Max Ehrich

Max Ehrich
Born Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Occupation Actor/Dancer
Years active 2004–present

Max Ehrich is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is known for his role as Fenmore Baldwin in American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless and currently has a recurring role as computer hacker Hunter May in CBS's Under the Dome.

Personal life

Ehrich is a native of Marlboro Township, New Jersey.[1]

Career

He made his film debut starring in One Easy Job (2004), then had a supporting role as principal dancer in High School Musical 3: Senior Year.[2] Breaking into television, Ehrich was a recurring guest star in Ugly Betty's Season 3, playing the role of Randy.[3] He then starred in the 2009 Lifetime Original Movie The Pregnancy Pact as Jesse Moretti, performing alongside Thora Birch, Camryn Manheim, and Nancy Travis.[4] He filmed two pilots for CBS in 2010, and has since shot another pilot as a recurring guest star for the new Country Music Television sitcom, Working Class, starring Melissa Peterman.[5] Among many current TV projects, he recently played the role of Adam in iStart A Fan War, a TV movie for the Nickelodeon show, iCarly.

In 2012, Ehrich join the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Fenmore Baldwin.[6] In 2013, Ehrich received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Fenmore.[7][8][9] On the day the actor was informed of his nomination, Ehrich stated: "I’ve been in daydream all day. I feel like I was hit by an electrical current." He admitted that it was a "pretty easy choice" choosing which scene to submit for consideration;[10] Ehrich chose a scene where Fenmore tells Jamie that Summer is the one cyberbullying him.[11] He stated that he chose that episode "because that day, I felt this outer [sic] body experience. I was not in control at all". Of his nomination, Ehrich stated: "It’s an honor, and it’s something I hope will hit me really soon, because it doesn’t feel real at all!"[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 One Easy Job Henry Short
2010 The Pregnancy Pact Jesse Main Role
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Principal Dancer
2011 Grace Face Dylan Short
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Ugly Betty Randy 2 episodes:
"Granny Pants" (season 3, episode 5)
"When Betty Met YETI" (season 3, episode 9)
2010 The Pregnancy Pact Jesse Moretti TV Movie
2010 Shake It Up Eddie 2 episodes:
"Hook It Up" (season 1, episode 8)
"Meatball It Up" (season 1, episode 2)
2010 The Quinn-tuplets Teenage Patrick Quinn TV Movie
2010 Team Spitz Jake TV Movie
2010 iCarly Adam 1 episode:
"iStar a Fan War" (season 4, episode 6)
2010 No Ordinary Family Dylan 1 episode:
"No Ordinary Anniversary" (season 1, episode 9)
2011 Parenthood Bradley 1 episode:
"Damage Control" (season 2, episode 11)
2011 Working Class Josh 1 episode:
"The Dance" (season 1, episode 7)
2012–present The Young and the Restless Fenmore Baldwin Recurring role, 105 episodes
2014-present Under the Dome Hunter May Season 2 (recurring; 6 episodes)
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Daniel Pryor Guest star

Choreography

Film

2008: High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Principal Dancer

Commercial

2008: Sara Lee - High School Musical 3: Senior Year Promo — Dance with Joy

Music Video

2008: Vanessa Hudgens - Identified - Sneakernight

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2011
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Actor The Pregnancy Pact Nominated
[12]
2012
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21 Parenthood Nominated
[13]
2013
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[7]
2014
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[14]
2015
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[15]

References

  1. Rapkin, Mickey. "Auditioning Round the Campfire", The New York Times, July 27, 2008. Accessed November 23, 2008. "And what they want, it seems, is intensity. Max Ehrich, 17, of Marlboro, N.J., spent seven summers at French Woods. In November he will be seen as a principal dancer in the feature film “High School Musical 3.”"
  2. IMDb: High School Musical 3: Senior Year Retrieved on November 20, 2010
  3. IMDb: Ugly Betty - Full Credits
  4. The Pregnancy Pact-Official Show Site . Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  5. Norton, Al. , 411mania, November 19, 2010. Retrieved on November 20, 2010.
  6. Soap Opera Digest (2012-04-13). "YR Casting News". Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  8. Cain-Jackson, Bryan (June 17, 2013). "The Young and the Restless' Max Ehrich on His Daytime Emmy Nomination". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. Deese, Hollie (June 10, 2013). "Interview: The Young And The Restless' Max Ehrich". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Clifford, Kambra (May 17, 2013). "'Y&R's' Max Ehrich Is Living A Dream". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  11. Bibel, Sara (June 14, 2013). "Deep Soap: Daytime Emmy Nominees Predict the Winners". Xfinity. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  12. "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  13. "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  14. "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  15. "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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