Maxim Baldry

Maxim Alexander Baldry (born 5 January 1996) is an English film and television actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday. More recently, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2016–2017) and miniseries Years and Years (2019), and the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present).

Early life Baldry was born in Redhill, Surrey to an English father from Leicestershire and a Russian-Armenian mother from Moscow; his parents met while his father was working in Eastern Europe. Baldry spent his early childhood in Moscow and Warsaw, and spoke Russian as his first language, before returning to England. He attended Hurtwood House, completing A-Levels in English, history, and theatre studies in 2014. He began his studies in literature at the University of Edinburgh, but withdrew.

Career

In 2007, Baldry starred as Stepan Duchevsky in the comedy film Mr. Bean's Holiday alongside Rowan Atkinson. He received a Young Artist Award nomination for his work in the film. Also in 2007, Baldry played Caesarion in the HBO historical drama Rome. He returned to acting nearly a decade later when he was cast as Liam Donovan in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks; he played that role from 2016 to 2017. He then appeared in the Syfy television film Lake Placid: Legacy.

Baldry played Viktor Goraya in Russell T Davies' 2019 BBC One miniseries Years and Years and Ed in the film Last Christmas. The following year, he guest starred as John Polidori in the Doctor Who series 12 episode The Haunting of Villa Diodati and appeared in Strike Back: Vendetta on Sky One. After circling a role in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for several months, he was confirmed to have joined the ensemble cast in December 2020. The series premiered in 2022, with Baldry playing Isildur.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island Chucho English dub 2007 Rome Caesarion 3 episodes Mr. Bean's Holiday Stepan Dachevsky 2016–2017 Hollyoaks Liam Donovan Series regular (80 episodes) 2018 Lake Placid: Legacy Dane Television film 2019 Years and Years Viktor Goraya 6 episodes Last Christmas Ed 2020 Doctor Who John Polidori The Haunting of Villa Diodati Strike Back: Vendetta Loric Demachi 4 episodes 2022–presentThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Isildur 8 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2008 Young Artist Awards Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Mr. Bean's Holiday