Max is originally from the Yorkshire Dales but moved down to London for drama school. In 2018, he graduated with 1st Class Hons from Acting - Collaborative and Devised Theatre at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Since graduating Max has worked as an Actor, Theatre maker, Teacher, Director, Puppeteer working on screen and stage. He is a founding member of 'Pocket-Sized Theatre Collective' and the production company 'No Eye Deer'.
He has worked with companies such as BBC, BFI, Sonya Friedman The Wardrobe Ensemble, Hope Theatre, Tristan Bates, Out of Ink and Complicite Associates.
During Max’s training at The Central School he encountered the psycho-physical acting techniques of Michael Chekhov, Jaques Lecoq and Moshe FeldenKrais which have deeply influenced both Max’s acting and teaching practices. Key fellows Max trained under: Sinead Rushe, Catherine Alexander, Lucinka Eisler. As a Facilitator he trained at the Almeida (Intro to Facilliation) ran by Simon Stephens (participation producer) and also trained through The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama whilst working in their Outreach and Short Courses programs.
Key Credits - Series regular in The Bay S5 (Tall Story/ITV), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gielgud Theatre, Sonia Friedman), FELT (Southwark Playhouse, Vaults), O and I (Trish Wadley productions), BBC Casualty (2019) THREE Mobile (2022), Cost of Living (2021).
Max works as a freelance visiting lecturer who specialises in teaching movement, devising and psycho-physcial acting techniques.
ALRA and Rose Bruford (BA Acting) , Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Outreach, Short Courses, Youth Theatre), Richmondshire Youth Theatre
When the Penny Clicks (2022, The Horton Theatre), Isolation (2020, JW3), The Government Inspector (2020, RCSSD), Charlie and The Weather Adventure (2020, Site Specific), Hey Hexx (2019, twitter), Chatroom (2015, Georgian Theatre Royal)
