Darin Brooks

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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

When Brooks moved to Los Angeles, California, he called Henderson immediately, took acting classes at the renowned Ivana Chubbuck Studios,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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 .[4]

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.[5] On March 21, 2016, he and Kruger got married. In April 2019, it was announced that he and Kruger were expecting their first child.[6] The couple's first child was born on September 22, 2019.[7]

Filmography

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 Liars All 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
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005–2010 Days of Our Lives Max Brady Regular role
2010–2011 Blue Mountain State Alex Moran Regular role
2010 Miss Behave Blake Owens Recurring role
2011 CSI: Miami 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 The Bold and the Beautiful Wyatt Spencer Regular role
2013 Super Fun Night Jason Episodes: "Engagement Party" and "Dinner Party"
2017 2 Broke Girls Frank Episode: "And the Alley-Oops"
2021 The Young and the Restless Wyatt Spencer Guest: 2 episodes (February 12 and 15, 2021)
2021–2023 The Croods: Family Tree Guy Main voice role
2022 Amber Brown Max Main role

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2008
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2009
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Won
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2014
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Indie Series Award Best Guest Star (Comedy) Bloomers Nominated
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2016
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Soap Awards France Best Actor of the Year The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
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2020
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2021
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
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References

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External links

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