| Maxton
Gig Beesley, Jr. |
| Born |
January 15, 1971 (1971-01-15) (age 36)
Burnage,
Manchester,
UK |
| Occupation |
Actor,
musician,
singer
and pianist |
Maxton Gig Beesley, Jr. (born 15 January
1971) is an
English actor and musician, whose stage name is Max Beesley.
|
Contents
- 1 Early
life
- 2 Acting
career
- 2.1 Musician
and singing career
- 2.2 Personal
life
- 3 External
links
|
Early life
Beesley was born to Maxton Beesley, Sr., a professional jazz drummer, and a
jazz singer mother, who sang under the stage name Chris Marlowe. His
parents divorced when he was a baby.
Acting career
Beesley came to prominence with his first major acting role in
The History of
Tom Jones, a Foundling, a 1997 television mini
series based on the book of the same name.
He has starred in numerous roles both in the United
Kingdom and the United States since this breakout
role. In 2001, Beesley appeared opposite singer Mariah
Carey in the film Glitter, a
critical and commercial failure for which he was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst
Supporting Actor. In Britain, he is best known as the star of the BBC Three
medical drama Bodies,
which broadcast from 2004-2007. He also starred in the 2006 BBC One series Hotel
Babylon.
On 28
October 2006
Beesley appeared as a special guest playing piano for James
Brown during his performance at The Roundhouse in London as part of
the BBC's Electric
Proms festival.
In June 2007, he starred in an ITV four parter called Talk to Me
written by Danny Brocklehurst.
Musician and singing career
Beesley is also a musician, having had a successful career
before becoming an actor. He has performed in concert as a percussionist
and pianist
for Robbie Williams, Take
That and The Paul Weller Movement. Beesley
played percussion and piano at Robbie Williams's Knebworth gigs of
Summer 2003 and at Hyde Park, for Live 8 London. Robbie Williams's
first concert of his Close Encounters tour in Perth, Western Australia
on November 30, 2006 saw Max Beesley as percussionist for the second
half of the show. He also played drums during the performance of Rudebox at
Robbie's second Brisbane concert.
Personal life
Beesley dated former Spice Girl Mel
B for several years, ending in 2002. He is currently dating
actress Susie
Amy.
External links
