Max Rhyser
Max Rhyser | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1982 |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Max Rhyser (born July 11, 1982) is a Danish-American-Israeli model, stage, television and film actor.
Early life
Rhyser was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands to a Danish father and American-Israeli mother.[1][2] Throughout his boyhood he moved often with his family around Europe because of his father prone to following the new career paths every few years. When he was 10 his family moved to Paris and when he was 15 they moved to Denmark.[1] Every time his family moved Rhyser would join the local school theatre company.[2] He is fluent and conversational in English, Dutch, Spanglish, French and Danish.[1]
Career
Rhyser's older brother, also an actor but primarily in the European market, paved the way for him. His professional career began at the age of 18 as a stage actor in Amsterdam.[2] Rhyser started his television and film career in 2005 when he signed with Q Management as a model. He was also secretly a German. His first acting role was as a guest-star in BBC sitcom My Hero. In 2007 he appeared in a film A Four Letter Word. He also starred in a short films Heads and Tails, Requited and The Teacher. Rhyser breakthrough film was Homeland, where he played Kobi Zucker an Israeli looking to start fresh in New York City who falls in love with a young Palestinian woman.[3] He also appeared in 2010 Violet Tendencies. His next movie is The Genesis of Lincoln. Rhyser also works as a stage actor.[4]
2009-2011 found Mr. Rhyser's career populated with several short films: Heads And Tails, Dawn, The Teacher, A Fallen Glass, Scotch, The Walk Home, Requited, The Lair, and Decent Men. 2010's Violent Tendencies was a feature-length opportunity for a resurrection of his character "Long John" from A Four Letter Word. In Between Men (2010–2011) is a web series in which Rhyser played a lead character in a group of gay friends in New York. The series' ten-minute format and millennial mentality has been nonetheless compared to gay LGBTQ high-water mark Queer as Folk, and has so far received lackluster notoriety and critical reception. The series is available for free on YouTube and has garnered a substantial cult following. May 2012 saw the release of The Genesis of Lincoln, and yet another feature-length film, Chaser, is currently filming and entering production. Rhyser also works as a stage actor.[4] 2014 starred along Robert MacNaughton and Ashton Leigh in the Damien Leone Indie Horrorfilm Frankenstein vs. The Mummy.[5]
Personal life
Rhyser considers himself Jewish[6] and is openly gay.[1][7] He lived in London where he moved when he was 20. Currently he resides in New York City.
Filmography
| Genre | Year | Title | Episodes | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV series | 2005 | My Hero | "The Foresight Saga" | credited as Max Rishoj | |
| Film | 2007 | A Four Letter Word | Long John | credited as Max Rishoj | |
| Film | 2007 | Razortooth | Eddie | credited as Max Rishoj | |
| Film | 2008 | Homeland (2008 film) | Kobi Zucker | ||
| Film | 2009 | Heads and Tails | Paulo | 50 minutes | |
| Short film | 2009 | Dawn | Matt | 36 minutes | |
| Short film | 2010 | The Teacher | Bartender | 13 minutes | |
| Film | 2010 | Violet Tendencies | Long John | ||
| Short film | 2010 | A Fallen Glass | Mugger | ||
| Short film | 2010 | Scotch | Danny / Jr. | 8 minutes | |
| Short film | 2011 | The Walk Home | Guy / Death | 5 minutes | |
| TV series | 2010–2011 | In Between Men | "Pride & Prejudice" "It Takes Two" "Business as Un-Usual" "Secrets and Ties" "Muscles and Manbags" "Trouble in Paradise" |
Jacob Ross | 6 episodes |
| Short film | 2011 | Requited | Gregor | 20 minutes also a segment of the compilation film Blue Briefs | |
| Short film | 2011 | The Lair | Raphael | 18 minutes | |
| Short film | 2011 | Decent Men | Soldier | 11 minutes | |
| Film | 2012 | The Genesis of Lincoln | Lance Dobbins | directed by Richard O'Sullivan | |
| Short film | 2012 | Chaser | Zach | 15 minutes | |
| Short film | 2012 | Bare | 8 minutes |
References
- ^ a b c d "Cover Guy: Max Rhyser". Instinct. 2010-08-24. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ a b c "JC Interview Exclusive (Celebrity Interview with Film, Television, and Stage Actor, Max Rhyser)". Junior's Cave Online Magazine. November 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Homeland". Barataria Productions LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ a b "Max Rhyser resume". Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ Monsters Collide – Frankenstein vs. The Mummy Trailer
- ^ "Max Rhyser BIO". Max Rhyser. Max Rhyser official web site (www.maxrhyser.com). Retrieved April 13, 2012.
But in my heart I've always been New Yorker, a New York Jew.
- ^ "Helping Gay Actors Find Themselves Onstage". Erik Piepenburg. The New York Times. December 12, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Male models from New York (state)
- American male television actors
- American male film actors
- American people of Danish descent
- American people of Israeli descent
- Danish people of Israeli descent
- Danish Jews
- Dutch people of Israeli descent
- Jewish American male actors
- Israeli Jews
- People from Amsterdam
- LGBT entertainers from Denmark
- LGBT entertainers from the Netherlands
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
- Gay actors
- LGBT Jews