Maxim Baldry

Maxim Alexander Baldry (born 5 January 1996) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Viktor Goraya in Years and Years, Liam Donovan in Hollyoaks, Stepan in Mr. Bean's Holiday alongside Rowan Atkinson, and Ed in Last Christmas.

Maxim Baldry
Born
Maxim Alexander Baldry

(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Early life

Baldry's mother is Russian and he grew up speaking Russian.[1]

Career

Baldry first gained recognition when starring in Mr. Bean's Holiday alongside Rowan Atkinson. Nearly a decade later, he portrayed Liam Donovan in Hollyoaks from 2016 to 2017. In 2020, Baldry had a guest role in the Doctor Who episode The Haunting of Villa Diodati as John Polidori. After circling a role in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of The Lord of the Rings for several months,[2] he was confirmed to have joined the ensemble cast in December 2020.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Little Polar Bear 2 Chucho (voice) Sequel (English dub)
2007 Rome Caesarion Television series (3 episodes)
Mr Bean's Holiday Stepan Duchevsky
2016–2017 Hollyoaks Liam Donovan[4] Series regular (80 episodes)
2018 Lake Placid: Legacy Dane Television film
2019 Years and Years Viktor Goraya[5] Television series (6 episodes)
Last Christmas Ed
2020 Doctor Who John Polidori[6] The Haunting of Villa Diodati
Strike Back: Vendetta Loric Demachi Television series (2 episodes)
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Isildur[7] Television series

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Work Result Reference
2008 29th Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor - Comedy or Musical Mr. Bean's Holiday Nominated [8]

References
  1. "Maxim Baldry talks to Glass about new show Years and Years – the Glass Magazine".
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (2020-03-04). "'The Lord Of the Rings': Maxim Baldry Set As A Lead In Amazon Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. 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.
  4. "Hollyoaks promises 'three hot new hunks' will arrive in this sneaky teaser video". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. "The Haunting of Villa Diodati". BBC. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. Breznican, Anthony; Robinson, Joanna (February 10, 2022). "Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside 'The Rings of Power'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 10, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Livingston, David. "Actor Maxim Baldry attends 29th annual Young Artist Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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