Alex Saxon (actor)
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Alex Saxon (born September 10, 1987) is an American actor best known for playing Wyatt in The Fosters and Max in Finding Carter. He has also had roles in other television series: Awkward (2011); Ray Donovan (2013–2015); and The Mentalist (2015).
His work on big-screen productions have been in The Olivia Experiment (2012), Chapman (2013), and Compound Fracture (2013).
Early life
Alex Saxon grew up in Liberty, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City.[1]
Career
In 2013, Saxon was cast in a recurring role on The Fosters, a Freeform drama created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg.[2] He also played the recurring role of Max on the MTV drama Finding Carter. Saxon was only initially hired for the pilot episode of the series, but was brought back on a recurring basis after show runner Terri Minsky was impressed by his first scene. He was later informed by Minsky that his character was to be killed off towards the end of the first season. But a month later, he was told that decision had been reversed as both Minsky and network executives found that Saxon as Max was so likeable.[3] Saxon appeared in MTV promotional footage alongside his Finding Carter co-star Anna Jacoby-Heron for the channel's Scream television series.
In March 2019, Saxon was cast as Ace in The CW mystery series Nancy Drew.[4]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Awkward | Vampire guy | Season 1 episode 11 "I Am Jenna Hamilton" |
2013–2015 | Ray Donovan | Chloe | 2 episodes |
2013–2018 | The Fosters | Wyatt | Recurring character (27 episodes) |
2014–2015 | Finding Carter | Max | Recurring character, season 1 (all episodes) Series regular, season 2 |
2015 | The Mentalist | Gabriel Osbourne | Season 7 episode 11 "Byzantium" |
2016 | Shooter | Joey Richards | Season 1 episode 5 "Recon by Fire" |
2019 | Nancy Drew | Ace | Main role |
2019 | The Fix | Gabriel Johnson | Main role |
Year | Film | Role |
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2012 | The Olivia Experiment | Ace #2 |
2013 | Chapman | Young Paul Holt |
2013 | Compound Fracture | Brandon |
2017 | Coin Heist[5] | Jason |
References
- ^ "Crush Of The Week: Finding Carter Cutie Alex Saxon". Seventeen. July 18, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2013). "Gabourey Sidibe Joins American Horror Story, Alex Saxon Added To The Fosters". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Eliza (September 16, 2014). "Finding Carter Showrunner Terri Minsky Says Max Was Originally Supposed to Die". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 7, 2019). "The CW's Nancy Drew Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (23 March 2016). "Sasha Pieterse, Alex Saxon to Star in 'Coin Heist' From Adaptive Studios". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
External links
- Alex Saxon on IMDb
- Alex Saxon on Twitter