Max Brophy

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Born

October 22, 2004 · London

I am a professional actor/singer/dancer. I am an experienced actor, classically trained singer, and a professional, competitive hip hop dancer/choreographer/teacher. I grew up in NW London and still live at home with my parents, older brother and our Greyhound, Paddy. I went to a state school and attended performing arts classes at the weekend. My Dad is a caretaker for the local council and my Mum is a part time administrator. I was in the performing arts industry singing/dancing and acting before I started nursery. I took my first classical Royal College of Music singing exam age 4. At the same time, I was competing professionally in dance competitions all around the UK. At the age of 5, just before my 6th birthday, I made my West End Debut at The Victoria Palace Theatre, playing the youngest ever Small Boy cast in the history of Billy Elliot. I went onto appear as part of the ensemble for Mr Goodnight Mr Tom playing at The Duke of York Theatre, Leicester Square, thereafter went straight into Matilda The Musical, Cambridge Theatre, Leicester Square, starring as Bruce. I'm one of the longest serving Bruce's in the show's history, serving 3 consecutive contracts until my voice broke in 2017. After Matilda I decided to concentrate on my dancing and began competing professionally again. In 2022 I was honored to have the opportunity to perform as a pro dancer for The Queen at her Platinum Jubilee and went onto to perform in Panto that year as a principal hip hop dancer in Peter Pan & The Lost Boys in Hartelepool. In 2022 I also became 2nd In the World Hip Hop Championships and in 2023, 1st in the UK Hip Hop Championships. That same year I headlined MOVEIT Excel London. Alongside my dancing, I have a passion for working on the small and big screen. I have held many lead and SA roles in Film/TV, such as Doctors East-Enders, BBC Comedy Feeds. I was fortunate enough to be directed by Omid Djalili whilst filming his Little Cracker for Sky 1 where I played a naughty, public school boy called Rupert, which was a lot of fun! I sang on the original soundtrack to Walt Disney's Film Beauty and The Beast, playing School Boy No.2 in the film and appeared in the book. I have also worked on various short/charity/documentary's and educational film/projects including commercials, ADR, Voice Overs and kids TV programmes for Nickleodeon and Channel 4. I am very privileged to play the lead role of Jackson in the feature film Rhythm of Life. It means so much as I auditioned for the role with my own choreography and I eil; vbe forever grateful for the opportunity I am now studying Music Performance at The London College of Music at the University of West London and work part time in hospitality.