Max Elliott Slade

Max Elliott Slade (born July 4, 1980) is an American former child actor who starred in 3 Ninjas, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, and 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up as the character named Jeffrey Douglas, later nicknamed Colt by his grandfather Mori Tanaka. He was the middle child of the Douglas family in the films. He was featured as Jay Lovell in Apollo 13, young Mark Goddard in The Sweeper, and young Gil Buckman in Parenthood.

Slade earned a brown belt in Gosoku-ryū karate at age 11.

Slade began his acting career in 1989 playing Young Gil Buckman in Parenthood. In 1990, he played Kevin Buckman in twelve episodes of Parenthood. In 1991, he played Willy in the made-for-TV film To the Moon, Alice. In 1992, he played Jeffrey Colt Douglas in 3 Ninjas; he reprised the role in 3 Ninjas Kick Back and 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up, which were released in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Though the latter was released last, it was the second film of the series to be made and is the second chronologically. In 1995, he played Jay Lovell in Apollo 13. Afterwards, he played Mark in the direct-to-TV film The Sweeper.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Parenthood Young Gil Buckman 1992 3 NinjasJeffrey "Colt" Douglas 1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up Filmed in 1992, but not released until 1995 Apollo 13 James "Jay" Lovell 1996 The Sweeper Young Mark Direct-to-Video Release 2008 Frost/Nixon Camera Operator (Smith crew) Uncredited 2019 We Are Love Bobby Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Parenthood Kevin Buckman 12 episodes 1991 To the Moon, Alice Willy TV movie