Max Winkler (director)
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.
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Max Winkler (director)
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.
Early life and education
Max Winkler (director)
Born on August 18, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, Winkler is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor Henry Winkler. He is Jewish, and his grandparents fled Germany before the Holocaust. As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed.
He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2006.
Personal life
Max Winkler (director)
Winkler married Jessica Barden in March 2021. The couple announced the birth of their daughter on 19 October 2021.
Filmography
Film
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Director</th><th>Writer</th><th>Producer</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2006</td><td>The King of Central Park</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Ten Fingers</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Executive</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>It's Not You It's Me</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Director</th><th>Writer</th><th>Executive Producer</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2010</td><td>Ceremony</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Cat Run</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Flower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Jungleland</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Magic Camp</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr></tbody></table>
Television
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Director</th><th>Executive Producer</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2006</td><td>Clark and Michael</td><td>Yes</td><td>Producer</td><td>10 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Wainy Days</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode, also co-writer</td></tr><tr><td>2012–2013</td><td>The New Normal</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>4 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2013–2014</td><td>New Girl</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>7 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2014–2016</td><td>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Fresh Off the Boat</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>Casual</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>The Grinder</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Lady Dynamite</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Cruel Summer</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>2021–2023</td><td>American Horror Stories</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2021–2022</td><td>American Horror Story</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>The Watcher</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>2022–2023</td><td>Minx</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>School Spirits</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Feud: Capote vs. The Swans</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>Grotesquerie</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Monster: The Ed Gein Story</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>8 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table>
Other credits
• Cop and a Half (actor, 1993) • A Cut Above (short film, production designer, 2006) • Arrested Development (actor, 2013)