Max Greenfield

Personal context

Summary

Max Greenfield is an actor and children’s author best known for playing Schmidt on New Girl, with later roles in The Neighborhood and Veronica Mars. His work includes comedy about friendship, relationships, and adult life; he has also written children’s books about reluctance to read. He has volunteered with Young Storytellers, acting in student-written screenplays, and has discussed the importance of his character’s Jewish identity on New Girl as a point of relatability. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or political activism are on record.