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My Take
Burkholder belongs to that delicate club of child actors who actually grow into the work, which is why I root for him. As Max Braverman on Parenthood, he handled material that asked real emotional precision from a kid, and that's not nothing. Branching into voice work, horror with The Purge, and now young John Bennett in the Ted series shows a willingness to stretch rather than coast on early fame. What I appreciate is the lack of flash; he seems more interested in range than in being a headline. The transition from child star to durable working actor is brutally rare, and he looks like he's quietly making it.
Overview
Maxwell Henry Wolf Burkholder (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor. His roles on television include Max Braverman in the NBC comedy-drama series Parenthood (2010–2015), as well as young John Bennett in the Peacock fantasy comedy Ted (2024–2026), an entry in the Ted franchise.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Burkholder
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・バークホルダー
- Reading
- まっくす・ばーくほるだー
- Born
- November 1, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Parenthood | — | |
| Notable work | The Purge | — |
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Burkholder
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.