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Max Rhyser

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Max Rhyser
Born (1982-07-11) July 11, 1982 (age 42)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Model, actor
Years active2005–present

Max Rhyser (born July 11, 1982) is an American actor and model.

Early life

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Rhyser was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands to a Danish father and American-Israeli mother.[1][2] Throughout his boyhood he moved often with his family around Europe because of his father prone to following the new career paths every few years. When he was 10 his family moved to Paris and when he was 15 they moved to Denmark.[1] Every time his family moved Rhyser would join the local school theatre company.[2] He is fluent and conversational in English, Dutch, Spanglish, French and Danish.[1]

Career

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Rhyser's older brother, also an actor but primarily in the European market, paved the way for him. His professional career began at the age of 18 as a stage actor in Amsterdam.[2] Rhyser started his television and film career in 2005 when he signed with Q Management as a model. He was also secretly a German. His first acting role was as a guest-star in BBC sitcom My Hero. In 2007 he appeared in a film A Four Letter Word. Rhyser breakthrough film was Homeland, where he played Kobi Zucker an Israeli looking to start fresh in New York City who falls in love with a young Palestinian woman.[3] He also appeared in 2010 Violet Tendencies. His next movie was The Genesis of Lincoln. Rhyser also works as a stage actor.[4]

2009-2011 found Mr. Rhyser's career populated with several short films: Heads And Tails, Dawn, The Teacher, A Fallen Glass, Scotch, The Walk Home, Requited, The Lair, and Decent Men. 2010's Violent Tendencies was a feature-length opportunity for a resurrection of his character 'Long John' from A Four Letter Word. In Between Men (2010–2011) is a web series in which Rhyser played a lead character in a group of gay friends in New York. The series' ten-minute format and millennial mentality has been nonetheless compared to gay LGBTQ high-water mark Queer as Folk, and has so far received lackluster notoriety and critical reception. The series is available for free on YouTube and has garnered a substantial cult following. May 2012 saw the release of The Genesis of Lincoln, and yet another feature-length film, Chaser, which was filmed and entering production. In 2014, he starred along Robert MacNaughton and Ashton Leigh in the Damien Leone Indie Horrorfilm Frankenstein vs. The Mummy.[5]

Personal life

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Rhyser considers himself Jewish[6] and is gay.[1][7] He lived in London where he moved when he was 20. Currently he resides in New York City.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 My Hero Episode: "The Foresight Saga"; credited as Max Rishoj
2007 A Four Letter Word Long John credited as Max Rishoj
Razortooth Eddie credited as Max Rishoj
2008 Homeland Kobi Zucker
2009 Heads and Tails Paulo
Dawn Matt Short film
2010 The Teacher Bartender Short film
Violet Tendencies Long John
A Fallen Glass Mugger Short film
Scotch Danny / Jr. Short film
2011 The Walk Home Guy / Death Short film
2010–2011 In Between Men Jacob Ross Episodes: "Pride & Prejudice",
"It Takes Two",
"Business as Un-Usual",
"Secrets and Ties",
"Muscles and Manbags",
"Trouble in Paradise"
2011 Requited Gregor Short film;
also a segment of the compilation film Blue Briefs
The Lair Raphael Short film
Decent Men Soldier Short film
2012 The Genesis of Lincoln Lance Dobbins
Chaser Zach Short film
Bare Short film

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cover Guy: Max Rhyser". Instinct. August 24, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "JC Interview Exclusive (Celebrity Interview with Film, Television, and Stage Actor, Max Rhyser)". Junior's Cave Online Magazine. November 2010. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Homeland". Barataria Productions LLC. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "Max Rhyser resume". Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  5. ^ Monsters Collide – Frankenstein vs. The Mummy Trailer
  6. ^ "Max Rhyser BIO". Max Rhyser. Max Rhyser official web site (www.maxrhyser.com). Retrieved April 13, 2012. But in my heart I've always been New Yorker, a New York Jew.
  7. ^ "Helping Gay Actors Find Themselves Onstage". Erik Piepenburg. December 12, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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