Alex Saxon (actor)

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| occupation = Actor

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Alex Saxon is an American actor known for playing Wyatt in The Fosters, Max in Finding Carter, and Ace in Nancy Drew. He has also had roles in other television series: Awkward (2011); Ray Donovan (2013–2015); and The Mentalist (2015).

His work in film includes The Olivia Experiment (2012), Chapman (2013), and Compound Fracture (2013).

Early life

Saxon grew up in Liberty, Missouri, United States, a suburb of Kansas City.{{cite news|title=Crush Of The Week: Finding Carter Cutie Alex Saxon|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/reviews/a24119/alex-saxon-the-fosters-finding-carter/|accessdate=November 16, 2015|work=Seventeen|date=July 18, 2014}}

Career

In 2013, Saxon was cast in a recurring role on The Fosters, a Freeform drama created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=Gabourey Sidibe Joins American Horror Story, Alex Saxon Added To The Fosters|url=https://deadline.com/2013/04/gabourey-sidibe-joins-american-horror-story-alex-saxon-added-to-the-fosters-485794/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=November 16, 2015|date=April 29, 2013}} He also played the recurring role of Max on the MTV drama Finding Carter. Saxon was only initially hired for the pilot episode of the series but was brought back on a recurring basis after show runner Terri Minsky was impressed by his first scene. He was later informed by Minsky that his character was to be killed off towards the end of the first season. But a month later, he was told that decision had been reversed as both Minsky and network executives found that Saxon as Max was so likeable.{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Eliza|title=Finding Carter Showrunner Terri Minsky Says Max Was Originally Supposed to Die|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a31103/finding-carter-showrunner-interview/|accessdate=November 16, 2015|work=Cosmopolitan|date=September 16, 2014}}

In March 2019, Saxon was cast as Ace in The CW mystery series Nancy Drew.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/the-cws-nancy-drew-pilot-casts-maddison-jaizani-alex-saxon-1202571506/|title=The CW's Nancy Drew Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019}}

Filmography

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|+ Film appearances by Alex Saxon

! Year

! Film

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2012

| data-sort-value="Olivia Experiment, The" | The Olivia Experiment

| Ace #2

2013

| Chapman

| Young Paul Holt

2013

| data-sort-value="Advocates, The" | The Advocates

| Young Henry Bird

2014

| Compound Fracture

| Brandon

2017

| Coin Heist{{cite web|last1=Jarvey|first1=Natalie|title=Sasha Pieterse, Alex Saxon to Star in 'Coin Heist' From Adaptive Studios|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sasha-pieterse-alex-saxon-star-877682|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=9 May 2016|date=23 March 2016}}

| Jason

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|+ Television appearances by Alex Saxon

! Year

! Film

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2011

| Awkward

| Vampire guy

| Episode: "I Am Jenna Hamilton"

2013–2015