Maxim Baldry

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Maxim Baldry
Born
Maxim Alexander Baldry

Redhill, Surrey, England
Years active2005–present

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–).

Early life

Baldry was born in

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

In 2007, Baldry starred as Stepan Duchevsky in the comedy film

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "After Hurtwood: The Actor, Maxim Baldry (from Hollyoaks to film and BBC drama)". Muse Hurtwood. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ Levine, Nick (29 September 2022). "'The Rings Of Power' star Maxim Baldry: "I've always felt like an outsider"". NME.
  4. ^ "Maxim Baldry talks to Glass about new show Years and Years – the Glass Magazine". 14 May 2019.
  5. Hearst Magazines UK
    . 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The Haunting of Villa Diodati". BBC. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-03-04). "'The Lord Of the Rings': Maxim Baldry Set As A Lead In Amazon Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Livingston, David. "Actor Maxim Baldry attends 29th annual Young Artist Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

External links

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