Max Charles | |
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Born | Max Joseph Charles [1] August 18, 2003 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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] |