'Fire Country' Star Max Thieriot Reveals How Wife Lexi Murphy Convinced Him to Play Bode

As the star, co-creator and executive producer of the hit CBS drama Fire Country, Max Thieriot knows what it means to be part of a hit TV show. While he continues to garner success with a flourishing career in the entertainment industry, he's lucky to also have a supportive group of people around him away from the cameras. One person has been his cheerleader from the very beginning of his career, as Max and his wife Lexi Murphy have been a team for almost twenty years.

Unlike many love stories in Hollywood, Max and Lexi's road to romance started away from a TV set. According to People, the two first met in 2005 while each were on vacation with their respective families in the Caribbean. At that point in his life, Max had only starred in the movies Catch That Kid and The Pacifier, giving him a bit of anonymity and the chance for the pair to build their relationship on their own.

While not much is public about Max and Lexi's life before marriage, he did surprise fans in June 2016 with a sweet look at their relationship in a throwback Instagram from their days in high school. "3 years married to this amazing woman!" he wrote while celebrating his wedding anniversary at the time. "Wow how time flies! This is a throwback to our junior year prom. :) always my #wcw #lordknowsimaluckyman."

What's more, when Max appeared on The Talk in early May 2024, he disclosed how Lexi has been a support in his life from the very beginning of their relationship. "I'm not quite sure what she saw in me," he joked at the time. "I was like, full skater bod and had some bleached blonde hair back then ... I don't know if she knew I was the one, but I knew she was the one."

Although Max and Lexi kept their dating life private, the world took notice when the Bates Motel alum proposed to his longtime love in March 2012. According to Flaunt Magazine (per Us Weekly), Max recreated the first time they met by flying Lexi back to the Caribbean for a two-week vacation. It was there he asked her to marry him, but as he shared with the outlet, it seemed like she already knew something was happening ahead of getting engaged.

"I think she expected it was coming," he said at the time. "Then, she ended up thinking it wasn't going to happen because I waited a whole week before I asked."

The couple eventually wed a year later in June 2013, tying the knot in an intimate ceremony in Lake Tahoe, California. The two were surrounded by loved ones (including his Catch That Kid co-star Kristen Stewart), and Max celebrated his newlywed status by announcing the news on X (formerly known as Twitter). "Best weekend of my life," he tweeted at the time. "Married the most beautiful and amazing woman in the entire world."