Max Winkler (director)

Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American screenwriter and film and television director. His credits include directing the film Ceremony (2010), starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.

Personal life and education
Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor Henry Winkler. He is Jewish, and his grandparents were Holocaust survivors. 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.

On October 13, 2021, Winkler had his first child, a daughter named Frankie, with wife Jessica Barden.

Director

 * Clark and Michael (10 episodes, also producer, 2006)
 * The King of Central Park (short film, also producer and writer, 2006)
 * Wainy Days (1 episode, also co-writer, 2007)
 * Ceremony (also writer, 2010)
 * The New Normal (4 episodes, 2012–13)
 * New Girl (7 episodes, 2013–14)
 * Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2 episodes, 2014–16)
 * Fresh Off the Boat (1 episode, 2015)
 * Casual (2 episodes, 2015)
 * The Grinder (1 episode, 2015)
 * Lady Dynamite (1 episode, 2016)
 * Flower (also writer, 2017)
 * Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (1 episode, 2017)
 * Jungleland (also writer, 2019)
 * Cruel Summer (1 episode, 2021)
 * American Horror Stories (3 episodes, 2021–23)
 * American Horror Story (2 episodes, 2021–22)
 * The Watcher (1 episode, 2022)
 * Minx (3 episodes, 2022–23)
 * School Spirits (2 episodes, 2023)
 * Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (1 episode, 2024)

Producer

 * Ten Fingers (short film, executive producer, 2010)
 * Cat Run (executive producer, 2011)
 * It's Not You It's Me (2012)

Other credits

 * Cop and a Half (actor, 1993)
 * A Cut Above (short film, production designer, 2006)
 * Arrested Development (actor, 2013)
 * Magic Camp  (writer, 2020)