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Max Harwood
Born
Max William James Harwood

(1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27)
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Alma materUrdang Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2021–present

Max William James Harwood (born 12 September 1997) is an English actor. He debuted in the title role of the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021), an adaptation of the stage musical based on a true story.[1][2] He was named a 2021 Brit to Watch by Variety.[3]

Early life

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Harwood was born and raised in Basingstoke.[4] He attended Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School and then Queen Mary's College for sixth form where he took A Levels in theatre studies, art photography, music technology and history.[5][6] He took a year-long foundation course at the Guildford School of Acting on a scholarship before going on to graduate from the Urdang Academy in London.[7]

Career

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Harwood began his acting career in 2021, when he was cast to play the lead role of Jamie New / Mimi Me in the biographical coming-of-age musical comedy-drama film Everybody's Talking About Jamie,[8][9] which was released in select theatres in the United States on 10 September 2021,[10][11] followed by a worldwide streaming release on 17 September 2021 via Amazon Studios on Amazon Prime Video, for which he earned a 2021 Digital Spy Reader Awards for Rising Star – Film.[12][13][14] He also won Breakthrough Award in the Attitude Awards.[15][16]

Harwood was cast to play one of the lead role of Oliver in the horror comedy film The Loneliest Boy in the World alongside Hero Fiennes Tiffin, which was released on 14 October 2022.[17][18][19][20][21] He also appeared in the shorts Seagull with Paul Cooper[22] and The Call with Adam Ali, David Ames and Oliver Wickham.[23]

In 2023, Harwood appeared in an episode of the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror[24] and played Alan Munson in the prequel play Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre on the West End. Harwood was announced as part of the cast of Dean Puckett's Magpie opposite Tuppence Middleton and Thomas Turgoose, playing David.[25]

In 2024, Harwood was cast in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical as the lead role of Percy Jackson at The Other Palace in London. [26]

Filmography

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Film/Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jamie New / Mimi Me
2022 Seagull Seagull Short film[22]
2022 Olivier Awards Guest Presenter 1 episode
2022 The Loneliest Boy in the World Oliver [27]
2023 The Call Short film[23]
2023 Black Mirror Julian Episode: "Joan Is Awful"
TBA Magpie David Upcoming[28]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2023-24 Stranger Things: The First Shadow Alan Munson Phoenix Theatre, West End
2024 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Percy Jackson The Other Palace

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2021 Attitude Awards Breakthrough Award Won [29]
British Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Performance Everybody's Talking About Jamie Nominated [30]
Digital Spy Reader Awards Rising Star – Film Won [31]
2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Wee, Justin J (19 September 2021). "A Young Actor Steps Out of School and Into the High Heels of 'Jamie'". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Zemler, Emily (15 September 2021). "Max Harwood Brings His Big Heart to 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'". Shondaland. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Variety's 10 Brits to Watch for 2021: A Celebration of Talent". Variety. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ White, Adam (16 September 2021). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie's Max Harwood: 'Queer people need to know the shoulders we stand on'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ Evans, Ryan (18 September 2021). "Max Harwood stars in Everybody's Talking About Jamie". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ Shevertalov, Eugene (22 September 2021). ""Everybody's Talking About Jamie" Star Max Harwood on Drag Queens, Coming Out & Why We Need More Queer Stories". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ Riley, Jenelle (16 September 2021). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Star Max Harwood on His Film Debut, Living the Dream and Wearing High Heels". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ Shevertalov, Eugene (22 September 2021). ""Everybody's Talking About Jamie" Star Max Harwood on Drag Queens, Coming Out & Why We Need More Queer Stories". teenvogue.com. Teen Vogue. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ Canfield, David. "Max Harwood talks his groundbreaking queer character in Everybody's Talking About Jamie". ew.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ Soloski, Alexis (16 September 2021). "A Young Actor Steps Out of School and Into the High Heels of 'Jamie'". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. ^ Sajan, Kiran (26 December 2021). "Rising star Max Harwood says he owes it all to Basingstoke". basingstokegazette.co.uk.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (18 November 2021). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Star Max Harwood Signs With WME". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ Rawal, Sugandha (23 October 2021). "Max Harwood: It's important to have conversation about identity beyond LGBTQIA+ community". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ Riley, Jenelle (16 September 2021). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Star Max Harwood on His Film Debut, Living the Dream and Wearing High Heels". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ James, Alastair (3 October 2021). "Max Harwood says 'internalised homophobia' diminished after starring in Everybody's Talking About Jamie". attitude.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. ^ James, Alastair (15 June 2022). "Max Harwood guesses LGBTQ slang terms – and shares the type of guys Vinegar Strokes likes". attitude.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. ^ "THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD". wellgousa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  18. ^ Kraft, Tim (13 October 2022). "Exclusive: Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin on the Unique Zombies in The Loneliest Boy in the World". movieweb.com. MovieWeb. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Movie Review: 'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Is A Quirky Film About Family". 15 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  20. ^ Miska, Brad (10 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Clip Plays a Game of Trick-or-Treat [Exclusive]". bloody-disgusting.com. Bloody Digusting. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. ^ Moore, Roger (14 October 2022). "Movie Review: "The Loneliest Boy in the World" makes friends with the Undead". Roger's Movie Nation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Seagull". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  23. ^ a b "The Call (Short 2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  24. ^ ""Black Mirror" Episode #6.1". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  25. ^ Dalton, Ben (25 February 2021). "Tuppence Middleton, Max Harwood, Thomas Turgoose to lead Dean Puckett's 'Magpie' for Bankside (exclusive)". screendaily.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  26. ^ Millward, Tom (29 December 2024). "Max Harwood takes on his dream role as Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief musical". What's On Stage. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  27. ^ Grobar, Matt (18 November 2021). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Star Max Harwood Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  28. ^ Dalton, Ben (25 February 2021). "Tuppence Middleton, Max Harwood, Thomas Turgoose to lead Dean Puckett's 'Magpie' for Bankside (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  29. ^ James, Alastair (6 October 2021). "Max Harwood says 'internalised homophobia' diminished after starring in Everybody's Talking About Jamie". Attitude. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  30. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 November 2021). "'Belfast', 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  31. ^ Draper, Joe (21 December 2021). "The Digital Spy Reader Awards 2021 full results". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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