Alex Saxon

Alex Saxon is an American actor known for playing Wyatt in The Fosters, Max in Finding Carter, and Ace in Nancy Drew. He has also had roles in other television series: Awkward; Ray Donovan (2013–2015); and The Mentalist (2015).

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.

Career In 2013, Saxon was cast in a recurring role on The Fosters, a Freeform drama created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg. 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.

In March 2019, Saxon was cast as Ace in The CW mystery series Nancy Drew.

Filmography

+ Film appearances by Alex Saxon Year Film Role 2012 The Olivia Experiment Ace #2 2013 Chapman Young Paul Holt 2013 The Advocates Young Henry Bird 2014 Compound Fracture Brandon 2017 Coin Heist Jason

+ Television appearances by Alex Saxon Year Film Role Notes 2011 Awkward Vampire guy Episode: "I Am Jenna Hamilton" 2013–2015 Ray Donovan Chloe 2 episodes 2013–2018 The Fosters Wyatt Recurring role 2014–2015 Finding Carter Max Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) 2015 Scream: Killer Party Max Short Film 2015 The Mentalist Gabriel Osbourne Episodes: "Byzantium", "Brown Shag Carpe" 2016 Shooter Joey Richards Episode: "Recon by Fire" 2019 The Fix Gabriel Johnson Main role 2019–2023 Nancy Drew Ace H. Main role 2023 High Desert Ethan 3 episodes 2024 Criminal Minds Pete Bailey 1 episode