Maxwell Perry Cotton (born May 7, 2000) is an American actor who portrayed Cooper Whedon in the television series '' Brothers & Sisters''.

Life and career

Cotton was born on May 7, 2000, in San Diego, California. Cotton graduated from Notre Dame High School.His younger brother,

Mason Vale Cotton Mason Vale Cotton is an American actor known for his roles as M.J. Delfino in the ABC soap opera ''Desperate Housewives'' (20082012) and as Bobby Draper in the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (20122015), the latter of which earned him a nominatio ...

, is also an actor. Cotton began acting at the age of six. His first ever role began in 2006, on the television series '' Brothers and Sisters'', as Cooper Whedon. That same year, he played Zeke in the television movie ''Welcome to the Jungle Gym''. His first film was ''A Dennis the Menace Christmas'' in which he played Dennis Mitchell. In 2009, Cotton appeared in the movie ''

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''. In 2010, he appeared in ''

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''. In 2011, he appeared in ''

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'' as Billy Popper. In 2013, he played young Max (Max being played by

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) in ''

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''. He voiced a

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-era teenager, Albertus McCreery, in the documentary film ''The Gettysburg Address''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotton, Maxwell Perry 2000 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from San Diego Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California) alumni