Max Records

Personal life Records was born in Portland, Oregon,

Records attended Metropolitan Learning Center, a public K-12 school, for most of his childhood. He then transferred to Trillium Charter School for the rest of high school.

Career Records first became famous for the main role in Where the Wild Things Are when he was hired personally by Spike Jonze. Records' father, who is a photographer, was asked to send the company information of actors fitting a certain description; his son happened to fit the criteria, so his information was also provided.

Before being cast in Where the Wild Things Are, Records starred in a music video for the band Death Cab for Cutie. and released in early 2016. Rolling Stone described the role as "a homicidal Midwestern teen who has to kill a mass murderer in order to stop becoming one himself".

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Directions Brother VideoSegment: "Stable Song" 2009 Where the Wild Things Are Max Won Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film, for 2009. The Sitter Slater Pedulla 2016 I Am Not a Serial KillerJohn Wayne Cleaver Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor

Video games Year Title Role 2009 Where the Wild Things Are Max

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