Max Charles
Born
Max Joseph Charles[1]

(2003-08-18) August 18, 2003
Occupation(s)Actor, Photographer
Years active2010–present
External image
image icon Charles at an event for The Strain in 2017

Max Joseph Charles (born August 18, 2003)[1] is an American actor. He appeared in the 2012 film The Three Stooges, as young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, and had a role in the ABC comedy science fiction series The Neighbors. In 2014, Charles voiced Sherman in DreamWorks' Mr. Peabody & Sherman. He played the recurring role of Spin in Disney XD's Lab Rats: Bionic Island. He voiced Kion on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard, and Harvey on the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks. He also played Zach Goodweather on seasons two through four on the TV series The Strain, replacing Ben Hyland from the first season.

Life and career

Charles was born in Dayton, Ohio[2] on August 18, 2003.[1] He has three older brothers, Logan, Brock, and Mason who are also actors.[3] He first appeared in a third-season episode of the HBO series True Blood in 2010.[4] His later television guest starring work includes the Fox series Raising Hope,[5] the NBC series Community,[6] the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland,[7] and the Disney Channel series Jessie.[8] Charles has also had roles in the 2010 television film November Christmas[7] and the 2011 direct-to-DVD film Spooky Buddies.[9]

In early 2012, Charles appeared in The Three Stooges as Peezer, a young orphan who encounters the three title characters.[10] That year, he also appeared in the films Least Among Saints[11] and White Space.[12] In 2012, Charles played a young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, a role whose adult counterpart was Andrew Garfield.[13][14] In fall 2012, Charles began co-starring in the ABC comedy science fiction series The Neighbors.[15] Charles voiced Sherman in DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).[16][17]

Charles has four brothers, and received his first audition after a producer asked one of his brothers to audition for a role; Charles asked his mother if he could accompany his brother, and was hired for his first acting role. In The Three Stooges, Charles can be seen in a scene with all three brothers.[11] Charles is represented by CESD Talent Agency and Symington Talent Management.[17] In January 2015, he was cast as Zach Goodweather, on the television series The Strain.[18]

He voiced the title character in the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks.[19]

He also had a recurring role in the Disney XD TV series Lab Rats as Spin.

Charles voiced Kion on the Disney Channel television film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and its subsequent Disney Junior TV series The Lion Guard.[20][21]

Charles was cast as Ali's best friend in the independent imaginary reality film, Ali’s Realm, which was released in 2020.[22]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010True BloodHunter SavoyEpisode: "Everything Is Broken"
Raising HopeMale StudentEpisode: "Blue Dots"
November ChristmasGordon MarksTelevision film
2011Spooky BuddiesJoseph[23]Direct-to-video film
My Life As an ExperimentCooperTelevision film
CommunityYoung PierceEpisode: "Celebrity Pharmacology 212"
Hot in ClevelandMarcusEpisode: "Elka's Snowbird"
2011–2015Super SpiesJakeSeasons 2-4
2012JessieAxelEpisode: "World Wide Web of Lies"
Robot ChickenSchool Kid, Cruel KidVoice, episode: "Executed by the State"
Scent of the MissingCharlie JohnsonTelevision film
2012–2014The NeighborsMax Weaver44 episodes
2012–2016Adventure TimeYoung Jay, Terry, Hugo[24]Voice, 4 episodes
2012–2018Family Guy Additional voices10 episodes
2013The Haunted HathawaysTeddy MunroeEpisode: "Haunted Cookie Jar"
2013–2019American Dad!Boy, CamperVoice 5 episodes
2014Rizzoli & IslesKevin Silver[25]Episode: "Tears of a Clown"
The Legend of KorraSkeptical Spirit[24]Voice, episode: "Korra Alone"
ConstantineHenryEpisode: "Rage of Caliban"
Elf: Buddy's Musical ChristmasMichael Hobbs[24]Voice, television special
NorthpoleKevin Hastings[26]Television film
2015Lab RatsSpin7 episodes
Childrens HospitalBillyEpisode: "With Great Power..."
The Lion Guard: Return of the RoarKionVoice, television film
2015–2017The StrainZach Goodweather[27]33 episodes
Harvey BeaksHarvey Beaks[24]Voice, 45 episodes
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowSherman[24] Voice, 52 episodes
2016–2019The Lion GuardKion[24]Voice, 74 episodes
2017 The Lion Guard: The Rise of ScarKionVoice, television film

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012UnstableOliver March
The Three StoogesPeezer[28]
Least Among SaintsDylan[29]
The Amazing Spider-ManYoung Peter Parker
2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Mr. Peabody & ShermanSherman[30] [24]Voice
The Last SurvivorsAlby
American SniperColton Kyle[31]
2016The Angry Birds MovieBobby[24]Voice
2017 Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown Buddy G.[24] Voice, direct-to-video
2020Ali's RealmCharlie
2021Wish DragonYoung Long[32]Voice

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor The Neighbors Nominated [33]
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series
(shared with Isabella Cramp and Ian Patrick)
Won [33]
2016 42nd Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series The Strain Nominated
2017 43rd Saturn Awards Best Younger Actor on a Television Series Nominated [34]
2018 44th Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Nominated [35]

References

  1. 1 2 3 @maxcharles1 (August 19, 2018). "15🎉". Retrieved May 13, 2021 via Instagram.
  2. "Little Man Max Charles Tackles Big Roles in American Sniper and The Amazing Spider-Man". Huffington Post. January 6, 2015.
  3. "CASTING NEWS: Child Star MAX CHARLES Lands CLINT EASTWOOD Film AMERICAN SNIPER". hollywoodmomblog.com.
  4. Scott Winant (director), Alexander Woo (writer) (August 15, 2010). "Everything Is Broken". True Blood. Season 3. Episode 9. HBO.
  5. Eyal Gordin (director), Liz Astrof (writer) (November 16, 2011). "Blue Dots". Raising Hope. Season 1. Episode 8. Fox.
  6. Fred Goss (director), Hilary Winston (writer) (January 11, 2011). "Celebrity Pharmacology". Community. Season 2. Episode 13. NBC.
  7. 1 2 "Max Charles: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  8. Leonard R. Garner Jr. (director), Sally Lapiduss (writer), Erin Dunlap (writer) (March 19, 2012). "World Wide Web of Lies". Jessie. Season 1. Episode 14. Disney Channel.
  9. Spooky buddies. WorldCat. OCLC 756706849.
  10. Abrams, Simon (April 12, 2012). "Review: 'The Three Stooges' A Limp Homage To A Legendary Comedy Trio". indiewire. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Harrington, Nancy & Amy (May 25, 2012). "Max Charles Will Become a Big Time Star 'The Amazing Spider-Man' and 'The Neighbors'". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  12. "Mike the Pike Productions, Inc. Announces Principle Cast on Sci-Fi Thriller, 'White Space,' with Potential Revenues up to $60m". Business Wire. September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  13. Mintzer, Jordan (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  14. Van Hoeij, Boyd (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  15. VanDerWerff, Emily (May 11, 2012). "Upfront roundup: ABC realizes if it wants to take the weekend off, it had better renew and cancel some stuff". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  16. Deadline team (March 16, 2012). "Ty Burrell & Max Charles Set For DreamWorks Animation's 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  17. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (March 15, 2012). "Burrell, Charles set for 'Peabody' toon". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  18. Miska, Brad (May 25, 2012). "The Strain" Recasting Son For Emotional Role". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  19. "Nerd Armada". C.H. Greenblatt. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  20. "Lion King spinoff voice cast includes Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones, and more - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly.
  21. Shamsian, Jacob (June 10, 2014). "Disney to launch animated 'Lion King' spinoff 'The Lion Guard'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  22. "'Crazy Rich Asians' Director Jon M. Chu Honored by Publicists". Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  23. "Me and my puppy Pip @BOPandTigerBeat I met him when we did Spooky Buddies Disney movie together #spookybuddies". twitter.com. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Max Charles (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 1, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  25. "Watch Rizzoli and Isles at 9 on tnt". instagram.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  26. "5 DAYS until #NorthPoleMovie premieres on @hallmarkchannel at 8/7c!!! (Photo by @masoncharles". instagram.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  27. "Max Charles Joins 'The Strain' As Regular In Recasting". deadline.com.
  28. "Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos and Max Charles attend "The Three Stooges" premiere in Los Angeles". www.upi.com.
  29. "Least Among Saints - 2012". www.spielfilm.de.
  30. "'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' review: Dog and boy go way back". www.newsday.com.
  31. "Amazing Spider-Man's Max Charles On For American Sniper". www.empireonline.com.
  32. "WISH DRAGON: VOICE CAST OF ANIMATED FANTASY MOVIE STARS CONSTANCE WU!". www.hitc.com.
  33. 1 2 "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  34. "2017 TELEVISION AWARDS for Best Younger Actor on a Television Series". Saturn Awards. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  35. McNary, Dave (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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