Maxwell Jenkins
Biography
Maxwell Jenkins is an American actor and musician who was born in Chicago and began performing at age three with the Chicago circus his parents founded. His first screen acting came in 2013, at eight years old, on the ABC series Betrayal, followed by recurring roles in Sense8 and Chicago Fire. In 2016 he took the part of Will Robinson in the Netflix remake Lost in Space, and that performance earned nominations for several Young Artist and Saturn Awards. His film work includes A Family Man (2016), Joe Bell (2020) and Arcadian (2024); in Joe Bell a critic counted his scenes among the film's most powerful. In 2021 he was cast as a young Jack Reacher for Amazon's Reacher. Jenkins also plays mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, violin and drums, and his band Cowboy Jesus and the Sugar Bums received a Chicago Music Award.
21years old
Turns 22 on May 3in 202 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 9 years2015 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024ArcadianIMDb rating 5.5
- 2020Joe BellIMDb rating 6.3
- 2016A Family ManIMDb rating 6.5
- 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingIMDb rating 6.7
- 2015ConsumedIMDb rating 5.6
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First role
Jenkins started his acting career at age eight in 2013 with a role on ABC's Betrayal, before moving on to recurring parts in Sense8 and Chicago Fire.
Beyond film
Maxwell Jenkins is a musician who plays drums, violin, bass guitar, guitar and mandolin. His band Cowboy Jesus and the Sugar Bums won a Chicago Music Award.
Maxwell Jenkins movies on Netflix
Worked with
Maxwell Jenkins shares two films with Tim Hopper, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tim Hopper's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Nicolas Cage's page
Danny Glover's page
Alfred Molina's page
David Koechner's page
All films by Akiva Schaffer
All films by Jorma Taccone
Benjamin BrewerDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Benjamin Brewer
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