game, which won several awards in Thailand and from film festivals.He graduated from Montfort College in Chiang Mai.