Max Minghella

Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (born 16 September 1985) is an English actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in the films Syriana (2005), Art School Confidential (2006), Elvis and Anabelle (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Ides of March (2011), The Internship (2013), Horns (2013), and Spiral (2021), as well as his role as Nick Blaine in the television series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present), which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2021.

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The Social Network (2010)

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The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Andrew Garfield  •  Justin Timberlake  •  Rooney Mara

The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Andrew Garfield  •  Justin Timberlake  •  Rooney Mara

The Internship (2013)

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Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shawn Levy
CAST:  Owen Wilson  •  Vince Vaughn  •  Tiya Sircar  •  Rose Byrne

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shawn Levy
CAST:  Owen Wilson  •  Vince Vaughn  •  Tiya Sircar  •  Rose Byrne

Art School Confidential (2006)

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Zwigoff
CAST:  Max Minghella  •  Sophia Myles  •  John Malkovich  •  Jim Broadbent

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Zwigoff
CAST:  Max Minghella  •  Sophia Myles  •  John Malkovich  •  Jim Broadbent

Bee Season (2005)

11-year-old Eliza is the invisible element of her family unit: her parents are both consumed with work and her brother is wrapped up in his own adolescent life. Eliza ignites not only a spark that makes her visible but one that sets into motion a revolution in her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott McGehee  •  David Siegel
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Flora Cross  •  Max Minghella  •  Kate Bosworth

11-year-old Eliza is the invisible element of her family unit: her parents are both consumed with work and her brother is wrapped up in his own adolescent life. Eliza ignites not only a spark that makes her visible but one that sets into motion a revolution in her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott McGehee  •  David Siegel
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Flora Cross  •  Max Minghella  •  Kate Bosworth

Cold Mountain (2003)

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In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Minghella
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Eileen Atkins

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Minghella
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Eileen Atkins

Syriana (2005)

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gaghan
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Matt Damon  •  Jeffrey Wright  •  Chris Cooper

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gaghan
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Matt Damon  •  Jeffrey Wright  •  Chris Cooper

The Ides of March (2011)

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Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Clooney
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  Marisa Tomei

Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Clooney
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  Marisa Tomei

Not Safe for Work (2014)

Tom, a legal firm assistant, spots a suspicious man outside the court and follows him. Later, he gets trapped in a building with the same man who turns out to be a hitman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Johnston
CAST:  Max Minghella  •  Eloise Mumford  •  Michael Gladis  •  Molly Hagan

Tom, a legal firm assistant, spots a suspicious man outside the court and follows him. Later, he gets trapped in a building with the same man who turns out to be a hitman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Johnston
CAST:  Max Minghella  •  Eloise Mumford  •  Michael Gladis  •  Molly Hagan

Horns (2013)

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In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Aja
CAST:  Daniel Radcliffe  •  Juno Temple  •  Kelli Garner  •  James Remar

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Aja
CAST:  Daniel Radcliffe  •  Juno Temple  •  Kelli Garner  •  James Remar

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? (2011)

This feature-length documentary about the making of "The Social Network" goes back and forth from the elements of storytelling and long rehearsals with the cast and crew, to the shooting itself capturing the extreme attention to detail, filming locations such as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Prior
CAST:  David Fincher  •  Aaron Sorkin  •  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Andrew Garfield

This feature-length documentary about the making of "The Social Network" goes back and forth from the elements of storytelling and long rehearsals with the cast and crew, to the shooting itself capturing the extreme attention to detail, filming locations such as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Prior
CAST:  David Fincher  •  Aaron Sorkin  •  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Andrew Garfield

10 Years (2012)

A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Linden
CAST:  Kate Mara  •  Channing Tatum  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Chris Pratt

A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Linden
CAST:  Kate Mara  •  Channing Tatum  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Chris Pratt

The Darkest Hour (2011)

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Gorak
CAST:  Emile Hirsch  •  Rachael Taylor  •  Olivia Thirlby  •  Joel Kinnaman

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Gorak
CAST:  Emile Hirsch  •  Rachael Taylor  •  Olivia Thirlby  •  Joel Kinnaman

Agora (2009)

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Amenábar
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Max Minghella  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Ashraf Barhom

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Amenábar
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Max Minghella  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Ashraf Barhom

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university Sara Quinn is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krasinski
CAST:  Julianne Nicholson  •  Ben Shenkman  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Michael Cerveris

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university Sara Quinn is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krasinski
CAST:  Julianne Nicholson  •  Ben Shenkman  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Michael Cerveris

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert B. Weide
CAST:  Kelan Pannell  •  Janette Scott  •  Simon Pegg  •  Megan Fox

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert B. Weide
CAST:  Kelan Pannell  •  Janette Scott  •  Simon Pegg  •  Megan Fox

About Alex (2014)

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When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Zwick
CAST:  Aubrey Plaza  •  Max Greenfield  •  Max Minghella  •  Jason Ritter

When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Zwick
CAST:  Aubrey Plaza  •  Max Greenfield  •  Max Minghella  •  Jason Ritter

Into the Forest (2016)

In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricia Rozema
CAST:  Elliot Page  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  Max Minghella  •  Callum Keith Rennie

In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricia Rozema
CAST:  Elliot Page  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  Max Minghella  •  Callum Keith Rennie

Elvis & Anabelle (2007)

A small-town beauty queen and an unlicensed mortician set out across the Texas plains on a journey of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Geiger
CAST:  Blake Lively  •  Max Minghella  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Mary Steenburgen

A small-town beauty queen and an unlicensed mortician set out across the Texas plains on a journey of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Geiger
CAST:  Blake Lively  •  Max Minghella  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Mary Steenburgen

Just a Minute (2015)

When you say, “Just a minute,” what do you really mean? In this Vogue.com original short, directed by Gustav Johansson, the actress is called to set from her dressing room, but isn’t remotely ready. Watch to see just how long she can stretch out 60 seconds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustav Johansson
CAST:  Dakota Johnson  •  Max Minghella

When you say, “Just a minute,” what do you really mean? In this Vogue.com original short, directed by Gustav Johansson, the actress is called to set from her dressing room, but isn’t remotely ready. Watch to see just how long she can stretch out 60 seconds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustav Johansson
CAST:  Dakota Johnson  •  Max Minghella

Teen Spirit (2019)

A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Minghella
CAST:  Elle Fanning  •  Rebecca Hall  •  Zlatko Burić  •  Millie Brady

A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Minghella
CAST:  Elle Fanning  •  Rebecca Hall  •  Zlatko Burić  •  Millie Brady
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