Max Winkler (director)
American director and screenwriter (born 1983)
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Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American director and screenwriter. His credits include writing and directing the film Ceremony (2010), starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.[2][3]
August 18, 1983
Max Winkler | |
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Winkler at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival showing of Ceremony | |
| Born | Max Daniel Winkler August 18, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, television director |
| Years active | 1993, 2006–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Father | Henry Winkler |
Early life and education
Born on August 18, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, Winkler is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor Henry Winkler.[4] He is Jewish, and his grandparents fled Germany before the Holocaust.[5] As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed.[2]
He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2006.[6][7]
Personal life
Winkler married Jessica Barden in March 2021. The couple announced the birth of their daughter on 19 October 2021.
Filmography
Film
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The King of Central Park | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Ten Fingers | No | No | Executive |
| 2013 | It's Not You It's Me | No | No | Yes |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ceremony | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2011 | Cat Run | No | No | Executive |
| 2017 | Flower | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Jungleland | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2020 | Magic Camp | No | Yes | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Clark and Michael | Yes | Producer | 10 episodes |
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Yes | No | 1 episode, also co-writer |
| 2012–2013 | The New Normal | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | New Girl | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Casual | Yes | No | 2 episodes | |
| The Grinder | Yes | No | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Lady Dynamite | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Cruel Summer | Yes | Yes | 1 episode |
| 2021–2023 | American Horror Stories | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | American Horror Story | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Watcher | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2022–2023 | Minx | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | School Spirits | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Yes | No | 1 episode | |
| Grotesquerie | Yes | Yes | 5 episodes | |
| 2025 | Monster: The Ed Gein Story | Yes | Yes | 6 episodes |
Other credits
- Cop and a Half (actor, 1993)
- A Cut Above (short film, production designer, 2006)
- Arrested Development (actor, 2013)