Maxim Baldry Covers Man About Town's Autumn/Winter 2024 Issue wearing Cartier

Growth is the name of the game for Maxim Baldry, both on-screen and off, as he returns to Prime Video's The Rings of Power, this August. The magnitude of his second season on the Lord of the Rings prequel will reverberate throughout character Isildur's time in Middle earth for years to come, and for Maxim, finding his feet in his ”first proper [acting] job”has been equally monumental – as he tells Russell Tovey, it's given him a home in the industry and allowed him to afford one of his own. 

Covering our Autumn/Winter 2024 issue, he sits down with his former Years and Years co-star to talk navigating such a vast TV arena, the hopeful escapism of Tolkien's universe, the childhood move from Russia to England that has influenced the roles that resonate with him today, how he juggles his skyrocketing acting career with life in a band, still getting recognised for his noughties turn in Mr. Bean's Holiday and how Russell, himself, almost bagged a role in The Hobbit. 

 TAXES/DUTIES:

Photography David Hughes
Styling Luke Day
Interview Russell Tovey
Words Andrew Wright
Grooming Liz Dauxauer at Caren

Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor Andrew Wright
Art Director Michael Morton
Fashion Director Luke Day
Production Director Ben Crank
Junior Producer Lola Randall

Lighting Director Okus Milsom 
Digital Tech Oscar Eckel 
Fashion Assistant Zac Sunman 
Special thanks to  The Prince George, Dalston