Max Charles | |
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Born | Dayton, Ohio, United States | August 18, 2003
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Max Charles (born August 18, 2003) is an American teen actor. In addition to his appearance in the 2012 film The Three Stooges, Charles played a 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 Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman. He also voices Sherman on The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show Netflix series. He played a recurring role in Disney XD's Lab Rats: Bionic Island as Spin. He currently voices Kion on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard, and Harvey on the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks. He also plays Zack Goodweather on the TV series The Strain.
Charles was born in Dayton, Ohio.[1] He first appeared in a third season episode of the HBO series True Blood in 2010.[2] His later television guest starring work includes the Fox series Raising Hope,[3] the NBC series Community,[4] the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland,[5] and the Disney Channel series Jessie.[6] Charles has also had roles in the 2010 television film November Christmas[5] and the 2011 direct-to-DVD film Spooky Buddies.[7]
In early 2012, Charles appeared in The Three Stooges as Peezer, a young orphan who encounters the three title characters.[8] That year, he also appeared in the films Least Among Saints[9] and White Space.[10] In 2012, Charles played a young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, a role whose adult counterpart was Andrew Garfield.[11][12] In fall 2012, Charles began co-starring in the ABC comedy science fiction series The Neighbors.[13] Charles voiced Sherman in DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).[14][15]
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.[9] Charles is represented by CESD Talent Agency and Symington Talent Management.[15] In January 2015, he was cast as Zach Goodweather, on the television series The Strain.[16]
He voiced the title character in the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks.[17]
He also had a recurring role in the Disney XD TV series Lab Rats as Spin.
Charles voices Kion on the Disney Channel television film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and its subsequent Disney Junior TV series The Lion Guard.[18][19]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | True Blood | Hunter Savoy | Episode: "Everything Is Broken" |
Raising Hope | Male Student | Episode: "Blue Dots" | |
2011 | Community | Young Pierce | Episode: "Celebrity Pharmacology 212" |
Hot in Cleveland | Marcus | Episode: "Elka's Snowbird" | |
2012 | Jessie | Axel | Episode: "World Wide Web of Lies" |
Robot Chicken | School Kid, Cruel Kid (voice) | Episode: "Executed by the State" | |
2012–16 | Adventure Time | Additional voices | 4 episodes |
Family Guy | 6 episodes | ||
2012–14 | The Neighbors | Max Weaver | Main role |
2013–17 | American Dad! | Boy, Camper (voice) | 3 episodes |
2013 | The Haunted Hathaways | Teddy Munroe | Episode: "Haunted Cookie Jar" |
2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Kevin Silver | Episode: "Tears of a Clown" |
The Legend of Korra | Skeptical Spirit (voice) | Episode: Korra Alone | |
Constantine | Henry | Episode: "Rage of Caliban" | |
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Michael Hobbs | Voice role Television special | |
2015 | Lab Rats/Bionic Island | Spin | 7 episodes |
Childrens Hospital | Billy | Episode: "With Great Power..." | |
2015–2017 | The Strain | Zack Goodweather | Starring role (Season 2—4) |
Harvey Beaks | Harvey Beaks | Voice role | |
2015–present | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Sherman | |
2016–present | The Lion Guard | Kion |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | November Christmas | Gordon Marks | Television film |
2011 | Spooky Buddies | Joseph | Direct-to-video film |
My Life As an Experiment | Cooper | Television film | |
2012 | Scent of the Missing | Charlie Johnson | |
Unstable | Oliver March | ||
The Three Stooges | Peezer | ||
Least Among Saints | Dylan | ||
The Amazing Spider-Man | Young Peter Parker | ||
2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | ||
Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Sherman | Voice role | |
The Last Survivors | Alby | ||
American Sniper | Colton Kyle | ||
Northpole | Kevin Hastings | Television film | |
2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Kion | Voice role; Television film |
2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Bobby | Voice role |
2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Buddy G. | Voice role; Direct-to-video film |
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Kion | Voice role; Television film |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor | The Neighbors | Nominated | [20] |
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Isabella Cramp and Ian Patrick) |
Won | [20] | |||
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 | [21] |
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