Darin Brooks
{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darin Brooks
| image = Darin Brooks June 19, 2014 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Brooks at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception in June 2014
| birth_name = Darin Lee Brooks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|27}}
| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{Marriage|Kelly Kruger|2016}}
| children = 2
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
Darin Lee Brooks (born May 27, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Max Brady on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, Alex Moran on the Spike TV series Blue Mountain State, and Wyatt Spencer on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
Early life
Brooks was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Brooks graduated from Henry J. Kaiser High School in 2002. He is of Polish descent.
Career
Brooks started his acting career with the theater program at his high school. He played Rapunzel's prince in his high school's production of Into the Woods. He later enrolled in acting classes, began modeling, and worked as an extra in films. He was discovered by casting director Kathy Henderson.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
When Brooks moved to Los Angeles, California, he called Henderson immediately, took acting classes at the renowned Ivana Chubbuck Studios,{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbs.com/recommended/photos/1005779/cbs-daytime-stars-on-how-they-met-their-sweethearts/103066/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-s-darin-brooks-and-fianc-e-kelly-kruger/|title=CBS Daytime Stars On How They Met Their Sweethearts|work=CBS|access-date=2017-07-24}} and got an agent. Two years after the move, he auditioned for the soap operas One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless, and he was cast as Max Brady on the NBC's Days of Our Lives.{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=What other soap roles have you auditioned for? |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/photos/actor-roundup-1700192/ |website=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224020359/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/photos/actor-roundup-1700192/ |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |location=United States |page=3 |date=February 22, 2021 |url-status=live}} He later starred as Alex Moran on the Spike TV series Blue Mountain State. In 2010, Brooks starred as Mr. Blake Owens on the web series Miss Behave. In June 2013, Brooks began playing Wyatt Spencer on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Bold-Beautiful-Darin-Brooks-1065679.aspx|title=Exclusive: Emmy Winner Darin Brooks Joins The Bold and the Beautiful|date=May 15, 2013|first=Michael|last=Logan|work=TV Guide|access-date=June 4, 2013}} In October 2023, after a decade on the show, Brooks announced his exit from the role and made his final appearance on January 19, 2024 .{{cite news|author=SOD|author-link=Soap Opera Digest|title=Darin Brooks clarifies B&B status|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/darin-brooks-clarifies-bb-status/|access-date=October 19, 2023|work=Soap Opera Digest|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=American Media, Inc.|date=October 19, 2023|location=United States}}
Personal life
Brooks enjoys playing the guitar, bass guitar, and drums. In 2010, he started dating actress Kelly Kruger. In February 2014, they partnered with an organization called Aid Still Required.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=February 6, 2014|title=Tag Archives: Darin Brooks|url=http://www.aidstillrequired.org/tag/darin-brooks/|url-status=live|access-date=|publisher=Aidstillrequired.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154556/http://www.aidstillrequired.org/tag/darin-brooks/ |archive-date=2014-07-14 }} On March 21, 2016, he and Kruger got married. In April 2019, it was announced that he and Kruger were expecting their first child.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=April 15, 2019|title=Kelly Kruger Expecting First Child with Husband Darin Brooks 'After About a Year of Trying'|url=https://people.com/parents/kelly-kruger-pregnant-expecting-first-child-darin-brooks/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415134243/https://people.com/parents/kelly-kruger-pregnant-expecting-first-child-darin-brooks/|archive-date=April 15, 2019|access-date=|website=People|publisher=Time Inc.|location=United States}} The couple's first child was born on September 22, 2019.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=September 26, 2019|title=Darin Brooks and Kelly Kruger Welcome Daughter Everleigh Jolie: 'We Can't Believe She's Finally Here'|url=https://people.com/parents/darin-brooks-kelly-kruger-welcome-baby-daughter-everleigh-jolie/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926194641/https://people.com/parents/darin-brooks-kelly-kruger-welcome-baby-daughter-everleigh-jolie/|archive-date=September 26, 2019|access-date=|website=People|publisher=|location=}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Staring at the Sun | Smoker #1 | Short |
| 2010
| Spotlight | Austin Pembelton | Short |
| 2012
| Choices | Jeff Hayes | Short |
| 2012
| Bad Girls | Benny | Television film |
| 2012
| The Seven Year Hitch | Kevin | Television film |
| 2013
| Brax | |
| 2015
| Overexposed | Tucker Bailey | Short |
| 2016
| Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland | Alex Moran | |
| 2018
| Groomzilla | Tucker Brennan | TV movie |
| 2019
| The Missing Sister | Frank | |
| 2020
| Her Secret Family Killer | Will | |
| 2020
| Gold Dust | Winters | |
| 2022
| The Art of Christmas | Reggie | TV movie |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2005–2010
| Regular role |
| 2010–2011
| Alex Moran | Regular role |
| 2010
| Blake Owens | Recurring role |
| 2011
| Ian Kaufman | Episode: "F-T-F" |
| 2011
| Castle | Nick, Jr. | Episode: "Slice of Death" |
| 2013
| Bloomers | Ryan | Episodes: "Unexpecting" and "Mum's the Word" |
| 2013–2024
| Regular role |
| 2013
| Jason | Episodes: "Engagement Party" and "Dinner Party" |
| 2017
| Frank | Episode: "And the Alley-Oops" |
| 2021
| Guest: 2 episodes (February 12 and 15, 2021) |
| 2021–2023
| Guy | Main voice role |
| 2022
| Max | Main role |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1794688|name=Darin Brooks}}
{{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor 2000-2009}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of Polish descent
Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners
Category:Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners
Category:Male actors from Honolulu
Category:Male actors from Hawaii