Max Greenfield

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Max Greenfield
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Greenfield at the 2024 National Book Festival
Born (1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 (age 45)
Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Tess Sanchez
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(m. 2008)​
Children2

Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1979) [1] [2] [3] [4] is an American actor and author. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty . He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl , for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics' Choice Television Awards. Since 2018, Greenfield has portrayed Dave Johnson in the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood .

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He voiced Roger in the Ice Age franchise, and numerous characters in the shows Bob's Burgers , Robot Chicken and BoJack Horseman . He has written the children's books I Don't Want to Read This Book, I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud, This Book is Not a Present, and Good Night Thoughts.

Early life

Greenfield was born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He is Jewish and had a Saturday Night Live -themed Bar Mitzvah. [5] He graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School in 1998. [6] At DFHS, Greenfield played wide receiver for the football team. [7]

Career

Greenfield began pursuing an acting career in 1998 after he graduated from high school. He briefly attended college at the University of Wisconsin, but dropped out after earning a 0.67 GPA his freshman year. [8] 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 women. Greenfield had more success in supporting roles on Veronica Mars (reprising the role in the film adaptation in 2014) and Greek . In 2007 he landed a recurring role on Ugly Betty . He made other guest-starring appearances on the 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. [9] 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. [9] 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. [10]

In 2015, Greenfield starred in a series of McDonald's commercials promoting their Sirloin Third Pound Burgers. [11]

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. [12] On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Greenfield was set to reprise his role as Leo D'Amato in the 8-episode revival series of Veronica Mars . [13] 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 . [14]

Philanthropy

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. [15]

Personal life

He has been married to casting director Tess Sanchez since 2008. They have two children, a daughter and a son. [16]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Cross BronxIke Green
2005 When Do We Eat? Ethan
2014 They Came Together Jake
Veronica Mars Leo D'Amato
About Alex Josh
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris John Fremont
The Big Short Mortgage Broker
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Roger (voice) [17]
2017 Fist Fight —Story writer and producer
Shot Caller Tom
The Glass Castle David
I'm Not Here Dad
2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture Chris Miller [18]
The Oath Dan Moore
2019 What Men Want Kevin Myrtle
2020 Promising Young Woman Joe Macklemore III [19]
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! Roger (voice) [17]
2022 The Valet Vincent Royce [20]
2023 First Time Female Director Robbie [21]
2024 Unfrosted Rick Ludwin
TBA Let's Have Kids! TBAPost-production [22]

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Undressed Victor3 episodes
2002 Boston Public Sean TallenEpisode: "Chapter Thirty-Five"
2003 Gilmore Girls LucasEpisode: "Chicken or Beef?"
2005–2007, 2019 Veronica Mars Leo D'Amato14 episodes
2005 Sleeper Cell Teen #2Episode: "Al-Faitha"
2006 Modern Men Kyle BrewsterMain cast; 7 episodes
2007 The O.C. Young Sandy Cohen Episode: "The Case of the Franks"
2007–2008 Ugly Betty Nick Pepper8 episodes
2007 Life Bradley SloaneEpisode: "Tear Asunder"
2008 Greek Michael5 episodes
Kath & Kim Bar fight guyEpisode: "Gay"
2009 Raising the Bar David Steinberg4 episodes
Melrose Place Mickey RichardsEpisode: "Cannon"
2010 Castle David NicolaidesEpisode: "Food to Die For"
Lie to Me Damien MussoEpisode: "The Whole Truth"
No Ordinary Family Mr. RobbinsEpisode: "No Ordinary Quake"
2010–2011The Gentlemen's LeagueMax2 episodes
2010 The Whole Truth Joseph TucciEpisode: "Cold Case"
Undercovers RedmanUncredited; episode: "The Key to It All"
2011 Hot in Cleveland SteveEpisode: "I Love Lucci, Part 1"
Happy Endings IanEpisode: "You've Got Male"
2011–2018 New Girl Schmidt Main cast, 146 episodes
Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2012, 2013)
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 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Alistair McQueenEpisode: "Lights, Camera, Assassination"
2013–2020 Bob's Burgers Boo BooVoice, 5 episodes [17]
2014 Hot in Cleveland DougEpisode: "The One with George Clooney"
Robot Chicken Bobby, LaserTech, TukVoice, episode: "Super Guitario Center"
2014–2015 The Mindy Project Lee2 episodes
2015 American Horror Story: Hotel Gabriel3 episodes
2017 All Hail King Julien KipperVoice, 2 episodes [17]
Will & Grace Eli WolfEpisode: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying"
2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story RonnieRecurring role; 3 episodes
2018–present The Neighborhood Dave JohnsonMain role
2018 No Activity Cotric2 episodes
2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Dewey Denouement, Frank Denouement, Ernest DenouementEpisode: "Penultimate Peril"
BoJack Horseman Maximillian BanksVoice, 3 episodes
2020 Hoops LonnieVoice, 2 episodes
2021 Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. Dr. Arthur GoldsteinEpisode: "Mom-Mentum"
2021–2022 Tuca & Bertie ThomasVoice, 2 episodes
2022 American Horror Stories BryceEpisode: "Aura"
2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! Himself (Contestant) [23]

Audio

Audio
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus Barry Allen / Flash Main role [24]

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