Acknowledged as Max Beesley, he is one of the renowned faces of England who have earned huge success as an actor. He has also been very noticed for the works that he has done as a musician. Successful as an actor as well as a musician, Max is best known for the roles he has played in varieties of television shows such as Hotel Babylon, Bodies, London Ink, Mad Dogs, The History of Tom Jones, a Founding, Ordinary Lies, Survivors, etc to name a few. Max’s on screen appearances have won the hearts of tens of thousands of people, earning him a huge fan base.
Best recognized by his professional name Max Beesley, the English actor / musician was born as Maxton Gig Beesley, Jr. Max was given the middle name Gig after the renowned American actor Gig Young. He was born on 16th April, 1971 in Burnage, a suburb of one of Manchester’s cities, as the son of professional musicians Max Beesley, Sr. and Christine Marlowe. His father was a jazz drummer while his mother, a jazz singer, died at the age of 63 which according to Max was due to hospital’s negligence. His father was also an impressionist who had made several appearances on the comedian Ted Roger’s show 3-2-1. Max’s parents separated when he was one and a half years old. Following the separation, Max’s father got married to Joan through whom he has a step-brother named Jason Milligan. Jason is an actor too. Max remains close to his father as well as his step-mother.
While talking about Max’s love life, he stated that he was not easy with women in his past which is why it took him a long time to finally settle down with his current wife Jennifer. Prior to beginning a relationship with Jennifer, Max has been on the news for dating several celebrated women, including Susie Amy and Dannii Minogue. Max ultimately became a one woman man after meeting Jennifer on a blind date with one of Jennifer’s friends. The Minnesota native dancer, Jennifer, was impressed with Max at their first meeting. The two eventually started dating and got married. In October 2013, Jennifer gave birth to Max’s first child and it was a daughter whom they named Sabrina. Max expressed that holding their daughter in his arm for the first time made him forget the grief of losing his mother untimely.
Raised in his hometown, Max had a successful music career before he started out his journey as an actor. He was a student at Chetham’s School of Music and was a choirboy at the Manchester Cathedral. Max has also studied percussion under Omar, a British soul singer, at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. A trained percussionist, Max is also an accomplished drummer, keyboard player and vibraphone player. As a proficient musician, Max has got chance to tour with popular singers like Paul Weller, Robbie Williams, Jamiroquai and Take That. Max was also a band member of Incognito, a jazz band and has toured several months with them. He finally decided to leave the band and launch his acting career in 1983. Max made his debut appearance as a professional actor in 1983 through the television series Last of the Summer Wine. In 1997, Max became majorly noticed as an actor by playing the role of Toms Jones in the television series The History of Tome Jones, a Foundling. He has since played major roles in various television series such as Bodies, Hotel Babylon, Talk to Me, London Ink, The Last Enemy, Survivors, the Mad Dogs franchise, Suits, etc. He is well known for appearing in movies like Kill Me Later, Glitter, Anita and Me, etc to name a few. Max has made great achievements in both the music and acting career. His successful careers have earned him worldwide fame along with huge net worth of $5 million.
Dedicated and hardworking Max has proved to be excellent at whatever he has tried his hands on. His open-minded and ever learning attitude has helped him in being successful at his works.