Maxwell Hamilton was born and raised in Manhattan Beach, California. After doing regional theater in high school, he decided to attend UCLA's Theater, Film, Television department as an acting major and global studies minor. After graduation in 2013, he worked in San Francisco and New York with indie theater company Rising Pheonix Rep and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. He now lives in Los Angeles, working as an actor, director, producer and musician. He landed the role of Jackson in USA's "Colony" in 2014. Hamilton created and runs Five Horizons Media Group and continues to produce projects in theater and film.