Maxim Alexander Baldry is a British film and television actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). More recently, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2016–2017) and miniseries Years and Years (2019), and the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–).
Maxim Baldry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maxim Alexander Baldry Redhill, Surrey, England |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early life edit
Baldry was born in Redhill, Surrey[1] to an English father from Leicestershire and a Russian-Armenian mother from Moscow; his parents met while his father was working in Eastern Europe. Baldry spent his early childhood in Moscow and Warsaw, and spoke Russian as his first language, before returning to England. He attended Hurtwood House, completing A-Levels in English, history, and theatre studies in 2014.[2] He began his studies in literature at the University of Edinburgh, but withdrew.[3][4]
Career edit
In 2007, Baldry starred as Stepan Duchevsky in the comedy film Mr. Bean's Holiday alongside Rowan Atkinson, for which Baldry received a Young Artist Award nomination, and played Caesarion in the HBO historical drama Rome. He returned to acting nearly a decade later when he was cast as Liam Donovan in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role he played from 2016 to 2017.[5] He then appeared in the Syfy television film Lake Placid: Legacy.
Baldry played Viktor Goraya in Russell T Davies' 2019 BBC One miniseries Years and Years[6] and Ed in the film Last Christmas. The following year, he guest starred as John Polidori in the Doctor Who series 12 episode The Haunting of Villa Diodati[7] and appeared in Strike Back: Vendetta on Sky One. After circling a role in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for several months,[8] he was confirmed to have joined the ensemble cast in December 2020.[9] The series premiered in 2022, with Baldry playing Isildur.[10]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island | Chucho | English dub |
| 2007 | Rome | Caesarion | 3 episodes |
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | Stepan Dachevsky | ||
| 2016–2017 | Hollyoaks | Liam Donovan | Series regular (80 episodes) |
| 2018 | Lake Placid: Legacy | Dane | Television film |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Viktor Goraya | 6 episodes |
| Last Christmas | Ed | ||
| 2020 | Doctor Who | John Polidori | The Haunting of Villa Diodati |
| Strike Back: Vendetta | Loric Demachi | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Isildur | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Nominated | [11] |
References edit
- ^ O'Brien, Christy (1 October 2022). "Lord of the Rings actor's unknown connection to Surrey who lived in Russia and played the part of a Ukrainian refugee". Get Surrey. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "After Hurtwood: The Actor, Maxim Baldry (from Hollyoaks to film and BBC drama)". Muse Hurtwood. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Levine, Nick (29 September 2022). "'The Rings Of Power' star Maxim Baldry: "I've always felt like an outsider"". NME.
- ^ "Maxim Baldry talks to Glass about new show Years and Years – the Glass Magazine". 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Hollyoaks promises 'three hot new hunks' will arrive in this sneaky teaser video". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ McKay, Alistair (14 May 2019). "Years and Years on BBC One: One of our best writers imagines what the future holds for a family from today". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "The Haunting of Villa Diodati". BBC. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-03-04). "'The Lord Of the Rings': Maxim Baldry Set As A Lead In Amazon Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-12-03). "'The Lord Of the Rings': Lenny Henry, Augustus Prew, Peter Mullan, Cynthia Addai-Robinson & Benjamin Walker Among 20 New Cast Additions On Amazon Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony; Robinson, Joanna (10 February 2022). "Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside 'The Rings of Power'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Livingston, David. "Actor Maxim Baldry attends 29th annual Young Artist Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
External links edit
- Maxim Baldry at IMDb