Max Thieriot

Max Thieriot

Thieriot at the 2013 PaleyFest for Bates Motel
Born Maximillion Drake Thieriot
(1988-10-14) October 14, 1988
Los Altos Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • vintner
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Lexi Thieriot (m. 2013)[1]
Children 1
Relatives

Maximillion Drake "Max" Thieriot (born October 14, 1988) is an American actor who made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film Catch That Kid. He has since appeared in the action comedy The Pacifier (2005), the mystery comedy Nancy Drew (2007), the sci-fi tale Jumper (2008), the supernatural horror My Soul to Take (2010), the erotic thriller Chloe (2010), the drama Disconnect (2012), the psychological horror-thriller House at the End of the Street (2012), and the action-thriller Point Break (2015).

Thieriot currently stars as Dylan Massett in the A&E drama-thriller television series Bates Motel. In 2015, he appeared as John Coffee "Jack" Hays in the History Channel miniseries Texas Rising. For his roles in the horror and thriller genres, Thieriot has been referred to as a "scream king".[2]

Early life

Thieriot was born in Los Altos Hills, California, the son of Bridgit (née Snyder) and George Cameron Thieriot. He has one sister, Frankie, and one brother, Aidan.[3] He was raised in the small town of Occidental in Sonoma County, California. Thieriot was educated at the Sonoma Country Day School in Santa Rosa, California for middle school, and went on to attend El Molino High School in Forestville, California, from which he graduated in 2006.[3] Thieriot's ancestors once owned the San Francisco Chronicle. His great-great-grandfather, M. H. de Young, who was of Dutch Jewish descent, co-founded the paper with his brother Charles de Young,[4][5] and his relatives, Charles and Richard Thieriot, were the editors and publishers of the paper.[6][7] Thieriot's paternal grandparents, Ferdinand Melly and Frances Harrison (Dade) Thieriot, died in the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria in 1956.[8]

Career

Thieriot was signed to talent manager Don Gibble after taking his improvisation class. He modeled for Gap and appeared in two short films, before being cast in his first feature film role, 2004's adventure film Catch That Kid, alongside Kristen Stewart and Corbin Bleu. He was subsequently cast in 2005's action comedy film The Pacifier, playing one of the family members protected by a Navy Seal played by Vin Diesel. He was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor for his role. Thieriot appeared in the drama The Astronaut Farmer, released on February 23, 2007, as well as in the feature film version of Nancy Drew, released on June 15, 2007.

In 2008, he played a younger version of Hayden Christensen's lead character in Jumper (co-starring with Rachel Bilson and, for the second time, Kristen Stewart.[9] That same year, he appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl,[10] for which he won the Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast with his co-stars.[11] In 2009, Thieriot co-starred in the erotic thriller Chloe, theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.[12] Chloe enjoyed commercial success and became director Atom Egoyan's biggest ever box office earner.[13] The following year, he appeared in Wes Craven's horror film My Soul to Take, replacing Dennis Hopper's son Henry Lee Hopper in the cast.[14] Thieriot portrayed the film's main character Adam "Bug" Hellerman, who is one of seven characters chosen to die.

In 2011, he starred in the independent comedy The Family Tree, alongside Dermot Mulroney and Britt Robertson,[15] and had the lead role in the drama film Foreverland, starring opposite Juliette Lewis.[16] Thieriot then co-starred with Jennifer Lawrence in the Mark Tonderai-directed psychological horror-thriller House at the End of the Street, which was released to commercial success in 2012.[17] That same year, he starred in the drama film Disconnect.[18] In 2013, Thieriot joined the main cast of the drama-thriller Bates Motel alongside Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore.[19] The show has received positive reviews. In 2015, he starred in the History Channel event miniseries Texas Rising as John "Jack" Hays, a captain of the Texas Rangers,[20] and appeared in the remake of the action-thriller film Point Break.

Personal life

In 2012, Thieriot became engaged to Lexi Murphy, his girlfriend of seven years. He proposed during a trip to the Caribbean, where the pair met as teenagers.[21] On June 1, 2013, they were married in Arizona.[1][22] The couple announced they had welcomed their first child, a boy named Beaux Thieriot, in late December 2015.[23][24] Through his sister Frankie's marriage, Thieriot is the brother-in-law of former Philadelphia Phillies baseball pitcher Michael Stutes.[25]

As well as being an actor, Thieriot is also a vintner.[26] He, along with childhood friends Christopher Strieter and Myles Lawrence-Briggs, owns vineyards in his hometown of Occidental and distributes wine through their label Senses.[27] In the third season of Bates Motel, the main characters can be seen drinking Senses during a family-dinner scene.[28]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Catch That Kid Gus
2005 The Pacifier Seth Plummer
2007 The Astronaut Farmer Shepard Farmer
Nancy Drew Ned Nickerson
2008 Jumper Young David Rice
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Will Shepherd
2010 My Soul to Take Adam "Bug" Hellerman
Stay Cool Luke
Chloe Michael Stewart
2011 The Family Tree Eric Burnett
Foreverland William "Will" Rankin
2012 Yellow Young Nowell
Disconnect Kyle
House at the End of the Street Ryan Jacobson
2015 Point Break Jeff

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Dark Horse Carter Henderson Unsold TV pilot
2013–present Bates Motel Dylan Massett 40 episodes
2015 Texas Rising John "Jack" Hays 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref
2005 The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Performance by a Child The Pacifier Nominated
2006 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Nominated [29]
2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Won [30]

References

  1. 1 2 "Max Thieriot of Bates Motel Marries; Kristen Stewart Attends". People. June 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Scream Kings: The Royal, The Underrated and the Could-Be Princes of Horror". ScreenPicks.com. October 2013.
  3. 1 2 Payne, Paul (February 23, 2007). "NEl Molino graduate seeing stars". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Adams, Charles F. (2005). Murder By The Bay: Historic Homicide In And About The City Of San Francisco. San Francisco: Quill Driver Books. p. 59. ISBN 1-884995-46-2.
  5. ↑ Brechin, Gray (1999). Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. University of California Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-520-22902-9.
  6. ↑ Nevius, C.W. (January 5, 2004). "Just another 15-year-old, except for the acting stuff". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  7. ↑ "History of The Chronicle". San Francisco Chronicle. July 28, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  8. ↑ "NION R. THIERIOT, CONSERVATIONIST". Telegram & Gazette. January 1, 1999. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Max Thieriot On Board Jumper". Empire. August 29, 2006.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 29, 2007). "4 more board 'Kit Kittredge' for HBO Films". The Hollywood Reporter.
  11. ↑ Douglas, Edward (June 30, 2008). "Kit Kittredge Tackles the Great Depression". ComingSoon.net.
  12. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 2, 2009). "Max Thieriot joins Atom Egoyan's 'Chloe'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ↑ Pevere, Geoff (December 7, 2010). "The Digital Revolution: Part 1". The Toronto Star.
  14. ↑ Hilton, Beth (April 18, 2008). "'Jumper' star attached to Craven horror". Digital Spy.
  15. ↑ Goldstein, Gregg (February 26, 2008). "Class size grows for 'Lessons'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. ↑ Franklin, Garth (January 27, 2011). "Lewis, Dekker, Thieriot Visit "Foreverland"". Dark Horizons.
  17. ↑ Kit, Borys (June 3, 2010). "Two join 'House at the End of the Street'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  18. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (September 23, 2011). "Max Theriot Joins 'Disconnect'". Deadline.com.
  19. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (September 14, 2012). "A&E's 'Bates Motel' Adds Max Thieriot as Norman's Brother". The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (March 12, 2014). "Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser Among History's All-Star 'Texas Rising' Cast". The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. ↑ Johnson, Zach (March 11, 2012). "Actor Max Thieriot Engaged to Lexi Murphy!". Us Weekly.
  22. ↑ Thieriot, Max (June 3, 2013). "Best weekend of my life. Married the most beautiful and amazing woman in the entire world.". Twitter.
  23. ↑ Thieriot, Max (December 27, 2015). "Christmas came early this year! @lexithieriot and I are so excited to announce the birth of our son Beaux.". Instagram.
  24. ↑ Sisivat, Monica (December 27, 2015). "Bates Motel Star Max Thieriot Is a Dad — See the First Photo of His Baby Boy!". PopSugar.
  25. ↑ Spickard, Sally (January 4, 2015). "Frankie Thieriot Ties the Knot Bahama Style". Eventing Nation.
  26. ↑ Boone, Virginie (May 2015). "Movie Star Max Thieriot Reveals his Wine Project Secrets". Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
  27. ↑ "Senses Wines – Official Website". Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  28. ↑ Isle, Ray (September 17, 2015). "Halloween at Bates Motel". Food & Wine.
  29. ↑ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  30. ↑ "30th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

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