Max Greenfield


Max Greenfield is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty, and co-starred in the WB series Modern Men. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which he received Emmy, Critics' Choice Television, and Golden Globe awards nominations, and the voice of Roger in the Ice Age franchise. Since 2018, Greenfield has portrayed Dave Johnson in the CBS comedy series The Neighborhood.

Early life

Greenfield was born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He is Jewish and had a Saturday Night Live-themed Bar Mitzvah.

Career

Greenfield began pursuing his acting career in 1998 after he graduated from high school. He landed guest appearances on dramas such as Boston Public, Gilmore Girls and The O.C. Greenfield scored his first lead role on the short-lived series Modern Men as one of three bachelors who hire a life coach to help them understand and manage women. Greenfield had more success in supporting roles on Veronica Mars and Greek. In 2007 he landed a recurring role on Ugly Betty. He continued his television career with a slew of guest-starring roles on primetime series such as The CW's remake of Melrose Place, the short-lived No Ordinary Family, and Castle.
He created, produced, and starred in the comedy series The Gentlemen's League for the Audience Network in 2010, which followed the real-life fantasy football league he ran with actor Jerry Ferrara. Greenfield had his feature film debut in the film Cross Bronx. Greenfield had a featured role in When Do We Eat?, as an Internet tycoon who, after losing his fortune, becomes a Hasidic Jew. In 2011, Greenfield began playing the role of Schmidt in the sitcom New Girl. The role earned him nominations for both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
In 2015, Greenfield starred in a series of McDonald's commercials promoting their Sirloin Third Pound Burgers.
In 2018, Greenfield was cast in the lead role of Dave Johnson in the CBS comedy The Neighborhood. He took over the role from Josh Lawson, who played the character in the pilot episode. On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Greenfield is set to reprise his role as Leo D'Amato in an upcoming 8-episode revival series of Veronica Mars. In the same year, Greenfield was cast in the recurring role of the Denouement brothers on the third season of the Netflix comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Philanthropy

Max Greenfield has worked with Young Storytellers Foundation on numerous occasions, stating that his own kids have inspired him to help children find self-confidence and creativity.

Personal life

He has been married to casting director Tess Sanchez since 2008. They have two children, a daughter Lilly and a son Ozzie.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000UndressedVictor3 episodes
2002Boston PublicSean TallenEpisode: "Chapter Thirty-Five"
2003Gilmore GirlsLucasEpisode: "Chicken or Beef?"
2005–2007, 2019Veronica MarsLeo D'Amato14 episodes
2005Sleeper CellTeen #2Episode: "Al-Faitha"
2006Modern MenKyle BrewsterMain cast; 7 episodes
2007'Young Sandy CohenEpisode: "The Case of the Franks"
2007–2008Ugly BettyNick Pepper8 episodes
2007LifeBradley SloaneEpisode: "Tear Asunder"
2008GreekMichael5 episodes
2008Kath & KimBar fight guyEpisode: "Wicked Gay"
2009Raising the BarDavid Steinberg4 episodes
2009Melrose PlaceMickey RichardsEpisode: "Cannon"
2010CastleDavid NicolaidesEpisode: "Food to Die For"
2010Lie to MeDamien MussoEpisode: "The Whole Truth"
2010No Ordinary FamilyMr. RobbinsEpisode: "No Ordinary Quake"
2010–2011'Max2 episodes
2010'Joseph TucciEpisode: "Cold Case"
2010UndercoversRedmanUncredited; episode: "The Key to It All"
2011Hot in ClevelandSteveEpisode: "I Love Lucci, Part 1"
2011Happy EndingsIanEpisode: "You've Got Male"
2011–2018New GirlSchmidtPrincipal cast, 7 seasons
Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Scene Stealer – Male
2012'Alistair McQueenEpisode: "Lights, Camera, Assassination"
2013–2018Bob's BurgersBoo BooVoice; 4 episodes
2014Hot in ClevelandDougEpisode: "The One with George Clooney"
2014Robot ChickenBobby, Blue Robot, Bone Age WarriorVoice; episode: "Super Guitario Center"
2014–2015'Lee2 episodes
2015'Gabriel3 episodes
2017'KipperVoice; 2 episodes
2017Will & GraceEli WolfEpisode: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying"
2018'RonnieRecurring role; 3 episodes
2018-presentThe NeighborhoodDave JohnsonMain role
2018No ActivityCotric2 episodes
2019A Series of Unfortunate EventsDewey Denouement, Frank Denouement, Ernest DenouementEpisode: "Penultimate Peril: Part 1" and "Penultimate Peril: Part 2"
2019BoJack HorsemanMaximilian BanksVoice; episode: "A Quick One, While He's Away"