Biography: Jared Breeze is an American child actor. He starred in the title role of the 2015 film, The Boy Breeze's first film appearance was in 2014, in Cooties, and his performance brought him to the attention of the producers of The Boy (2015). Breeze was one of the first children to audition for the title role. Craig William Macneill, the director, cited Breeze's "quiet curiosity" as to why he was cast. His performance was well received. Breeze has also appeared in TV shows, including We Are Men (2013), Your Family or Mine (2015) and Another Period (2018), and he played Max Rayburn in the TV soap opera, The Young and the Restless (2016).