Alex Saxon (actor)

Alex Saxon (born September 10, 1987) is an American actor 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).

Alex Saxon
Born (1987-09-10) September 10, 1987
Liberty, Missouri, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

His work in film includes The Olivia Experiment (2012), Chapman (2013), and Compound Fracture (2013).

Early life

Saxon grew up in Liberty, Missouri, United States, 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
Television
Year Film Role Notes
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 The Fix Gabriel Johnson Main role
2019–present Nancy Drew Ace Main role
Film
Year Film Role
2012 The Olivia Experiment Ace #2
2013 Chapman Young Paul Holt
2013 Compound Fracture Brandon
2017 Coin Heist[5] Jason

References
  1. "Crush Of The Week: Finding Carter Cutie Alex Saxon". Seventeen. July 18, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2013). "Gabourey Sidibe Joins American Horror Story, Alex Saxon Added To The Fosters". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. Thompson, Eliza (September 16, 2014). "Finding Carter Showrunner Terri Minsky Says Max Was Originally Supposed to Die". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. Petski, Denise (March 7, 2019). "The CW's Nancy Drew Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. Jarvey, Natalie (23 March 2016). "Sasha Pieterse, Alex Saxon to Star in 'Coin Heist' From Adaptive Studios". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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