Max Bennett (actor)
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Max Bennett is an English actor. He has appeared several times in the West End and for such companies as the Royal Court Theatre, the Donmar Warehouse and the National Theatre. He played Petritsky in the Joe Wright film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina (2012).
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Career
In 2007 Bennett appeared in the French comedy 99 Francs. In 2009 he was awarded second prize in the Ian Charleson Award (run by The Sunday Times and the National Theatre)[1] for two performances: as Frank in George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession[2] and as Claudio in Measure For Measure.[3] He appeared in an episode of the Comedy Central television series Big Bad World in 2013.[4] As of 2014[update], Bennett is performing in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of King Lear,[5] which transferred to New York in January 2014.[6]
Theatre
- Edmund in King Lear (Chichester Festival Theatre/BAM, Angus Jackson)[5][6]
- Greg in Relatively Speaking (Wyndham's Theatre/National Tour, Lindsay Posner)[7][8]
- Piotr in A Time to Reap (Royal Court Theatre, Caroline Steinbeis)[9]
- Marat in The Promise (Donmar Warehouse at Trafalgar Studios, Alex Sims)[10]
- Harry Villiers in Posh (Royal Court West End at Duke of York's Theatre, Lyndsey Turner)[11][12]
- Tom in In Basildon (Royal Court Theatre, Dominic Cooke)[13]
- Ferdinand in Luise Miller (Donmar Warehouse, Michael Grandage)[14]
- Demetrius/Tom Snout in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Headlong, Natalie Abrahami)[15]
- Son in Fabrication (The Print Room, Lucy Bailey)[16]
- Hérault-Séchelles in Danton's Death (National Theatre, Michael Grandage)[17]
- Frank in Mrs. Warren's Profession (Comedy Theatre/Theatre Royal Bath/National Tour, Michael Rudman[2] (Ian Charleson Award Second Prize)[1]
- Claudio in Measure For Measure (Theatre Royal Plymouth/National Tour, Jamie Glover[3] (Ian Charleson Award Second Prize)[1]
- Walter Kent in Waste (Almeida Theatre, Samuel West)[18]
- Benvolio/Friar John in Romeo and Juliet (Theatre of Memory at Middle Temple Hall, Tamara Harvey)[19]
- Thyestes in Thyestes (Battersea Arts Centre, Libby Penn)[20]
- James in Finisterre (Theatre503, Max Webster)[21]
- Jack Lane in The Herbal Bed (Salisbury Playhouse, Caroline Leslie)[22]
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 99 Francs | Salaud #1 |
| 2008 | The Duchess | Lord Walter |
| 2012 | Anna Karenina | Petritsky |
| 2012 | The Sweeney | Symes |
| 2013 | The Numbers Station | Intern |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Big Bad World | Sandy | Guest lead, Episode 5[4] |
| 2015 | Midsomer Murders | Kevin Paynton | Episode 17.4 "A Vintage Murder" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Production(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ian Charleson Awards | Best classical stage performance by an actor aged under 30 |
Mrs. Warren's Profession and Measure for Measure | Second Prize[1] |
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