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Max Charles
Born
Max Joseph Charles[1]

(2003-08-18) August 18, 2003 (age 21)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, photographer[2]
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 and photographer. 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. Max Charles also voiced Buddy G in the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown.

Early life

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Charles was born in Dayton, Ohio[3] on August 18, 2003.[1] He has three older brothers, Logan, Brock, and Mason who are also actors.[4]

Career

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He first appeared in a third-season episode of the HBO series True Blood in 2010.[5] His later television guest starring work includes the Fox series Raising Hope,[6] the NBC series Community,[7] the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland,[8] and the Disney Channel series Jessie.[9] Charles has also had roles in the 2010 television film November Christmas[8] and the 2011 direct-to-DVD film Spooky Buddies.[10]

In early 2012, Charles appeared in The Three Stooges as Peezer, a young orphan who encounters the three title characters.[11] That year, he also appeared in the films Least Among Saints[12] and White Space.[13] In 2012, Charles played a young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, a role whose adult counterpart was Andrew Garfield.[14][15] In fall 2012, Charles began co-starring in the ABC comedy science fiction series The Neighbors.[16] Charles voiced Sherman in DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).[17][18]

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.[12] Charles is represented by CESD Talent Agency and Symington Talent Management.[18] In January 2015, he was cast as Zach Goodweather, on the television series The Strain.[19]

He voiced the title character in the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks.[20]

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.[21][22]

Charles was cast as Ali's best friend in the independent imaginary reality film, Ali’s Realm, which was released in 2020.[23]

Charles was cast as the voice of "Young Long" in the Sony Pictures Animation film, Wish Dragon, which was released in 2021.[24]

Photography

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In November 2023, Charles began a photography business entitled MJCCREATIVE.[25]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 True Blood Hunter Savoy Episode: "Everything Is Broken"
Raising Hope Male Student Episode: "Blue Dots"
November Christmas Gordon Marks Television film
2011 Spooky Buddies Joseph[26] Direct-to-video film
My Life As an Experiment Cooper Television film
Community Young Pierce Episode: "Celebrity Pharmacology 212"
Hot in Cleveland Marcus Episode: "Elka's Snowbird"
2011–2015 Super Spies Jake Seasons 2-4
2012 Jessie Axel Episode: "World Wide Web of Lies"
Robot Chicken School Kid, Cruel Kid Voice, episode: "Executed by the State"
Scent of the Missing Charlie Johnson Television film
2012–2014 The Neighbors Max Weaver[27] 44 episodes
2012–2016 Adventure Time Young Jay, Terry, Hugo[28] Voice, 4 episodes
2012–2022 Family Guy Additional voices 11 episodes
2013 The Haunted Hathaways Teddy Munroe[29] Episode: "Haunted Cookie Jar"
2013–2019 American Dad! Boy, Camper Voice 5 episodes
2014 Rizzoli & Isles Kevin Silver[30] Episode: "Tears of a Clown"
The Legend of Korra Skeptical Spirit[28] Voice, episode: "Korra Alone"
Constantine Henry Episode: "Rage of Caliban"
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Michael Hobbs[28] Voice, television special
Northpole Kevin Hastings[31][32] Television film
2015 Lab Rats Spin 7 episodes
Childrens Hospital Billy Episode: "With Great Power..."
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Kion Voice, television film
2015–2017 The Strain Zach Goodweather[33] 33 episodes
Harvey Beaks Harvey Beaks[28] Voice, 52 episodes
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Sherman[28] Voice, 52 episodes
2016–2019 The Lion Guard Kion[28] Voice, 74 episodes
2017 The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar Kion Voice, television film

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Unstable Oliver March
The Three Stooges Peezer[34]
Least Among Saints Dylan[35]
The Amazing Spider-Man Young Peter Parker[36]
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Mr. Peabody & Sherman Sherman[37][28] Voice
The Last Survivors Alby
American Sniper Colton Kyle[38]
2016 The Angry Birds Movie Bobby[28] Voice
2017 Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown Buddy G.[28] Voice, direct-to-video
2020 Ali's Realm Charlie
2021 Wish Dragon Young Long[39] Voice

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor The Neighbors Nominated [40]
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series
(shared with Isabella Cramp and Ian Patrick) 		Won [40]
2016 42nd Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series The Strain Nominated
2017 43rd Saturn Awards Nominated [41]
2018 44th Saturn Awards Nominated [42]

References

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  1. ^ a b c @maxcharles1 (August 19, 2018). "15🎉". Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "MJCCREATIVE - Official Instagram Page". instagram.com.
  3. ^ "Little Man Max Charles Tackles Big Roles in American Sniper and The Amazing Spider-Man". Huffington Post. January 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "CASTING NEWS: Child Star MAX CHARLES Lands CLINT EASTWOOD Film AMERICAN SNIPER". hollywoodmomblog.com.
  5. ^ Scott Winant (director), Alexander Woo (writer) (August 15, 2010). "Everything Is Broken". True Blood. Season 3. Episode 9. HBO.
  6. ^ Eyal Gordin (director), Liz Astrof (writer) (November 16, 2011). "Blue Dots". Raising Hope. Season 1. Episode 8. Fox.
  7. ^ Fred Goss (director), Hilary Winston (writer) (January 11, 2011). "Celebrity Pharmacology". Community. Season 2. Episode 13. NBC.
  8. ^ a b "Max Charles: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Spooky buddies. WorldCat. OCLC 756706849.
  11. ^ Abrams, Simon (April 12, 2012). "Review: 'The Three Stooges' A Limp Homage To A Legendary Comedy Trio". indiewire. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  12. ^ a b 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.
  13. ^ "Mike the Pike Productions, Inc. Announces Principle[sic] Cast on Sci-Fi Thriller, 'White Space,' with Potential Revenues up to $60m". Business Wire. September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  14. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  15. ^ Van Hoeij, Boyd (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Deadline team (March 16, 2012). "Ty Burrell & Max Charles Set For DreamWorks Animation's 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  18. ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (March 15, 2012). "Burrell, Charles set for 'Peabody' toon". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  19. ^ Miska, Brad (May 25, 2012). "The Strain" Recasting Son For Emotional Role". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  20. ^ "Nerd Armada". C.H. Greenblatt. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  21. ^ "Lion King spinoff voice cast includes Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones, and more - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly.
  22. ^ Shamsian, Jacob (June 10, 2014). "Disney to launch animated 'Lion King' spinoff 'The Lion Guard'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  23. ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' Director Jon M. Chu Honored by Publicists". Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  24. ^ "WHAT TIME IS WISH DRAGON SCHEDULED TO RELEASE ON NETFLIX? INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST EXPLAINED!". www.hitc.com.
  25. ^ "Excited to announce my new photography business MJCCREATIVE- I've been taking photos for many years now, which turned into doing shoots professionally for people and businesses. This is something I've been working on and thinking about for a while now so I'm excited to finally launch it. Whether you're an individual, a business, or anything in between- you can go to the website (in bio) and checkout the gallery's, and fill out the "contact us" portion if you're interested. (Also, serious inquiries only, spam will be ignored.) @mjccreates". instagram.com.
  26. ^ "Me and my puppy Pip @BOPandTigerBeat I met him when we did Spooky Buddies Disney movie together #spookybuddies". twitter.com. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  27. ^ "Max Charles Talks The Neighbors And The Amazing Spider-Man – Interview". www.bsckids.com.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
  29. ^ "The Haunted Hathaways Before and After 2018 (the television series The Haunted Hathaways Then and Now 2018)". avantetapresblog.com.
  30. ^ "Watch Rizzoli and Isles at 9 on tnt". instagram.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  31. ^ "5 DAYS until #NorthPoleMovie premieres on @hallmarkchannel at 8/7c!!! (Photo by @masoncharles". instagram.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  32. ^ "Shining the Spotlight on NORTHPOLE star Max Charles (2014)". thetvwatchtower.org.
  33. ^ "Max Charles Joins 'The Strain' As Regular In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood.
  34. ^ "Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos and Max Charles attend "The Three Stooges" premiere in Los Angeles". www.upi.com.
  35. ^ "Least Among Saints - 2012". www.spielfilm.de.
  36. ^ "MAX CHARLES! FROM 'MR PEABODY AND SHERMAN' TO 'THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2!' THIS MEGA STAR IN MEGA FILMS IS A MEGA DOG LOVER!". www.petliferadio.com.
  37. ^ "'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' review: Dog and boy go way back". www.newsday.com.
  38. ^ "Amazing Spider-Man's Max Charles On For American Sniper". www.empireonline.com.
  39. ^ "WISH DRAGON: VOICE CAST OF ANIMATED FANTASY MOVIE STARS CONSTANCE WU!". www.hitc.com.
  40. ^ a b "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  41. ^ "2017 TELEVISION AWARDS for Best Younger Actor on a Television Series". Saturn Awards. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  42. ^ 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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