Max Greenfield

Acting

Max Greenfield

Born 1980-09-04 · Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

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.

Acting credits

Ice Age: Collision Course poster
6.1

Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and locations.

Ice Age: Collision Course

2016

Don't Say Good Luck poster
7.3

Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.

Don't Say Good Luck

2026

The Big Short poster
7.4

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

The Big Short

2015

Promising Young Woman poster
7.4

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

Promising Young Woman

2020

Shot Caller poster
7.0

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

Shot Caller

2017

Unfrosted poster
5.4

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Unfrosted

2024

What Men Want poster
6.2

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

What Men Want

2019

The Glass Castle poster
7.1

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

The Glass Castle

2017

The Valet poster
7.5

World famous movie star Olivia faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her with her married lover, Vincent. The hard-working valet Antonio accidentally appears in the same photo and is enlisted to pose as Olivia’s new boyfriend as a cover-up. This ruse with Olivia thrusts Antonio into the spotlight and unexpected chaos.

The Valet

2022

Veronica Mars poster
6.6

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

Veronica Mars

2014

They Came Together poster
5.5

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

They Came Together

2014

Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite poster
6.3

It's been ten years since the creation of the Great Truce, an elaborate joint-species surveillance system designed and monitored by cats and dogs to keep the peace when conflicts arise. But when a tech-savvy villain hacks into wireless networks to use frequencies only heard by cats and dogs, he manipulates them into conflict and the worldwide battle between cats and dogs is BACK ON. Now, a team of inexperienced and untested agents will have to use their old-school animal instincts to restore order and peace between cats and dogs everywhere.

Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite

2020

Hello, My Name Is Doris poster
6.3

A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015

A Futile and Stupid Gesture poster
6.5

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018

About Alex poster
6.1

When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.

About Alex

2014

First Time Female Director poster
3.8

Writer Sam is thrust into the role of director at a local theater after her predecessor gets fired. Barely making it through each rehearsal, Sam struggles to wrangle her eclectic cast while trying different tactics to make her play a success.

First Time Female Director

2023

I'm Not Here poster
5.8

A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is.

I'm Not Here

2017

The Oath poster
5.6

In a politically-divided United States, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.

The Oath

2018

Pickled poster
7.5

A new sport will get its close-up with a tournament of all-star teams battling it out for charity and a chance to win the coveted Golden Gherkin.

Pickled

2022

Cross Bronx poster
6.2

This Bronx-based coming-of-age drama follows four high school friends as they navigate the treacherous waters of independence, love and careers on their individual paths toward achieving their dreams.

Cross Bronx

2004

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World poster
6.4

In this short from Funny Or Die, Seth Rogen realizes that after raising millions of dollars for charity, he's done with good deeds -- and can finally do all the terrible things he's always wanted to do. Like rob banks. And cook meth with Walter White. And vote Romney.

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World

2013

When Do We Eat? poster
5.3

An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective."

When Do We Eat?

2006

Let's Have Kids! poster
NR

Two best friends, Emma and Phoebe, decide to get pregnant simultaneously to navigate motherhood together, but their friendship is tested when only one of them conceives.

Let's Have Kids!

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down poster
2.5

The film follows a group of Hollywood party-goers on their escapades as they travel from home to bar to party to after-party seeking the ultimate party experience.

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down

2011

Behind the camera