| Max Charles | |
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| Born | Max Joseph Charles [1]  August 18, 2003  Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | 
| Occupations | 
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| Years active | 2010–present | 
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|  Charles at an event for The Strain in 2017 | 
Max Joseph Charles (born August 18, 2003) [1] is an American photographer and 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. Max Charles also voiced Buddy G in the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown .
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]
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. [21]
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 . [22] [23]
Charles was cast as Ali's best friend in the independent imaginary reality film, Ali’s Realm, which was released in 2020. [24]
Charles was cast as the voice of "Young Long" in the Sony Pictures Animation film, Wish Dragon , which was released in 2021. [25]
In November 2023, Charles began a photography business entitled MJCCREATIVE. [26] [27]
| 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 [28] | 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 [29] | 44 episodes | 
| 2012–2016 | Adventure Time | Young Jay, Terry, Hugo [30] | Voice, 4 episodes | 
| 2012–2022 | Family Guy | Additional voices | 11 episodes | 
| 2013 | The Haunted Hathaways | Teddy Munroe [31] | Episode: "Haunted Cookie Jar" | 
| 2013–2019 | American Dad! | Boy, Camper | Voice 5 episodes | 
| 2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Kevin Silver [32] | Episode: "Tears of a Clown" | 
| The Legend of Korra | Skeptical Spirit [30] | Voice, episode: "Korra Alone" | |
| Constantine | Henry | Episode: "Rage of Caliban" | |
| Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Michael Hobbs [30] | Voice, television special | |
| Northpole | Kevin Hastings [33] [34] | 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 [35] | 33 episodes | 
| Harvey Beaks | Harvey Beaks [30] | Voice, 52 episodes | |
| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Sherman [30] | Voice, 52 episodes | |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Kion [30] [36] | Voice, 74 episodes | 
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Kion | Voice, television film | 
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Unstable | Oliver March | |
| The Three Stooges | Peezer [37] | ||
| Least Among Saints | Dylan [38] | ||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Young Peter Parker [39] | ||
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | ||
| Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Sherman [40] [30] | Voice | |
| The Last Survivors | Alby | ||
| American Sniper | Colton Kyle [41] | ||
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Bobby [30] | Voice cameo | 
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Buddy G. [30] | Voice, direct-to-video | 
| 2020 | Ali's Realm | Charlie | |
| 2021 | Wish Dragon | Young Long [42] | Voice | 
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor | The Neighbors | Nominated | [43] | 
| Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Isabella Cramp and Ian Patrick) | Won | [43] | |||
| 2016 | 42nd Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | The Strain | Nominated | |
| 2017 | 43rd Saturn Awards | Nominated | [44] | ||
| 2018 | 44th Saturn Awards | Nominated | [45] |