Max Hoyland
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Stephen Lovatt | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2002–07 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 22 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 16 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation |
Oil rig worker Bar co-owner |
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| Home | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Bobby Hoyland |
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| Mother | Rosie Hoyland |
| Sisters | Izzy Hoyland |
| Wife | Claire Hoyland (deceased) Stephanie Scully (2004–07) Philippa Hoyland |
| Sons |
Boyd Hoyland Charlie Hoyland |
| Daughters | Summer Hoyland |
| Uncles | Colin Barclay |
| Nieces | Holly Hoyland |
Max Hoyland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Stephen Lovatt. He made his first appearance on 22 August 2002 and departed on 16 February 2007.
After his last appearance in 2007, Lovatt said that he did not know if he would be coming back to Neighbours. However, he said that he would "consider any offer from its producers", but thought that characters like Max usually go for good.
Network Ten describe Max stating: "Max always looked out for his little sister and cultivated a stern sense of responsibility." Describing his likeness to his mother Rosie Hoyland (Maggie Millar), they add: "Both headstrong and idealistic, they rub up against tradition and authority the wrong way and frequently find themselves taking opposite stances on big issues." Tom Adair writing for The Age, has described his character as simply "decency personified".
Max's main relationship is with Steph Scully (Carla Bonner), whom he later marries. Their relationship later fails after Max runs away to a new family. Bonner said that their marriage was over because "It's been very badly damaged and a part of her feels that her husband doesn't know her at all, and doesn't trust her." Steph is "hurt" and sees "no way back from here".
Max is the father of Boyd, Summer, and Charlie and the son of Bobby and Rosie. His first wife Claire died several years earlier of heart failure, later thought to be Long QT syndrome because of Summer's later development of the condition. This left him to raise Summer and Boyd on his own, until he married Steph in 2004.
He used to co-own the pub "Lou's Place" (with Lou Carpenter), before it was burnt down. He then went on to co-own Scarlet Bar with his sister Izzy. His father Bobby returned to see Max and Izzy, and Max did not want anything to do with him, but after he decided to accept him, Bobby ran away again.
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