Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a

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film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''

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'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), '' The Supernaturals'' (1986), '' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989), '' Waxwork 2'' (1992), '' Gettysburg'' (1993), '' Empire Records'' (1995), ''

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'' (1997), '' The Man Who Knew Too Little'' (1997), and in ''

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'' (2015). In 2015, Caulfield toured Australia with his wife

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and sister-in-law Hayley Mills in the comedy ''

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'' by Pulitzer Prize winner James Kirkwood. He voiced

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in the video game '' James Bond 007: Nightfire'' (2002).

Early life

Maxwell P.J. Newby was born on 23 November 1959 in Belper,

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to Peter Newby and Oriole Rosalind Findlater. By 1965, his parents had parted and his mother legally abandoned the surname Newby in favour of her maiden name. Although he did not work regularly as a child actor, at the age of seven he played "Ted" in the 1967 film ''

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'' and was billed as Maxwell Findlater.Court District: Central District of California, Court Place: Los Angeles, California (Petition Number: 00893343) Caulfield's American stepfather reportedly kicked him out of the house at the age of 15. Caulfield became an exotic dancer at London's

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to obtain an Equity card enabling him to work as an actor.

Theatre

After obtaining a

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, he made his New York City debut in ''Hot Rock Hotel'' (1978) after moving from the UK to the United States, and the following year made his stage debut in ''

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'' (1979), in which he played the lead role; he won a

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for his performance.Celebrity Profiles, Maxwell Caulfield in SuperiorPics. Retrieved 12 April 2011. He made his Los Angeles debut in ''Hitting Town'' (1980) and appeared in ''

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'' (1980) that same year, during which he met his future wife, actress

. In the early 1980s, Caulfield was an active member of the Mirror Repertory Company, part of

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, performing in numerous repertory productions including ''Paradise Lost'', ''Rain'', ''Inheritors'' and ''The Hasty Heart''. He made his debut Off-Broadway in 1981 as the title character, a homicidal

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, in Joe Orton's '' Entertaining Mr. Sloane'' (alongside Joseph Maher and Barbara Bryne). His performance was widely praised; one critic wrote:

"Maxwell Caulfield is the ideal spider in the web", wrote one critic, saying he aulfieldwas "as disarming of himself as he is of others – which gives this revival that tragic tinge of great comedy."Panarello, Joseph F.
"Maxwell Caulfield Bares His Soul"
''Broadwayworld.com'', 18 April 2006.

Caulfield made his

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debut in

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's ''

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'' opposite

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. He appeared with

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and

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in ''Salonika'' at the

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in New York, appearing fully nude for much of the play, and in Joe Orton's

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''Loot'' at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In 2006, Caulfield drew attention over his bare-chested scene in the Off-Broadway two-hander '' Tryst'', opposite

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. In 2007, he performed in the

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play ''Our Leading Lady'' with

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. In 2007, Caulfield made his West End stage debut as Billy Flynn in the long-running London production of ''

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''; he then resumed the role of Flynn for the

production in November 2007. In 2011, he appeared in an Off-Broadway production of the comedy '' Cactus Flower''.

Television

Caulfield has appeared on ''

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'' (1985–1986), ''

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'' (1985–1987), '' Murder, She Wrote'' (1988–1991), ''

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'' (1990), ''

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'' (1996), '' Spider-Man'' (1995–1998), ''

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'' (2003–2004), ''

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'' (2009–2010) and '' NCIS'' (2013). He guest-starred on ''

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'' (Season 4, Episode 16, "Bad Hair Day") playing Claire's ex-boyfriend and college professor.

Personal life

Caulfield has been married since 1980 to actress

, daughter of actor Sir John Mills and writer Lady Mills (née

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), and brother-in-law of Jonathan Mills and actress Hayley Mills. Caulfield is stepfather to Melissa (née Miklenda; Mills' daughter from her second marriage) and Sean Caulfield (born Sean Alquist; Mills' son from her first marriage).Maxwell Caulfield biography, FilmReference.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011. He became a naturalized United States citizen on 5 September 1991.

Stage credits

Filmography

Film

Television

Audiobook narrations

*'' Anonymous Rex'' by Eric Garcia (2000) *''The Lion of Cormarre and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1937–1949)'' (2001) *''Mimus'' by Lilli Thal (2007) *''Spud'' by

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(2008) *''Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools'' by Philip Caveney (2008) *''Spud: The Madness Continues'' by

(2009) *''

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'' by

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Revised 18 May 2015. ''

James Bond 007: Nightfire'' (2002) as

* ''Eragon'' (2006) as Brom

Discography

* 1982: "Charades" on the ''

'' soundtrack (as Michael Carrington) * 1982: "(Love Will) Turn Back the Hands of Time" with Michelle Pfeiffer on the ''

'' soundtrack * 1982: "Who's That Guy?" with Cast on the ''

'' soundtrack * 1982: "Reproduction" with Cast on the ''

'' soundtrack * 1982: "Rock-A-Hula-Luau (Summer Is Coming)" with Cast on the ''

'' soundtrack * 1982: "We'll Be Together" with Cast on the ''

'' soundtrack * 1995: "Say No More (Mon Amore)" in Alan Moyle's '' Empire Records'' (as Rex Manning)

Awards and nominations

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(1979) for his performance in ''Class Enemy'' ( Players Theatre,

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, New York City).

References

External links

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