Maxwell Nascimento was born in Santos, on December 30, 1988. Through a test carried out at his school, he ended up being chosen, after several stages, to star in the film Querô, an adaptation of the work of Plínio Marcos.

Maxwell became better known in Brazil in 2008 after playing the character Pedro Firmino in the 15th season of Malhação, a teenage telenovela on Rede Globo.