Max Bowden

Max Lewis Bowden (born 31 December 1994[3]) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Justin Fitzgerald in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road,[4][5] and his portrayal of Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[6][7][8]

Max Bowden
Born
Max Lewis Bowden

(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994
Woking, Surrey, England
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Television

Career

In 2014, Bowden joined the cast of Waterloo Road in the role of Justin Fitzgerald.[4][5] In 2016, he played Kash Ryland in the BBC medical drama Casualty.[9] Then in 2019, Bowden was cast as the sixth actor to portray Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[6][8][7]

Filmography
List of performances by Max Bowden in television
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2006 Demolition Dad Naughty Neighbour [3]
2014–2015 Waterloo Road Justin Fitzgerald Main role [4][5]
2016 Saved Peter Episode: "Car Impaling/Kayak" [3]
Casualty Kash Ryland Episode: "A Clear Conscience" [9]
Doctors William King Episode: "The Da Vinci Toad" [10]
2019–present EastEnders Ben Mitchell Series regular [6][7][8]

Stage
List of performances by Max Bowden on stage
Year Title Role Venue Director(s) Ref(s)
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][16]

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

References
  1. Nightingale, Laura (6 January 2015). "TV star from Waterloo Road, Max Bowden, back at Woking High School for concert". SurreyLive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "Max Bowden returns to College to present awards". www.godalming.ac.uk. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Kilkelly, Daniel (2 April 2019). "Who is EastEnders newcomer Max Bowden?". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Kilkelly, Daniel (12 October 2014). "Waterloo Road: Meet new boy Justin". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "Waterloo Road - Ep. 6/20". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. Yip, Ann (22 January 2019). "Surrey star Max Bowden to join EastEnders as Ben Mitchell". SurreyLive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "Eastenders' Ben Mitchell is back - and being played by another new actor". BBC News. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. Brown, David (21 January 2019). "First images of the new Ben Mitchell – actor Max Bowden joins the EastEnders cast". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. "A Clear Conscience - Casualty". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. "The Da Vinci Toad - Doctors". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. Warner, Sam (18 June 2020). "EastEnders star Max Bowden to star in virtual production of Birdsong". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. Wood, Alex (8 June 2020). "New online production of Birdsong to be streamed in July | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 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. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. Alex, Susannah (23 October 2020). "EastEnders star Max Bowden joins supernatural thriller project". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  16. Wild, Stephi (23 October 2020). "Janie Dee, Max Bowden, and Stephen Boxer Star In New Supernatural Thriller The Haunting of Alice Bowles". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  17. Lang, Paul (1 October 2019). "Who will be YOUR winners in the Inside Soap Awards 2019?". Inside Soap.
  18. Lang, Paul (8 October 2019). "Meet your Inside Soap Awards 2019 winners!". Inside Soap.
  19. Rajani, Deepika. "NTA nominations 2020: the full shortlist of National Television Awards nominees, and how to vote for the NTAs". i. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  20. Carr, Flora. "TV Choice Awards nominations revealed – Normal People leads the pack". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  21. "Meet your final fours for the Inside Soap Awards". Inside Soap. 16 November 2020.
  22. Gonzalez, Elliot. "Awards 2022 Winners". I Talk Telly. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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