# Max Charles

Max Joseph Charles (born August 18, 2003) is an American photographer and former 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.

## Early life

Charles was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 18, 2003. He has three older brothers, Logan, Brock, and Mason who are also actors.

## Career

He first appeared in a third-season episode of the HBO series True Blood in 2010. His later television guest starring work includes the Fox series Raising Hope, the NBC series Community, the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland, and the Disney Channel series Jessie. Charles has also had roles in the 2010 television film November Christmas and the 2011 direct-to-DVD film Spooky Buddies.
In early 2012, Charles appeared in The Three Stooges as Peezer, a young orphan who encounters the three title characters. That year, he also appeared in the films Least Among Saints and White Space. In 2012, Charles played a young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, a role whose adult counterpart was Andrew Garfield. In fall 2012, Charles began co-starring in the ABC comedy science fiction series The Neighbors. Charles voiced Sherman in DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).
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. Charles is represented by CESD Talent Agency and Symington Talent Management. In January 2015, he was cast as Zach Goodweather, on the television series The Strain.
He voiced the title character in the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks.
He also had a recurring role in the Disney XD TV series Lab Rats as Spin.
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.
Charles was cast as Ali's best friend in the independent imaginary reality film, Ali’s Realm, which was released in 2020.
Charles was cast as the voice of "Young Long" in the Sony Pictures Animation film, Wish Dragon, which was released in 2021.

### Photography

In November 2023, Charles began a photography business entitled MJCCREATIVE.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | True Blood | Hunter Savoy | Episode: "Everything Is Broken" |
| 2010 | Raising Hope | Male Student | Episode: "Blue Dots" |
| 2010 | November Christmas | Gordon Marks | Television film |
| 2011 | Spooky Buddies | Joseph | Direct-to-video film |
| 2011 | My Life As an Experiment | Cooper | Television film |
| 2011 | Community | Young Pierce | Episode: "Celebrity Pharmacology 212" |
| 2011 | 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" |
| 2012 | Robot Chicken | School Kid, Cruel Kid | Voice, episode: "Executed by the State" |
| 2012 | Scent of the Missing | Charlie Johnson | Television film |
| 2012–2014 | The Neighbors | Max Weaver | 44 episodes |
| 2012–2016 | Adventure Time | Young Jay, Terry, Hugo | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2012–2022 | Family Guy | Additional voices | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | The Haunted Hathaways | Teddy Munroe | Episode: "Haunted Cookie Jar" |
| 2013–2019 | American Dad! | Boy, Camper | Voice 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Kevin Silver | Episode: "Tears of a Clown" |
| 2014 | The Legend of Korra | Skeptical Spirit | Voice, episode: "Korra Alone" |
| 2014 | Constantine | Henry | Episode: "Rage of Caliban" |
| 2014 | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Michael Hobbs | Voice, television special |
| 2014 | Northpole | Kevin Hastings | Television film |
| 2015 | Lab Rats | Spin | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Billy | Episode: "With Great Power..." |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Kion | Voice, television film |
| 2015–2017 | The Strain | Zach Goodweather | 33 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Harvey Beaks | Harvey Beaks | Voice, 52 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Sherman | Voice, 52 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Kion | Voice, 74 episodes |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Kion | Voice, television film |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Unstable | Oliver March | |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges | Peezer | |
| 2012 | Least Among Saints | Dylan | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Young Peter Parker | |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Young Peter Parker | |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Sherman | Voice |
| 2014 | The Last Survivors | Alby | |
| 2014 | American Sniper | Colton Kyle | |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Bobby | Voice |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Buddy G. | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2020 | Ali's Realm | Charlie | |
| 2021 | Wish Dragon | Young Long | Voice |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor | The Neighbors | Nominated |
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Isabella Cramp and Ian Patrick) | The Neighbors | Won |
| 2016 | 42nd Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | The Strain | Nominated |
| 2017 | 43rd Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | The Strain | Nominated |
| 2018 | 44th Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | The Strain | Nominated |