Max Thieriot is an American actor and director. His notable performances include playing Dylan Massett on the critically acclaimed show Bates-Motel and Clay Spenser on the CBS drama Navy Special Forces . In addition, he is also an entrepreneur and turned his passion for wines into a wine business called Senses Wines . Max has been married to Lexi Murphy since 2013 and is the father of 2 boys. He has more than 400,000 followers on Instagram and more than 200,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Maximillion Drake Thieriot

nickname

Max, Maxi

Sun sign

Scale

Place of birth

Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara County, California, United States

nationality

training

Max attended Sonoma Country Day School , a middle school in California. He later attended El Molino High School in Forestville, graduating in 2006.

occupation

actor, director

family

• Vater – George Cameron Thieriot
• Mother – Bridgit Ann (née Snyder)
• Siblings – Frances Cameron (Older Sister), Aidan Thieriot (Younger Brother)
• Others – Michael Stutes (brother-in-law) (Frances’shusband (baseball player), Melly Thieriot (paternal grandfather), Frances Harrison Dade (paternal grandfather), Donald Ross Snyder Jr. (maternal grandfather), Nancy Jo Neuhalfen (maternal grandfather), MH de Young (great-great-grandfather) (co-founder of the San Francisco Chronicle)

Manager

Max is represented by California PR agency Viewpoint Inc.

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Max dated –

1. Emma Roberts (2007) – Back in 2007, while filming, Max was linked to his co-star Emma Roberts Nancy Drew .
2. Lexi Murphy (2005-Present) – Max and Lexi Murphy first met when they were teenagers. They started in August 2005, and after 7 years together, Max proposed a Caribbean trip to his girlfriend in 2012. The married couple made things official on June 1, 2013 in Lake Tahoe, California. Their first son, Beaux Thieriot, was born in December 2015 and they became parents for the second time on January 21, 2018 when his wife gave birth to a boy, Maximus Thieriot.

race/ethnicity

White

Max has German, English, Danish, Irish, Northern Irish, Dutch, French, Jewish, Norwegian and Scottish ancestry from both sides of his parents.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

He has 2 tattoos (one star on his back and another on his upper left arm)

brand promotion

Max has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• gap
• USEF network
• Savage Suiting
• HTX Tactical
• USAA
• start campaign

Known for

Challenging roles such as Dylan Massett (2013-2017) continue playing Bates-Motel and Clay Spenser on Marine Special Ops since 2017

first movie

Max made his big screen debut in 2004 as Gus in Bart Freundlich’s comedy adventure Catch This Child .

First TV show

He made his first television appearance on the talk show Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show as a guest in 2010.

Personal trainer

Max’s cute boy-next-door look belies his passion for fitness. Extremely active and a fitness enthusiast, he regularly posts his workout snippets on Instagram. His role as Navy SEAL Clay Spenser on CBS Marine Special Forces is the most physically demanding role he’s taken on to date. However, his daily training routine ensures he can keep up with the rigorous demands of filming. Max also received firearms training beforehand.

Max Thieriot favorite things

• day of the year – Thanksgiving
• Wineries – Boheme Wines, Dutton-Goldfield, Merry Edwards
• Movie Scenes with Wine – The Silence of the Lambs (1991), (Hannibal Lecter to Clarice Starling) “A census taker tried to test me once. I ate his liver with some beans and a nice Chianti”, Tombstone (1993) in a bar scene between Johnny Ringo and Doc Holliday “In vino veritas”
• Episode of Marine Special Forces Season 1 – Patterns of Life (Episode 10)

Max Thieriot Facts

1. He lost his paternal grandparents Frances Harrison and Ferdinand Melly Thieriot in 1956 on the SS Andrea Doria .
2. He put the director’s cap on Bates-Motel titled “Hidden” in season five’s fourth episode .
3. Max co-founded Senses Wines with childhood friends Chris Strieter and Myles Lawrence-Briggs. He is a professional winemaker and owns vineyards in the Occidental that produce various varietals of Chardonnay , Pommard , and Pinot Noir .
4. Follow Max Thieriot on Twitter and Instagram.