Max Beesley's father, Maxton Beesley Sr, is a professional jazz drummer and actor, and his mother was a jazz singer who performed under the stage name Chris Marlowe.
24 Facts About Max Beesley
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Max Beesley has a step-brother, Jason Milligan, who is an actor.
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Max Beesley has studied at the Chetham's School of Music, and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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Max Beesley is an advocate for method acting, being tutored by Sheila Gray, owner of the independent acting studio in Manhattan.
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Max Beesley came to prominence with his first major acting role in BBC's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a 1997 television mini-series based on the book of the same name.
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In June 2007, Max Beesley starred in the ITV series Talk to Me.
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Max Beesley starred in the film Red Roses and Petrol, alongside Malcolm McDowell, and in the BBC One thriller The Last Enemy, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Carlyle.
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Max Beesley starred in the ITV drama The Reckoning in April 2011.
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Max Beesley gained more exposure with American audiences with a recurring role on Suits, in 2013 and from October 2015 with another recurring role, this time in the US spy drama Homeland, opposite Claire Danes, as ex-British special forces bodyguard Mike Brown.
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Max Beesley was cast as Seale Bolton in The Outsider on HBO in June 2019, which aired from January 2020.
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In 2022, Max Beesley joined the cast of Hijack for Apple TV opposite Idris Elba and Neil Maskell.
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Max Beesley is a voice over artist and has worked for multiple TV advertisements and documentaries including ITV, NFU Mutual's insurance, Energizer's lithium batteries, and PC World.
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Max Beesley provided the voiceover for Manchester United's season review DVD.
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Max Beesley appeared in a TV campaign for the UK recruitment company Jobsite, and was featured on their homepage.
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Max Beesley is a session musician, and solo artist, having had a successful career before becoming an actor.
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Max Beesley was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral and studied at Chetham's School of Music.
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Max Beesley has performed in concert as a percussionist and pianist for Robbie Williams, Take That, Jamiroquai, and the Paul Weller Movement.
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Max Beesley played percussion and piano at Williams' Knebworth gigs in summer 2003 and at Hyde Park for Live 8 London.
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Max Beesley played drums during the performance of "Rudebox" at Williams' second Brisbane concert and during a BBC Electric Proms show.
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In 1993, Max Beesley was a member of the jazz band Incognito, but in 1994, after an eight-month tour with them, decided to end his music career and start acting.
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On 28 October 2006, Max Beesley appeared as a special guest pianist for James Brown during his performance at the Roundhouse in London as part of the BBC's Electric Proms festival.
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Max Beesley recorded his first solo instrumental album Zeus in January 2023 in Los Angeles with luminaries Steve Gadd, Walt Fowler, Christian Sands, Dean Parks, Luis Conte, and producing collaborator Jerry Meehan on bass.
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The album will be released towards the end of 2023 through Legere Records and features the vibraphone, one of the instruments Max Beesley is mainly associated with.
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Max Beesley wrote, arranged, mixed, and produced the album under his "Max Beesley's HIGH VIBES" banner, and will tour the record in 2024 in both Europe and Japan.