Maxim Alexander Baldry is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film ''

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'' (2007). More recently, he is known for his roles in the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2016–2017) and miniseries '' Years and Years'' (2019), and the

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fantasy series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022–).

Early life

Baldry was born in

Redhill, Surrey Redhill () is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England. The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of Croydon in Greater London, and is part of the London commuter belt. The ...

to an English father from

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and a Russian-Armenian mother from

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; 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

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, completing

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in English, history, and theatre studies in 2014. He began his studies in literature at the

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, but withdrew.

Career

In 2007, Baldry starred as Stepan Duchevsky in the comedy film ''

'' alongside

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, for which Baldry received a

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nomination, and played

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in the

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historical drama ''

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''. He returned to acting nearly a decade later when he was cast as

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in the

soap opera ''

'', a role he played from 2016 to 2017. He then appeared in the

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television film '' Lake Placid: Legacy''. Baldry played Viktor Goraya in

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' 2019

miniseries '' Years and Years'' and Ed in the film ''

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''. The following year, he guest starred as

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in the ''Doctor Who'' series 12 episode ''

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'' and appeared in '' Strike Back: Vendetta'' on

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. After circling a role in the Amazon Prime Video prequel to ''

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'' for several months, he was confirmed to have joined the ensemble cast in December 2020. The series premiered in 2022, with Baldry playing

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldry, Maxim Living people 21st-century English male actors English expatriates in Poland English expatriates in Russia English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors English male soap opera actors English people of Armenian descent English people of Russian descent Male actors from Buckinghamshire Male actors from Surrey People educated at Hurtwood House People from Redhill, Surrey Year of birth missing (living people)