Here's a guide to Gilmore Girls and Sleeper Cell and later made his movie debut with 2004's Cross Bronx. In 2006 he landed his first lead role in a series with sitcom Modern Men, but the show only lasted seven episodes before being canceled.
In 2005 Max Greenfield made his debut on cult series Ugly Betty.
Following more TV work like a guest appearance on Hot In Cleveland, Max Greenfield received a star-making rolet thanks to sitcom New Girl. Greenfield played smarmy ladies man Schmidt on the Zooey Deschanel-fronted show, which became a success and ran for seven seasons before ending in 2018. Schmidt became a New Girl fan favorite, and audiences got to see the character (very) slowly achieve some emotional maturity as the series wore on.
New Girl also led to an upswing in Max Greenfield movies and TV shows. He was part of the ensemble cast of the 2014 drama About Alex and he also had a role in Will & Grace.
In 2017 Max Greenfield appeared in multiple movie projects, including comedy Promising Young Woman. In real-life, Max Greenfield is married to casting director Tess Sanchez, with whom he has two children.