# Max Burkholder

Maxwell Henry Wolf Burkholder (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor. He is most notable for his role as Max Braverman in the comedic television drama on NBC, Parenthood. Prior to that, he became known as a voice actor for his roles as Chomper in The Land Before Time, Roo on My Friends Tigger & Pooh and World in the television film Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Destination: Imagination. In 2013, Burkholder appeared in the film The Purge. He is currently a member of the comedy account on Instagram, Max 'n' the Jakey Boys.

## Life and career

Burkholder's parents are former actors. Burkholder has a brother named James. He attended Campbell Hall School. Burkholder attended Harvard University as a member of the Class of 2021, studying biology, but dropped out after his freshman year to pursue acting full-time. Burkholder began his theatrical career at Harvard, appearing in a student production of columbinus at Harvard portraying Dylan Klebold/Loner. Burkholder is Jewish.

### Television

Burkholder has appeared on Parenthood as Max Braverman and as young Mitch on Crumbs. He guest starred on an episode of CSI: Miami, "Death Pool 100" and in an episode of CSI: NY. In addition, he played Billy in one episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody on Disney Channel and was the voice of Samsquatch in Random! Cartoons. He also appeared in the television series In Treatment and Love for Rent and played the role of Duncan in the episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Brave New World". He also played a child at an airport in an episode of The O.C..
Burkholder has lent his voice for several shows. He voiced Chomper in the television series The Land Before Time, based on film series of the same name. He also provided the voice of Roo on My Friends Tigger & Pooh (taking over the role from Jimmy Bennett) and played "World" the imaginary friend inside a toybox in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Destination: Imagination (2008).
For Burkholder's role as Max Braverman on Parenthood, executive producer Jason Katims said consultant Wayne Tashjian, a behavioral psychologist, looked at the script and met with Burkholder and his mother about those scenes involving the character of Max. Burkholder and his mother then practiced the scenes by themselves. For special scenes, the show employed a second consultant to ensure accuracy.
In 2025, Burkholder was announced as a guest performer on the second season of the panel show Smartypants, streaming on Dropout.

### Film

Burkholder played Max in Daddy Day Care (2003) and also appeared in Friends with Money (2006). He played the son of James Sandin in the horror film The Purge in the summer of 2013.

## Filmography

List of Film Roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Daddy Day Care | Max Ryerson | Film debut |
| 2005 | Love for Rent | Max | |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Max | |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Blue Teammate #6 (voice) | |
| 2006 | Arthur's Missing Pal | Timmy Tibble (voice) | |
| 2007 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Roo (voice) | Direct to video |
| 2008 | The Journal | 10 Year Old Alex | Short film |
| 2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Mother's Maggot (voice) | |
| 2009 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh And A Musical Too | Roo (voice) | Direct to video |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Billy (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Rainbow Tribe | Boo | |
| 2013 | The Purge | Charlie Sandin | |
| 2018 | The First Purge | Charlie Sandin (flashbacks) | |
| 2019 | Benjamin | Benjamin | |
| 2019 | Imaginary Order | Xander | |
List of Television Roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Commando Nanny | Seth Winter | Unaired Television program |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Kid in Airport | Episode: "The Rainy Day Women" |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Nick at 5 | Television film |
| 2005–2017 | Family Guy | Kid, Young Patrick Pewterschmidt, Calvin, Will Robinson, Scotty, various characters (voices) | 21 episodes |
| 2006 | Crumbs | Young Mitch Crumb | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Sam | Episode: "Necrophilia Americana" |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Billy | Episode: "Books and Birdhouses" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Tyler Lamar | Episode: "Death Pool 100" |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Samsquatch (voice) | Episode: "Samsquatch" |
| 2007 | Lipshitz Saves the World | Young Adam Lipshitz | |
| 2007 | Panic Button | Sam Alden | Television film originally released as Point of Entry |
| 2007–2008 | The Land Before Time | Chomper (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Roo (voice) | 25 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Jack McCallister | 4 episodes |
| 2007–2016 | American Dad! | Kid Doctor, Little Boy, Justin Bieber (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Billy Connors (voice) | Episode: "Natural Selection" |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Duncan Pailey | Episode: "Brave New World" |
| 2008 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination | World (voice) | Television film |
| 2008–2009 | In Treatment | Max Weston | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Ben King | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Kid (voice) | Episode: "The One About Friends" |
| 2009 | Children of the Corn | Additional voices | Television film |
| 2010–2015 | Parenthood | Max Braverman | Main cast, 84 episodes |
| 2017 | The Orville | Tomilin | Episode: "If the Stars Should Appear" |
| 2021–present | Invincible | Matt (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2024–present | Ted | John Bennett | Main cast, 7 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Result | Work |
| Young Artist Award | 2012 | Best Performance in a Television Series – Supporting Young Actor | Nominated | Parenthood |
| Young Artist Award | 2014 | Best Performance in a Television Series – Supporting Young Actor | Won | Parenthood |