Darin Brooks

Darin Lee Brooks (born May 27, 1984) is an American actor. He is best 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.

Darin Brooks
Brooks at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception in June 2014
Born
Darin Lee Brooks

(1984-05-27) May 27, 1984
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
(m. 2016)
Children1
Parent(s)Don Brooks (father)
Susan Brooks (mother)

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.

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 was portraying Max Brady on the NBC drama series Days of Our Lives. 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.[2]

Personal life

Brooks enjoys playing the guitar, bass guitar, and drums. In 2010, he started dating actress Kelly Kruger.[3] In February 2014, they partnered with an organization called Aid Still Required.[4] In March 2016, he and Kruger got married. In April 2019, it was announced that he and Kruger were expecting their first child.[5] The couple's child named Everleigh Jolie Brooks was born on September 22, 2019.[6]

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 Movie
2015 Overexposed Tucker Bailey Short
2016 Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland Alex Moran Movie
2018 Groomzilla Tucker Brennan TV Movie
2019 The Missing Sister Frank Movie
2020 Her Secret Family Killer Will Movie
2020 Gold Dust Winters 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–present 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"

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2008 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Nominated
[7]
2009 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Won
[8]
2014
Indie Series Award Best Guest Star (Comedy) Bloomers Nominated
[9]
2016
Soap Awards France Best Actor of the Year The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[10]
2020
Soap Hub Awards Favorite The Bold and the Beautiful Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[11]

References

  1. "CBS Daytime Stars On How They Met Their Sweethearts". CBS. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  2. Logan, Michael (May 15, 2013). "Exclusive: Emmy Winner Darin Brooks Joins The Bold and the Beautiful". TV Guide. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. Di Lauro, Janet. "Catching up with Darin Brooks". About.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. Parziale, Dan (February 6, 2014). "Tag Archives: Darin Brooks". Aidstillrequired.org. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. Stone, Natalie (April 15, 2019). "Kelly Kruger Expecting First Child with Husband Darin Brooks 'After About a Year of Trying'". People. United States: Time Inc. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. Boucher, Ashley (September 26, 2019). "Darin Brooks and Kelly Kruger Welcome Daughter Everleigh Jolie: 'We Can't Believe She's Finally Here'". People. United States: Time Inc. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  7. "The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. New York: emmyonline.org. April 30, 2008. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  8. "Winners at 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Star Media Group. August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  9. "5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees" Archived 2015-08-07 at WebCite. Indie Series Awards. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  10. "Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. Montgomery, Daniel (September 2, 2020). "1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more". Gold Derby. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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