Max Pirkis
British actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1989 · age 37
Max Pirkis is an English actor. After appearing in two stage productions during the early 2000s, Pirkis made his film debut in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), after the film crew recruited him at his school, Eton College.
Max Pirkis is read about 320 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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The BayFilm, Producer
The SwallowFilm, 2026Producer2025
The BayouFilm, Producer2014
Flying HomeFilm, Jason
The Quiet OnesFilm, 2014David Q2005
RomeSeries, Gaius Octavian2004
The Hundred DaysFilm2003
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldFilm, Midshipman Blakeney1989Born6 January 1989People around Max
Close ties
Simon Woods Duets: Gaius Octavian, also in Rome
Peter Weir Directed Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Michael Apted Directed Rome
Tim Van Patten Directed Rome
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Produced Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Dominique Deruddere Directed Flying Home (2014)- Duncan Henderson Produced Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Known for
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003
Flying Home 2014
The Bayou 2025
The Quiet Ones 2014
Filmography 7
9 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
In a critically praised performance, he won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in an International Film. In 2005, he was cast in the BBC/HBO television series Rome as Gaius Octavian, a role he held for two years.
In the same film or series as Max
David ThrelfallAlso in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Grace Van DienAlso in The Swallow (2026)
Francesca EastwoodAlso in The Bay (2026)
Rose Ayling-EllisAlso in The Quiet Ones (2014)
Numan AcarAlso in Flying Home (2014)
Chris LarkinAlso in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)