Max Winkler

Director and producer. Born 18 August 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m4 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Born

18 August 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

2011–present

Frequently works with

Adam Penn, Craig Zisk, Jesse Peretz, Alex Hardcastle, Anthony Hemingway, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, David Quandt, Eric Appel

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Biography

Max Winkler is an American film and television director and screenwriter. Born in Los Angeles on 18 August 1983, he is the son of actor Henry Winkler.

His feature directorial debut was Ceremony (2010). He has since directed the films Flower (2017) and Jungleland (2019). On television, his credits include episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), New Girl (2011), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015) and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026). He has directed multiple episodes for Ryan Murphy productions including American Horror Story (2011) and American Horror Stories (2021).