Max Charles
| Max Charles | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 18, 2003 Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Max Charles (born August 18, 2003) is an American child 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 alongside Ty Burrell. He also played a recurring role in Lab Rats: Bionic Island as Spin. He currently voices Kion in The Lion Guard.
Life and career
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 the boy Sherman in DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Mr. Peabody was voiced by actor Ty Burrell.[14] Directed by The Lion King director Rob Minkoff, the film was released on March 7, 2014.[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, in the television series The Strain.[16]
He voices the title character in the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks[17]
He also had a recurring role in the Disney XD TV series Lab Rats.
Charles voices Kion in the Disney Channel television film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and its subsequent Disney Junior TV series The Lion Guard.[18][19]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | True Blood | Hunter | 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 | 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, 2016 | American Dad! | Boy | 2 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 role 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..." | |
| The Strain | Zach Goodweather | Starring role (Season 2) | |
| 2015–present | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Sherman | Voice role |
| Harvey Beaks | Harvey Beaks | ||
| 2016 | The Lion Guard | Kion |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Little Man Max Charles Tackles Big Roles in American Sniper and The Amazing Spider-Man". Huffington Post. 2015-01-06.
- ↑ Scott Winant (director), Alexander Woo (writer) (2010-08-15). "Everything Is Broken". True Blood. Season 3. Episode 9. HBO.
- ↑ Eyal Gordin (director), Liz Astrof (writer) (2011-11-16). "Blue Dots". Raising Hope. Season 1. Episode 8. Fox.
- ↑ Fred Goss (director), Hilary Winston (writer) (2011-01-11). "Celebrity Pharmacology". Community. Season 2. Episode 13. NBC.
- 1 2 "Max Charles: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ↑ Leonard R. Garner, Jr. (director), Sally Lapiduss (writer), Erin Dunlap (writer) (2012-03-19). "World Wide Web of Lies". Jessie. Season 1. Episode 14. Disney Channel.
- ↑ "Spooky buddies". WorldCat. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ↑ Abrams, Simon (April 12, 2012). "Review: 'The Three Stooges' A Limp Homage To A Legendary Comedy Trio". indiewire. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- 1 2 Harrington, Nancy & Amy (May 25, 2012). "Max Charles Will Become a Big Time Star 'The Amazing Spider-Man' and 'The Neighbors'". Yahoo!. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ↑ Van Hoeij, Boyd (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ↑ VanDerWerff, Todd (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 June 26, 2012.
- ↑ Deadline team (March 16, 2012). "Ty Burrell & Max Charles Set For DreamWorks Animation's 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (March 15, 2012). "Burrell, Charles set for 'Peabody' toon". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (May 25, 2012). "The Strain" Recasting Son For Emotional Role". Bloody Digusting. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ↑ . C.H. Greenblatt. January 29, 2015 http://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com/post/109468744982/could-you-at-least-tell-me-the-voice-actors-for. Retrieved January 29, 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Lion King spinoff voice cast includes Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones, and more - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
- ↑ Shamsian, Jacob (June 10, 2014). "Disney to launch animated 'Lion King' spinoff 'The Lion Guard'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.