Actor
Max Landis
August 3, 1985 · Beverly Hills, California, USA
Max Landis (born August 3, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He is the son of director John Landis. He wrote scripts for the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017). He wrote and directed the film Me Him Her (2015), produced the first two seasons of the Syfy series Channel Zero (2016), and created the series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) based on the novel, for BBC America. He has also written a limited series published by DC and Image Comics.
In 2011 and 2012, he was listed among Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" young people to watch in the entertainment industry. His career stalled in 2017, following accusations from several women of emotional and sexual abuse.
Notable work
Often works with
Michael Eklund
2 titles together
Mr. Right, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dustin Milligan
2 titles together
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Me Him Her
Christopher Lee
2 titles together
Burke & Hare, The Stupids
Paula Jai Parker
2 titles together
Fear Itself, Something with Bite
Wendell Pierce
2 titles together
Fear Itself, Something with Bite
Sonja Bennett
2 titles together
Fear Itself, Deer Woman
Full filmography · 13
Shadow in the Cloud
Writer
20215.8
Bright
Writer
20176.2
Me Him Her
as Party Bystander and Director
20164.8
Mr. Right
Writer
20166.4
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
as Max Landis and Director and Writer
2015
Jane LA
cast and Director and Writer
2014
Burke & Hare
as Handsome Coachman
20106.1
Something with Bite
Writer
2009
Deer Woman
Writer
2006
Blues Brothers 2000
as Ghostrider
19985.3
The Stupids
as Graffiti Artist
19964.8