Max Joseph Charles (born August 18, 2003) is an American 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 Beaks on the Nickelodeon series of the same name. He also played Zach Goodweather on seasons two through four of 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 Max Joseph Charles 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 August 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" Raising Hope Male Student Episode: "Blue Dots" November Christmas Gordon Marks Television film 2011 Spooky Buddies Joseph Direct-to-video film My Life As an Experiment Cooper Television film Community Young Pierce Episode: "Celebrity Pharmacology 212" 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" Robot Chicken School Kid, Cruel Kid Voice, episode: "Executed by the State" Scent of the Missing Charlie Johnson Television film 2012–2014 The Neighbors Max Weaver 44 episodes 2012–2016 Adventure Time Young Jay, Terry, Hugo A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 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" The Legend of Korra Skeptical Spirit Voice, episode: "Korra Alone" Constantine Henry Episode: "Rage of Caliban" Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Michael Hobbs Voice, television special Northpole Kevin Hastings Television film 2015 Lab Rats Spin 7 episodes Childrens Hospital Billy Episode: "With Great Power..." The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Kion Voice, television film 2015–2017 The Strain Zach Goodweather 33 episodes Harvey Beaks Harvey Beaks Voice, 52 episodes The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show ShermanVoice, 52 episodes 2016–2019 The Lion Guard Kion Voice, 74 episodes2017 The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar Kion Voice, television film
Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Unstable Oliver March The Three Stooges Peezer Least Among Saints Dylan The Amazing Spider-Man Young Peter Parker 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShermanVoice The Last Survivors Alby American Sniper Colton Kyle 2016 The Angry Birds Movie BobbyVoice cameo2017Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's ShowdownBuddy G.Voice, direct-to-video 2020 Ali's Realm Charlie 2021 Wish Dragon Young Long Voice
Accolades YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2013Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young ActorThe NeighborsOutstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series(shared with Isabella Cramp and Ian Patrick)201642nd Saturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television SeriesThe Strain201743rd Saturn Awards201844th Saturn Awards
Personal life On July 31, 2026, Max married his long-time girlfriend, Emma Tyni.
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