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Maximillion Drake Thieriot (born October 14 1988) is an American actor.

Thieriot was born in Los Altos Hills, California to Cameron Thieriot and Bridget Snyder; he has a sister, Frances, and a brother, Aidan. His paternal grandfather was Charles de Young Thieriot, the owner and publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle, and a descendant of the de Young brothers, founders of the Chronicle.

Thieriot was signed to an agent after being noticed in an improvisation class. He modelled for GAP and appeared in two short films before being cast in his first feature film role, in 2004's Catch That Kid, a comedic thriller aimed at teenage audiences. He was subsequently cast in 2005's The Pacifier, playing one of the family members protected by a Navy Seal played by Vin Diesel. Thieriot performed all of his own singing for the film.

Thieriot will next appear in the drama The Astronaut Farmer, scheduled for release on February 2, 2007, as well as in the feature film version of Nancy Drew, which has a release date of June 15, 2007. He will also play a younger version of Hayden Christensen's lead character in Jumper, which began filming in September of 2006.

Thieriot lives in Occidental, California and attends El Molino High School. He enjoys basketball, hunting, surfing, fishing, and wrestling.

Selected filmography

Footnotes

External links

• Kidz Scoop interview (February 6 2004)
• San Francisco Chronicle interview (February 5 2004)
• MaxThieriot.net (fansite)
• Teen Stars Online

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