Max William James Harwood (born 12 September 1997) is an English actor. He debuted in the titular role of the film ''

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'' (2021), an adaptation of the stage musical based on a true story. He was named a 2021 Brit to Watch by ''

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''.

Early life

Harwood was born and raised in

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. He attended Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School and then Queen Mary's College for

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where he took

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in theatre studies, art photography, music technology and history. He took a year-long foundation course at the

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on a scholarship before going on to graduate from the Urdang Academy in London.

Career

Harwood began his acting career in 2021, when he was cast to play the lead role of Jamie New / Mimi Me in the biographical

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comedy-drama film ''

'', which was released in select theatres in the

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on 10 September 2021, followed by a worldwide streaming release on 17 September 2021 via

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, for which he earned a 2021 Digital Spy Reader Awards for Rising Star – Film. He also won Breakthrough Award in the ''Attitude'' Awards. In the 2022 short film ''Seagull'' with Paul Cooper, in which she played the character as Seagull. Harwood was cast to play one of the lead role of Oliver in the horror comedy film '' The Loneliest Boy in the World'' alongside

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, which was released on 14 October 2022. In the 2023 short film ''The Call'' with Adam Ali, David Ames and Oliver Wickham. He appeared in the television series ''

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''. Harwood was announced as part of the cast of Dean Puckett’s ''Magpie'' opposite

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and Thomas Turgoose, playing David.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harwood, Max Living people 1997 births 21st-century English male actors English gay actors Male actors from Hampshire People educated at Bishop Challoner School People from Basingstoke