Max Parker (actor)

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Max Parker
Born
Maxwell Nathaniel J Brown

(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 32)
Bolton, Manchester, England
Alma mater Arts Educational Schools London
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Partner(s) Kris Mochrie (2020–present; engaged)

Maxwell Nathaniel J Brown (born 7 February 1992), known professionally as Max Parker, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Mikhail Tanner in the Peacock fantasy horror series Vampire Academy (2022), Luke Posner in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2019-2021), and Alasdair "Base" Newman in the BBC medical drama Casualty (2018–2019).

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Early life and education

Maxwell Nathaniel J Brown was born on 7 February 1992 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England to Christine (née Kelleher) and Stephen Brown, and is the youngest out of three children. [1] He attended the Pendleton School of Theatre at Pendleton College, graduating in 2010. [2] He then studied at Arts Educational Schools in London between 2010 and 2013, where he obtained a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre. [3]

Career

Parker made his stage debut as part of the ensemble cast of Barnum . [4] In 2014, he appeared in the musical I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical and began appearing in Matilda the Musical until 2015. [5] [6] In 2016, Parker portrayed Paul in Kiss Me, Kate , and starred as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, which earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Performance at the UK Theatre Awards . [7] [8] [9] The same year, he made his acting debut as Christopher Morgan in the feature film My B.F.F. [10]

In August 2018, Parker began appearing in the BBC One medical drama Casualty as Alasdair "Base" Newman on a recurring basis. He made his final appearance in January 2019 when his character died of a heroin overdose. [11] He then appeared as Danny in an episode of World on Fire . [10] In August 2019, Parker joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Luke Posner, the son and brother of established characters Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson) and Lee Posner (Kris Mochrie). [12] [13] He had originally auditioned for the role of Jamie Tate, which ultimately went to Alexander Lincoln. [14] He made his departure from the soap in June 2021. [15]

In 2020, Parker appeared in two episodes of COBRA as John Cripps and played Alex in the film Love Sarah . [10] In 2022, he starred as Mikhail Tanner in the Peacock fantasy horror series Vampire Academy and portrayed Henry Tudor in the Netflix series Blood, Sex & Royalty. [16] [17] [18] In 2024, Parker is set to star alongside Miles Heizer and Vera Farmiga in the Netflix series The Corps. [19]

Personal life

Parker is gay, after coming out during an interview with Attitude magazine in December 2020, in which he confirmed he was in a relationship with Emmerdale co-star Kris Mochrie. [20] [21] They announced their engagement in January 2022. [22] [23]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016My B.F.F.Christopher MorganFilm [10]
2018–2019 Casualty Alasdair "Base" NewmanRecurring role [11]
2019–2021 Emmerdale Luke Posner Regular role [15]
2019 World on Fire Danny1 episode [10]
2020 COBRA John Cripps2 episodes [10]
2020 Love Sarah AlexFilm [10]
2022 Vampire Academy Mikhail TannerMain role [16]
2022Blood, Sex & Royalty Henry VIII Main role [17]
2024 Strictly Confidential †WillFilm [24]
2024The Corps†Sgt. SullivanPost-production [19]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2013 Barnum Amos Scudder / Edgar Templeton Chichester Festival Theatre [4]
2014–2015 Matilda the Musical Rudolpho Cambridge Theatre [6]
2016 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson Savoy Theatre [9]
2016 Kiss Me, Kate Paul Welsh National Opera [7]
2018 The Wizard of Oz Tin Man Sheffield Crucible Theatre [25]

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