Maxim Esterkin was born in Riga the capital city of Latvia and the major industrial commercial cultural and financial center of the Baltic region For High School Maxim had graduated Fryeburg Academy a private college preparatory school in Fryeburg Maine He continued his studies at De Paul University Chicago obtaining a Bachelor in Business Administration BBA which he completed in 2000 After college Maxim was involved in real estate as an entrepreneur It was at a casual business meeting in Bucharest Hungary in 2007 where Maxim was introduced to acting An introduction with a director and producer led to a speaking part in a movie project starring Josh Hartnett Demi MooreRon Perlman Kevin McKidd and Jordi Molla called BunrakuThis actionfantasy story written by up and coming writerdirector Guy Moshe ignited a passion in Maxim that he knew he must pursue It was in 2006 when Maxim began to explore himself in various acting workshops It was his passionate love for actingwriting which drove Maxim to stay on top of his craft and continuously rediscover himself through his work with other talent Completely proficient in English and fluent in his native Russian Maxim has undergone extensive coaching lessons with Robert Easton Los Angeles to minimize his Eastern European accent Maxims dedication to exploring and learning the craft of acting has paid off His current credits include the following films Red Dog Black Dog 2012 DirectorBest of NYU Tish School Bunraku 2010 director Guy Moshe Picturesque Films Shadows of the White Nights 2010 starring Christian Slater director Robert CrombieWhale Studios Noirland 2010 starring James Duval Bloodshot Pictures director Ramzi Abed The Land of the Astronauts 2009 starring David Arquette and Vivica A Fox director Carl Colpaert Violent Blue 2009 Cinema Epoch director Gregory Hatanaka Clouds Over the Hill 2010 directed by Shibata Takeshi and Sato Mikio for broadcast TV network NHK Japan