


He is 33 years old as of September 2022, having been born on October 14, 1988, in Los Altos Hills, California, U.S.
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In 2017, he began playing Navy SEAL Clay Spenser in the CBS drama series SEAL Team. After that, he went o to appear as John Coffee “Jack” Hays in History Channel’s miniseries Texas Rising (2015). Since then, he has continued to appear in the action comedy, The Pacifier (2005), the mystery comedy Nancy Drew (2007), the sci-fi Jumper (2008), the supernatural horror My Soul to Take (2010), the erotic thriller Chloe (2009), the drama Disconnect (2012), the psychological horror-thriller House at the End of the Street (2012), and the action-thriller Point Break (2015).įrom 2013 to 2017, she starred in A&E’s drama-thriller series Bates Motel as Dylan Masset. In 2004, he made his acting debut in the adventure comedy film Catch That Kid. I'm going to miss it and all of those folks.Maxmillion Drake Thieriot abbreviated as Max Theriot is an American prominent actor and director. "Watching scenes of characters talking about (Clay) dying, it was like watching them reflect on me dying. Cast members have texted Thieriot snippets of upcoming episodes showing the painful fall-out, and the team supporting Clay's family. It's touching as well as strange for the actor. There was no time for a celebration afterward. I actually got on a plane and flew up to Vancouver to work on 'Fire Country.'"Ĭlay's "SEAL Team" death will reverberate as a major emotional chapter for stars David Boreanaz (Jason Hayes) and Neil Brown Jr. "I reminded the crew that they should be very proud because they work their butts off to create a great show. "I gave a little speech and I cried a little myself," Thieriot says. So as much as I didn't want to go, maybe this gives another opportunity to show that here."Īfterward, Thieriot spoke during a subdued cake farewell on the set. "'SEAL Team' tells impactful stories about the devastating side," Thieriot says. "It shows the good, the bad and the ugly. I don't think Clay would ever have imagined going down that way."īut the circumstances around the tragic death do highlight the plight of veterans dealing with the psychological scars of war, a key theme in the drama. "Like, you go around the world and take down some of the baddest terrorists on the planet, and that's how this guy goes down.

"The idea was to show the sad truth," Thieriot says. After defusing the situation, and taking away the gun, a security officer mistakenly shoots Clay. At one point, Clay and his university professor wife, Stella Baxter (Alona Tal), giddily discuss starting their lives over in a new town.īut the conversation is interrupted by a call from distressed veteran Ben (Joey Pollari), and Clay finds him with a gun outside an Air Force recruiting center. Sunday's episode even suggested that Clay, who has been dealing with his leg amputation from a Season 5 finale battle explosion, might have a sunset ending. We thought about having Clay ride off into the sunset, but that just isn't the show." But once it was clear, it became a question of how. "I love Max and this character, which has been a big part of me for five years. "SEAL Team" executive producer Spencer Hudnut made the tough call of ending Clay's character in dramatic fashion. But is there a part of me that wished that somehow I could have done both? Of course there is." "Frankly, I didn't imagine that it would take off so quickly. "'Fire Country' is my baby and something I've poured my heart into," Thieriot says. Review: David Boreanaz turns ‘SEAL Team’ into solid CBS military drama "And the serious toll it takes on people psychologically is something we will explore on the show." "It's tough, It's getting harder to find people to fight these wildfires, because they're so dangerous," says Thieriot. Thieriot draws inspiration from these "real people who do the job" in the drama, and plans to show more of the psychological trauma they deal with as forest fires become more powerful and more frequent. Likewise, some of his childhood friends went on to become firefighters. "And there's that small-town vibe where everybody knows everything that's going on about everyone."

"I grew up in a town of less than 1,000 people, which is a really tight-knit community," says Thieriot. "SEAL Team" star Thieriot, 34, is not only the "Fire Country" creator, but also stars as convicted felon Bode Donovan, who joins a real-life California prison-release firefighting program to battle blazes across the region. Thieriot's Sonoma County, California, hometown of Occidental, is a major inspiration for tree-filled, rural Edgewater in the CBS hit show (airing Friday 9 ET/PT). Max Thieriot is putting his heart and his roots into "Fire Country."
