Early life

Caulfield was born on 23 November 1959 in London—although he later claimed birth in Glasgow, reportedly to be "more interesting". Although not a child actor per se, aged around seven he played "Ted" (using the pseudonym Maxwell Findlater) in the 1967 film, Accident. The film's screenplay was written by Harold Pinter and starred Stanley Baker, Dirk Bogarde and Michael York.

The actor's American stepfather, Peter Maclaine, a former marine, reportedly kicked Caulfield out of the house at the age of 15. Maxwell's mother had a child with Peter Maclaine, Marcus, who is Maxwell's half brother. Caulfield became an exotic dancer at London's Windmill Theatre in order to obtain an Equity card enabling him to work as an actor. Later he got his green card through his stepfather. He took his stage surname, Caulfield, from the character in J.D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye.

Personal life

He has been married since 1980 to actress Juliet Mills, 18 years his senior, making him son-in-law of veteran actor Sir John Mills and writer Mary, Lady Mills. He is brother-in-law to his wife's siblings, Jonathan Mills and actress Hayley Mills, and uncle to Hayley Mills' sons, Crispian Mills (lead singer of indie band Kula Shaker), and Jason Lawson. Caulfield is stepfather to Melissa (née Miklenda; Mills' daughter from her second marriage) and Sean Caulfield (born Sean Alquist; Mills' son from her first marriage).

Maxwell Caulfield became a naturalized United States citizen on September 5, 1991.

Theatre

Caulfield made his New York City debut in Hot Rock Hotel (1978) after moving from the UK to the United States, and the following year made his stage debut in Class Enemy (1979), in which he bagged the lead role (Players Theatre, West Village); he won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He made his Los Angeles debut in Hitting Town (1980); and took a role in The Elephant Man (1980) the same year, which was when he met Juliet Mills.

Caulfield made his debut Off-Broadway as the amoral titular drifter in Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1981), appearing alongside Joseph Maher and Barbara Bryne. His performance was widely praised:

"Maxwell Caulfield is the ideal spider in the web", wrote one critic, saying he was "as disarming of himself as he is of others - which gives this revival that tragic tinge of great comedy."

He made his Broadway debut in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls opposite Siân Phillips. He played opposite Jessica Tandy and Elizabeth Wilson in Salonika at the Public Theater in New York (appearing fully nude for most of the play). He appeared in Joe Orton's black comedy Loot at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In 2006 he drew attention for his bare-chested scene in the Off-Broadway two-hander Tryst, opposite Amelia Campbell. In 2007, he performed in the Charles Busch play, Our Leading Lady, opposite Kate Mulgrew.

In 2007, he also made his West End stage debut as Billy Flynn in the long-running London production of Chicago; he then resumed the roll of Flynn for the Broadway production of Chicago in November 2007. Alongside Lois Robbins, Caulfield - playing the character of Julian Winston - finished up an off-Broadway production of the comedy Cactus Flower (2011).

Television

Caulfield has appeared on Dynasty (1985-86), The Colbys (1986-87), Murder, She Wrote (1988-91), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), The Rockford Files (1996), Spider-Man (1995-98), Casualty (2003-04), Emmerdale (2009-10), and NCIS (2013). He also guest starred in Modern Family (Season 4, ep 15) playing Claire's ex-boyfriend and college professor, among other television programs.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Those Who Wander	Rex
2013	The Right Regrets	Chris Wickham	Short Film
2009	Dire Wolf	Sheriff Parker
2007	Nightmare City 2035	Alex McDowell
2007	Cry of the Winged Serpent	Griffin
2006	Dog Lover's Symphony	Tom
2004	Dragon Storm	Silas
2001	The Hit	Keith
2001	Facing the Enemy	Harlan Moss
2000	Submerged	Agent Jim Carpenter
2000	The Perfect Tenant	Daniel Summer
2000	Overnight Sensation	Mark Connor
1999	More to Love	Barry Gordon
1999	Smut
1999	Dazzle	Tom
1997	Divine Lovers	Jeff Thompson
1997	The Man Who Knew Too Little	British Agent
1997	The Real Blonde	Bob
1996	Prey of the Jaguar	Derek Leigh / The Jaguar
1996	Oblivion 2: Backlash	Sweeney
1995	Empire Records	Rex Manning
1994	Inevitable Grace
1993	No Escape No Return	William Robert Sloan
1993	Gettysburg	Col. Strong Vincent
1993	Calendar Girl	Man in Bathrobe
1993	Midnight Witmess	Garland
1993	Alien Intruder	Nick
1992	Exiled in America	Joe Moore
1992	Animal Instincts	David Cole
1992	Dance with Death	Shaughnessy
1992	Waxwork 2	Mickey
1990	Fatal Sky	George Abbott
1989	Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat	Shane
1989	Mind Games	Eric Garrison
1986	The Supernaturals	Pvt. Ray Ellis
1985	The Boys Next Door	Roy Alston
1984	Electric Dreams	Bill
1982	Grease 2	Michael Carrington
1967	Accident	Ted	Credited under the name Maxwell Findlater

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Castle	Sir Ian Rasher	Episode: "The Wrong Stuff"
2013	NCIS	Dr. Madison Fielding	Episode: "Revenge"
2013	Modern Family	Professor Cooke	Episode: "Bad Hair Day"
2013	DeVanity	Richard DeVanity	2 episodes
2009-10	Emmerdale	Mark Wylde	158 episodes
2006	The Great San Francisco Earthquake	Mayor Schmitz	TV Movie
2004	Holby City	Jim Brodie	Episode: "Casualty @ Holby City: Part 2"
2003-4	Casualty	Jim Brodie	58 episodes
2000-01	Strip Mall	Rafe Barrett	22 episodes
2000	Son of the Beach	Stevens	Episode: "A Star is Boned"
2000	La Femme Nikita	Helmut Volker	2 episodes
2000	Missing Pieces	Stuart	TV Movie
1999	The Nanny	Rodney Pembroke	Episode: "The Fran in the Mirror"
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Armand	Episode: "True Course"
1998	Mike Hammer, Private Eye	Tony Berelli	Episode: "The Maya Connection"
1998	Veronica's Closet	Brian	Episode: "Veronica's Bridal Shower"
1995-98	Spider-Man	Alistair Smythe	19 episodes
1997	All My Children	Pierce Riley	2 episodes
1996	Spider-Man	Alistair Smythe	Animated Film: "Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers"
1996	The Rockford Files	Ian Levin	TV Movie
1996	The Lazarus Man		Episode: "The Boy General"
1994	Sirens	Maxwell Caulfield	Episode: "Crossing the Line"
1994	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Andrew Strauss / David Lewis	2 episodes
1991	Dynasty: The Reunion	Miles Colby	TV Movie
1988-91	Murder, She Wrote	Derek Padley/Roger Travis	2 episodes
1990	Counterstrike	Van Gelder	Episode: "Regal Connection"
1990	Monsters		Episode: "Cellmates"
1990	Beverly Hills, 90210	Jason Croft	Pilot Movie: "Class of Beverly Hills"
1990	Blue Bayou	Phil Serulla	TV Movie
1989	Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again	Alain Marais	TV Miniseries
1985-87	The Colbys	Miles Colby	49 episodes
1987	Hotel	Alex Morrison	Episode: "Pitfalls"
1985-86	Dynasty	Miles Colby	8 episodes
1984	The Parade	Jeff	TV Movie
1983	Journey's End	Captain Stanhope	TV Movie
1983	The Powers of Matthew Star	Scotty Ferguson	Episode: "Starr Knight"
1980	Ryan's Hope	Punk	4 episodes

Audiobooks (narrator)

• Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia (2000).
• The Lion of Cormarre and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1937-1049) (2001).
• Mimus by Lilli Thal (2007).
• Spud by John van de Ruit (2008).
• Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools by Philip Caveney (2008).
• Spud: The Madness Continues by John van de Ruit (2009).

Music (as vocalist)

• 1995: "Say No More (Mon Amore)" in Alan Moyle's Empire Records (as Rex Manning)
• 1982: "Charades" on the Grease 2 soundtrack (as Michael Carrington)
• 1982: "(Love Will) Turn Back the Hands of Time" with Michelle Pfeiffer on the Grease 2 soundtrack
• 1982: "Who's That Guy?" with Cast on the Grease 2 soundtrack
• 1982: "Reproduction" with Cast on the Grease 2 soundtrack
• 1982: "Rock-A-Hula-Luau (Summer is Coming)" with Cast on the Grease 2 soundtrack
• 1982: "We'll Be Together" with Cast on the Grease 2 soundtrack

Stage

• Class Enemy (1978) at the Player's Theater, West Village, New York
• The Elephant Man (1981), Florida
• Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1981), Cherry Lane Theatre, New York
• Hitting Town (1982), Los Angeles
• Journey's End (1982), Los Angeles
• 1984 (1983), Los Angeles
• Paradise Lost (1983), Mirror Repertory Company
• Inheritors (1983), Mirror Repertory Company
• Salonika (1984) at the Public Theater, New York
• Sleuth (1988), Curran Theatre, California
• An Inspector Calls (1992), Broadway (New York) & Royal National Theatre (UK)
• Tryst, Promenade Theatre
• Our Leading Lady at the city centre, New York (Manhattan Theatre Club)
• A Little Night Music (2008) played Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm at Centerstage, Baltimore
• Chicago played Billy Flynn at the Cambridge Theatre, London
• Bedroom Farce (2010) played Nick in a UK-wide touring production.
• The Rocky Horror Show, played the Narrator at Royal Centre Nottingham, the Darlington Civic Theatre and the Southsea Kings Theatre
• Cactus Flower (2011), played Dr. Julian Winston at the Westside Theater Upstairs, New York

Awards

• Theater World Award (1979) for his performance in Class Enemy (Players Theatre, West Village, New York City).

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