Max Charles

At just 16 years of age, Max Charles is already an industry veteran, landing coveted roles on and off the big screen and working with some of Hollywood's most respected and acclaimed actors, writers and directors. Most recently, this charismatic and endearing young talent was nominated as "Best Young Actor on a Television Series" at The 2018 Saturn Awards for his role Zach Goodweather as on Guillermo del Toro's The Strain (2014) on FX. Max also stars in three animated series, lending his voice to 'Harvey Beaks' on the Nickelodeon hit animated series Harvey Beaks (2015), 'Kion' in Disney's The Lion Guard (2015), and 'Sherman' in the DreamWorks Animation / Netflix series The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015). Max got his start in television at the age of six when he appeared in an episode of the hit HBO series True Blood (2008). He then went on to appear in many other popular TV shows such as Fox's Raising Hope (2010), TV Land's Hot in Cleveland (2010), NBC's Constantine (2014), the Emmy-nominated ABC sitcom, The Neighbors (2012) as series regular, Max Weaver and co-starred in the Hallmark Channel original holiday movie, Northpole (2014). Other notable TV credits include a recurring role on Disney's Lab Rats (2012), NBC's holiday special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2013) and Max continues to voice to various characters on Family Guy (1999), Adventure Time (2010), and American Dad! (2005). Max is no stranger to the big screen. In 2014, he had a supporting role in the Clint Eastwood directed movie, American Sniper (2014) opposite Bradley Cooper. Max also reprised his role of young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) starring Andrew Garfield. Max was also heard around the globe as the voice of the title character Sherman, in the hugely successful DreamWorks animated film Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014). Some of his other feature films include, The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Three Stooges (2012), Least Among Saints (2012), "White Space" and The Last Survivors (2014). Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, along with his three elder brothers, Max now resides in Los Angeles. When not filming, Max is just like any young boy his age, spending time playing video games and basketball or skateboarding and riding his bike. On days off, Max can also be found hanging out with his dog, Pip, who shared the screen with him in Spooky Buddies (2011). During filming, Max fell so in love with the three-month-old beagle puppy that he decided to adopt him. Max is represented by CESD Talent Agency and Symington Talent Management.