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Max Minghella

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Max Minghella

Maxwell Giorgio Choa Minghella (born 16 September 1985) is an English actor and director. He is known for his roles in the films Syriana (2005), Art School Confidential (2006), Elvis and Anabelle (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Darkest Hour (2011), 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 (2017–2025), which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Infobox

Born
Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 (age 40)Hampstead, London, England
Education
Columbia University (BA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1999–present
Parents
mw- Anthony Minghella (father)Carolyn Jane Choa (mother)
Relatives
Loretta Minghella (aunt) Dominic Minghella (uncle) Robert Kotewall (great-grandfather) Emanuel Raphael Belilios (great-great-grandfather)

Tables

List of films and roles · Filmography › Film
1999
Toy Boys
Role(s)
Danny
Notes
Short film
Let the Good Times Roll
Role(s)
Boy with dog
2003
Cold Mountain
Role(s)
Extra
Notes
Uncredited
2005
Bee Season
Role(s)
Aaron Naumann
Syriana
Role(s)
Robby Barnes
2006
Art School Confidential
Role(s)
Jerome Platz
2007
Elvis and Anabelle
Role(s)
Elvis
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Role(s)
Vincent Lepak
2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Role(s)
Kevin (Subject No. 28)
Agora
Role(s)
Davus
2010
The Social Network
Role(s)
Divya Narendra
Notes
Hollywood Film Festival for Ensemble of the YearPalm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastNominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best EnsembleNominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an EnsembleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2011
The Ides of March
Role(s)
Ben Harpen
Notes
Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble
10 Years
Role(s)
AJ
The Darkest Hour
Role(s)
Ben
2013
The Internship
Role(s)
Graham Hawtrey
Horns
Role(s)
Lee Tourneau
2014
About Alex
Role(s)
Isaac
Not Safe for Work
Role(s)
Thomas Miller
2015
Into the Forest
Role(s)
Eli
Just a Minute
Role(s)
The Voice
Notes
Short film
2016
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Role(s)
Nurse
Notes
Uncredited; also screenwriter and producer
Fluffy
Role(s)
Mark Mason
Notes
Short film
2018
Teen Spirit
Role(s)
—
Notes
Director and screenwriter
2021
Spiral
Role(s)
William Schenk / William Emmerson
2022
Babylon
Role(s)
Irving Thalberg
Notes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2023
Maximum Truth
Role(s)
Antonio Kelly-Zhang
2024
Shell
Role(s)
—
Notes
Director
2026
Clayface
Notes
Post-production
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999
Toy Boys
Danny
Short film
Let the Good Times Roll
Boy with dog
2003
Cold Mountain
Extra
Uncredited
2005
Bee Season
Aaron Naumann
Syriana
Robby Barnes
2006
Art School Confidential
Jerome Platz
2007
Elvis and Anabelle
Elvis
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Vincent Lepak
2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Kevin (Subject No. 28)
Agora
Davus
2010
The Social Network
Divya Narendra
Hollywood Film Festival for Ensemble of the YearPalm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastNominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best EnsembleNominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an EnsembleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2011
The Ides of March
Ben Harpen
Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble
10 Years
AJ
The Darkest Hour
Ben
2013
The Internship
Graham Hawtrey
Horns
Lee Tourneau
2014
About Alex
Isaac
Not Safe for Work
Thomas Miller
2015
Into the Forest
Eli
Just a Minute
The Voice
Short film
2016
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Nurse
Uncredited; also screenwriter and producer
Fluffy
Mark Mason
Short film
2018
Teen Spirit
—
Director and screenwriter
2021
Spiral
William Schenk / William Emmerson
2022
Babylon
Irving Thalberg
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2023
Maximum Truth
Antonio Kelly-Zhang
2024
Shell
—
Director
2026
Clayface
Post-production
List of television appearances and roles · Filmography › Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2013–2017
The Mindy Project
Richie Castellano
8 episodes
2017–2025
The Handmaid's Tale
Nick Blaine
Main roleNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2021)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2018–19, 2022)
TBA
Industry
Whitney Halberstram
Season 4

References

  1. Minghella's maternal great-grandfather and great-grandmother were Hong Kong legislator Sir Robert Kotewall (half-Indian
    https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%85%E9%83%AD%E5%AE%B6%E6%97%8F
  2. TVGuide.com
    https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/max-minghella/bio/197353
  3. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
    https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fref%3Aodnb%2F100058
  4. "Webb-site Who's Who: Choa, Maisie Nora 羅璇基"
    https://webb-site.com/dbpub/natperson.asp?p=68247
  5. MovieWeb
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081209005149/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEGl3PJIYR5YKN
  6. "Edith Kotewall"
    https://www.geni.com/people/Edith-Kotewall/6000000013493352252
  7. "Johnsford"
    https://www.geni.com/people/Johnsford/6000000013976605718
  8. "Lowcock"
    https://www.geni.com/people/Private-Lowcock/6000000013573913585
  9. "Webb-site Who's Who: Belilios, Emanuel Raphael"
    https://webb-site.com/dbpub/natperson.asp?p=47666
  10. "Maria Felicie (Felicie) Choa"
    https://www.geni.com/people/Felicie-Choa/6000000013492098237
  11. Chicago Sun-Times
    http://www.suntimes.com/output/pearlman/sho-sunday-fiveq30.html
  12. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/fashion/sundaystyles/14NITE.html?_r=3&oref=slogin
  13. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/fashion/sundaystyles/14NITE.html
  14. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/23/max-minghella-ides-march-interview
  15. Details
    http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/movies-and-tv/201010/max-minghella-the-social-network-actor
  16. USA Weekend
    https://archive.today/20091127054121/http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/051120/051120maxminghella.html
  17. "Bee Season"
    https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/BSESN.php
  18. Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bee_season/
  19. "Bee Season Movie Review"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100610092506/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=11933
  20. "Interview with Rawson Marshall Thurber"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100119074626/http://www.pajiba.com/interview-with-rawson-marshall-thurber.htm
  21. Variety
    https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/hippie-grooves-for-universal-2-1117964175/
  22. Max Minghella Prepares for Earth's 'Darkest Hour' Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
    https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20503
  23. McLovin/Red Mist Becomes Evil Ed in 'Fright Night' Redo!! Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
    https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20506
  24. "New Social Network Cast Announced on Facebook, Of Course"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20091117120923/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/New-Social-Network-Cast-Announced-On-Facebook-Of-Course-15308.html
  25. Home Max Minghella Set for The Darkest Hour Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
    https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37915/max-minghella-set-the-darkest-hour
  26. TVLine
    http://tvline.com/2013/10/28/the-mindy-project-season-2-cast-max-minghella-dannys-brother/
  27. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/the-killers-give-lovers-a-chance-in-shot-at-the-night-20130927
  28. "Interview: Max Minghella, who plays Nick in the Handmaid's Tale, is the enigmatic Brit in LA about to make his directorial debut"
    https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/interview-max-minghella-nick-handmaids-tale-teen-spirit-directorial-debut-nkmtn6qbw
  29. "Max Minghella Teams With 'La La Land' Producer For Directorial Debut 'Teen Spirit' – Berlin"
    https://deadline.com/2017/01/max-minghella-la-la-land-teen-spirit-mister-smith-entertainment-fred-berger-the-social-network-1201897415/
  30. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/max-minghella-flea-samara-weaving-join-brad-pitt-margot-robbie-in-babylon-1234962105/
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