Max Greenfield
Biography
Max Greenfield is an American actor and comedian. He was born on September 4, 1980, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA. He is known for his roles in various TV shows and films. Greenfield has appeared in the sitcoms New Girl and The Neighborhood, and has had recurring roles on Veronica Mars, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, and other TV shows. He has also guest-starred on several TV shows and voiced characters in various projects. Greenfield's film credits include Promising Young Woman, What Men Want, The Glass Castle, The Big Short, About Alex, and They Came Together. He has worked alongside other notable actors, including Keegan-Michael Key, Jack Black, and Judy Greer.
Career overview
Max Greenfield is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in various television shows, including recurring roles on Veronica Mars, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, The Mindy Project, Raising the Bar, Ugly Betty, Greek, and Modern Men. He has also guest-starred on numerous TV shows.
Greenfield's notable roles include playing Dave Johnson on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood and Schmidt on the Fox sitcom New Girl. His performances in these shows have earned him nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics' Choice Television Awards.
In addition to his work in television, Greenfield has appeared in several films, including Promising Young Woman, What Men Want, The Glass Castle, The Big Short, About Alex, and They Came Together. He has also worked with other notable actors, such as Keegan-Michael Key, Jack Black, and Judy Greer, in various projects.
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- Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
- Hollywood Squares (2025) as Self
- Running Point (2025) as Lev Levenson
- Long Story Short (2025) as Yoshi (voice)
- After Midnight (2024) as Self
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- A Man on the Inside (2024) as Jack Berenger
- Unfrosted (2024) as Rick Ludwin
- First Time Female Director (2023) as Robbie
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022) as Self - Contestant
- The Valet (2022) as Vincent Royce
- Pickled (2022) as Self
- American Horror Stories (2021) as Bryce Taylor
- Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021) as Dr. Arthur Goldstein
- Promising Young Woman (2020) as Joe
- Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020) as Roger the Dog (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- What Men Want (2019) as Kevin Myrtle
- The Neighborhood (2018) as Dave Johnson
- Busy Tonight (2018) as Self - Guest
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) as Chris Miller
- The Oath (2018) as Dan
- A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) as Frank Denouement / Ernest Denouement / Dewey Denouement
- Will & Grace (2017) as Eli Wolff
- No Activity (2017) as Cotric
- Shot Caller (2017) as Tom
- All Hail King Julien: Exiled (2017) as Kipper (voice)
- The Glass Castle (2017) as David
- Fist Fight (2017) Story
- Fist Fight (2017) Producer
- I'm Not Here (2017) as Dad
- Chelsea (2016) as Self - Guest
- American Crime Story (2016) as Ronnie
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) as Roger (voice)
- Match Game (2016) as Self - Panelist
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- The Big Short (2015) as Mortgage Broker
- Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) as John Fremont
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Maximillian Banks (voice)
- All Hail King Julien (2014) as Kipper (voice)
- Veronica Mars (2014) as Leo D'Amato
- They Came Together (2014) as Jake
- About Alex (2014) as Josh
- Hollywood Game Night (2013) as Self
- Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World (2013) as Max Greenfield
- Good Mythical Morning (2012) as Self
- The Mindy Project (2012) as Lee
- Bob's Burgers (2011) as Boo Boo (voice)
- American Horror Story (2011) as Gabriel
- New Girl (2011) as Schmidt
- Happy Endings (2011) as Ian
- The Indestructible Jimmy Brown (2011) as Jimmy Brown
- The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2011) as Joey
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Steve
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Doug
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Castle (2009) as David Nicolaides
- Lie to Me (2009) as Damien Hardy
- Melrose Place (2009) as Mickey Richards
- Raising the Bar (2008) as David Steinberg
- Kath & Kim (2008) as Bar Fight Guy
- Life (2007) as Bradley Sloane
- Greek (2007) as Michael
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Nick Pepper
- Modern Men (2006) as Kyle Brewster
- When Do We Eat? (2006) as Ethan
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Veronica Mars (2004) as Leo D'Amato
- Cross Bronx (2004) as Ike Green
- The O.C. (2003) as Young Sandy Cohen
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Gilmore Girls (2000) as Lucas
- Boston Public (2000) as Sean Tallen
- The Simpsons (1989) as Schultz (voice)
- Let's Have Kids! as Brian