Max Bowden

Max Bowden
Born
Max Lewis Bowden

(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 29)
Woking, Surrey, England
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Television
Children1[1]

Max Lewis Bowden (born 31 December 1994[2]) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Justin Fitzgerald in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2014–2015),[3][4] and his portrayal of Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2019–2024).[5][6][7]

Career

In 2014, Bowden joined the cast of Waterloo Road in the role of Justin Fitzgerald.[3][4] In 2016, he played Kash Ryland in the BBC medical drama Casualty.[8] From 2019 to 2024, Bowden portrayed Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[5][7][6][9]

Filmography

List of Max Bowden television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Demolition Dad Naughty Neighbour [2]
2014–2015 Waterloo Road Justin Fitzgerald Main role [3][4]
2016 Saved Peter Episode: "Car Impaling/Kayak" [2]
Casualty Kash Ryland Episode: "A Clear Conscience" [8]
Doctors William King Episode: "The Da Vinci Toad" [10]
2019–2024 EastEnders Ben Mitchell Series regular [5][6][7]

Stage

List of Max Bowden stage credits
Year Title Role Venue Director(s) Ref.
2015 Birdsong Private Tipper Original Theatre Company Rachel Wagstaff
2020 Birdsong Private Tipper Original Theatre Online Rachel Wagstaff, Alastair Whatley, Charlotte Peters [11][12][13]
2020 The Haunting of Alice Bowles Matt Original Theatre Online Philip Franks [14][15]

Awards and nominations

List of Max Bowden awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [16]
Best Bad Boy Won [17]
2020 National Television Awards Newcomer Nominated [18]
TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Nominated [19]
Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [20]
2022 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance Won [21]
2023 Inside Soap Awards Soap Superstar Won [22]

References

  1. ^ Harp, Justin (28 September 2022). "Max Bowden supported by EastEnders co-stars following the birth of his son". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Kilkelly, Daniel (2 April 2019). "Who is EastEnders newcomer Max Bowden?". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Kilkelly, Daniel (12 October 2014). "Waterloo Road: Meet new boy Justin". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Waterloo Road – Ep. 6/20". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Yip, Ann (22 January 2019). "Surrey star Max Bowden to join EastEnders as Ben Mitchell". SurreyLive. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Eastenders' Ben Mitchell is back – and being played by another new actor". BBC News. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Brown, David (21 January 2019). "First images of the new Ben Mitchell – actor Max Bowden joins the EastEnders cast". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "A Clear Conscience – Casualty". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "EastEnders: Max Bowden leaving role as Ben Mitchell". BBC News. 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "The Da Vinci Toad – Doctors". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. ^ Warner, Sam (18 June 2020). "EastEnders star Max Bowden to star in virtual production of Birdsong". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ Wood, Alex (8 June 2020). "New online production of Birdsong to be streamed in July | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  13. ^ Crick, Claire (8 June 2020). "EastEnders' Max Bowden to appear in virtual production of Birdsong". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  14. ^ Akbar, Arifa (18 December 2020). "The Haunting of Alice Bowles review – murder at a time of plague". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. ^ Alex, Susannah (23 October 2020). "EastEnders star Max Bowden joins supernatural thriller project". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  16. ^ Lang, Paul (1 October 2019). "Who will be YOUR winners in the Inside Soap Awards 2019?". Inside Soap. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  17. ^ Lang, Paul (8 October 2019). "Meet your Inside Soap Awards 2019 winners!". Inside Soap. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  18. ^ Rajani, Deepika. "NTA nominations 2020: the full shortlist of National Television Awards nominees, and how to vote for the NTAs". i. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  19. ^ Carr, Flora. "TV Choice Awards nominations revealed – Normal People leads the pack". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Meet your final fours for the Inside Soap Awards". Inside Soap. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  21. ^ Gonzalez, Elliot. "Awards 2022 Winners". I Talk Telly. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  22. ^ Lewis, George (25 September 2023). "EastEnders wins big at the Inside Soap Awards 2023". Digital Spy. Other wins for EastEnders came in the shape of Best Young Performer and Soap Superstar of the Year, which were won by Isabella Brown and Max Bowden for their roles as Lexi Pearce and Ben Mitchell respectively.


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