Max Ehrich

Ehrich was raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey,^[1] in a Jewish family with mother Rhonda Ehrich^[2] and father Bruce Ehrich.^[3] He made his film debut starring in One Easy Job (2004), then had a supporting role as principal dancer in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Breaking into television, Ehrich played Randy in two episodes of Ugly Betty.^[4] He then played 16-year-old jock Jesse Moretti in the 2009 Lifetime TV-movie The Pregnancy Pact, starring Thora Birch, Camryn Manheim, and Nancy Travis.^[5][6] He filmed two pilots for CBS in 2010, and later filmed as a guest star for the CMT sitcom Working Class, starring Melissa Peterman.^[7] He played Adam in iStart A Fan War, a TV-movie for the Nickelodeon show iCarly.

In 2012, Ehrich joined the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Fenmore Baldwin.^[8] The following year he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal.^[9][10][11] Ehrich chose a scene where Fenmore tells Jamie that Summer is the one cyberbullying him.^[12][13] From 2014 through 2015, he appeared in a recurring role throughout CBS' Under the Dome, as Hunter May. He additionally has appeared on series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon show 100 Things to Do Before High School, and appeared as Quinn in six episodes of Embeds.^[4] In 2019, Ehrich appeared in the Netflix film Walk. Ride. Rodeo.^[4]

Ehrich and singer Demi Lovato began dating in March 2020 and became engaged that July.^[14] Two months later, the couple called off their engagement.^[15][16]

On October 7, 2025, Ehrich was arrested in Florida on charges of domestic battery against an elderly family member,^[17] later identified as his mother, Rhonda.^[18] He posted bond and was released the following day.^[19] According to the police report, Ehrich's mother claimed he had been "heavily" abusing inhalants, and the state's 5150 hold was cited. The hold, also known as the Leo Baker Act, applies to individuals who may require crisis services while suffering from mental illness.^[18]