Actor profile

Max Greenfield

4th September 1980 Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA Acting

Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dave Johnson on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood, and as Schmidt on the Fox sitcom New Girl, the latter for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics' Choice Television Awards. His films include Promising Young Woman, What Men Want, The Glass Castle, The Big Short, About Alex, and They Came Together. He had recurring roles on Veronica Mars, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, The Mindy Project, Raising the Bar, Ugly Betty, Greek, and Modern Men. He also guest starred on a number of TV shows. He has voiced characters on Hoops, Bob's Burgers, Bojack Horseman, and Robot Chicken.

24 Movies 51 TV Shows 1 In Production 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Unfrosted poster

Unfrosted 30th April 2024 as Rick Ludwin

First Time Female Director poster

First Time Female Director 12th June 2023 as Robbie

Pickled poster

Pickled 17th November 2022 as Self

The Valet poster

The Valet 11th May 2022 as Vincent Royce

Promising Young Woman poster

Promising Young Woman 13th December 2020 as Joe

Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite poster

Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite 15th September 2020 as Roger the Dog (voice)

What Men Want poster

What Men Want 8th February 2019 as Kevin Myrtle

The Oath poster

The Oath 12th October 2018 as Dan

A Futile and Stupid Gesture poster

A Futile and Stupid Gesture 24th January 2018 as Chris Miller

I'm Not Here poster

I'm Not Here 16th November 2017 as Dad

The Glass Castle poster

The Glass Castle 11th August 2017 as David

Shot Caller poster

Shot Caller 7th July 2017 as Tom

Ice Age: Collision Course poster

Ice Age: Collision Course 23rd June 2016 as Roger (voice)

The Big Short poster

The Big Short 11th December 2015 as Mortgage Broker

Hello, My Name Is Doris poster

Hello, My Name Is Doris 27th November 2015 as John Fremont

About Alex poster

About Alex 8th August 2014 as Josh

They Came Together poster

They Came Together 27th June 2014 as Jake

Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars 13th March 2014 as Leo D'Amato

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World poster

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World 10th April 2013 as Max Greenfield

The Indestructible Jimmy Brown 27th September 2011 as Jimmy Brown

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down poster

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down 21st February 2011 as Joey

When Do We Eat? poster

When Do We Eat? 7th April 2006 as Ethan

Cross Bronx poster

Cross Bronx 3rd May 2004 as Ike Green

Let's Have Kids! poster

Let's Have Kids! as Brian

Long Story Short poster

Long Story Short 22nd August 2025 as Yoshi (voice)

Running Point poster

Running Point 27th February 2025 as Lev Levenson

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

A Man on the Inside poster

A Man on the Inside 21st November 2024 as Jack Berenger

Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus 31st January 2024 as Self

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

Celebrity Jeopardy! poster

Celebrity Jeopardy! 25th September 2022 as Self - Contestant

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. poster

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. 8th September 2021 as Dr. Arthur Goldstein

American Horror Stories poster

American Horror Stories 15th July 2021 as Bryce Taylor

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Busy Tonight poster

Busy Tonight 28th October 2018 as Self - Guest

The Neighborhood poster

The Neighborhood 1st October 2018 as Dave Johnson

No Activity poster

No Activity 11th November 2017 as Cotric

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 28th September 2017 as Eli Wolff

All Hail King Julien: Exiled poster

All Hail King Julien: Exiled 12th May 2017 as Kipper (voice)

A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

A Series of Unfortunate Events 13th January 2017 as Frank Denouement / Ernest Denouement / Dewey Denouement

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Chelsea poster

Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self - Guest

American Crime Story poster

American Crime Story 2nd February 2016 as Ronnie

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self - Guest

All Hail King Julien poster

All Hail King Julien 19th December 2014 as Kipper (voice)

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Maximillian Banks (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night 11th July 2013 as Self

The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project 25th September 2012 as Lee

Good Mythical Morning poster

Good Mythical Morning 9th January 2012 as Self

American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story 5th October 2011 as Gabriel

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Schmidt

Happy Endings poster

Happy Endings 13th April 2011 as Ian

Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers 9th January 2011 as Boo Boo (voice)

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Doug

Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place 8th September 2009 as Mickey Richards

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as David Nicolaides

Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me 21st January 2009 as Damien Hardy

Kath & Kim poster

Kath & Kim 9th October 2008 as Bar Fight Guy

Raising the Bar poster

Raising the Bar 1st September 2008 as David Steinberg

Life poster

Life 26th September 2007 as Bradley Sloane

Greek poster

Greek 9th July 2007 as Michael

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Nick Pepper

Modern Men poster

Modern Men 17th March 2006 as Kyle Brewster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars 22nd September 2004 as Leo D'Amato

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

The O.C. poster

The O.C. 5th August 2003 as Young Sandy Cohen

Boston Public poster

Boston Public 23rd October 2000 as Sean Tallen

Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls 5th October 2000 as Lucas

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Schultz (voice)

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Don't Say Good Luck 14th August 2026