# Joshua D. Maurer

Joshua D. Maurer (born February 26, 1964) is an American film producer, writer and actor who is best known for Georgia O'Keeffe, The Hoax, The Last Tycoon, Rosemary's Baby, Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself, The Pentagon Papers, Howards End, Papillon, and The Miracle Club.

## Early life

Maurer grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, where he attended West Orange High School. Maurer next attended and received his B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in history and drama. Prior to forming his own company, Maurer began his professional career as an actor, training with Emmy winner Viveca Lindfors and Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, which led him to being hired by Olympia for her Montclair, New Jersey Whole Theatre Company's production of "HOME" written by Samm-Art Williams and starring Samuel L. Jackson and S. Epatha Merkerson.

## Career

After graduation, Maurer first appeared as a series lead in the CBS critically acclaimed Vietnam War television series Tour of Duty, portraying the conscientious objector "Private Roger Hom." He later went on to star in a number of television movies, starring opposite Valerie Bertinelli in CBS's Taken Away as well as the motion picture Gettysburg, directed by Ron Maxwell, as "Lieutenant Colonel James c. Rice."
Maurer was nominated twice within the same year and category for the David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award for Longform Television.
Maurer is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild, as well as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Joshua is married to Alixandre Witlin, with whom he shares two daughters, Sofia and Honor Maurer.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2000 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Nominated |
| 2000 | Columbus International Film & Animation Festival | Bronze Plaque Award (Entertainment) | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | Black Reel Awards | Best Television Miniseries or Movie | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture Made for Television | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globes Awards | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Nominated |
| 2000 | NAMIC Vision Awards | Drama | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | Prism Awards | TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2004 | Imagen Awards | Best Movie for Television | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Won |
| 2004 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Picture Made for Television | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Nominated |
| 2004 | Producers Guild of America Awards | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Georgia O'Keeffe | Nominated |
| 2004 | Producers Guild of America | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Nominated |
| 2004 | Producers Guild of America | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | The Pentagon Papers | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Georgia O'Keeffe | Nominated |
| 2010 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Georgia O'Keeffe | Nominated |
| 2017 | Bafta Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Howards End (2018) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Producers Guild of America | Producer | Georgia O'Keeffe | Won |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987-1988 | Tour of Duty | Actor - 21 Episodes | TV Series |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Actor | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Dead Men Can't Dance | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 1989 | Taken Away | Actor | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2001 | Dodson's Journey | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Producer | Film |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Executive Producer | TV movie |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Executive Producer - Gone in the Teeth Episode | TV series |
| 2013 | Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret | Executive Producer | TV movie |
| 2014 | Rosemary's Baby | Executive Producer - Nights One and Two | TV mini-series |
| 2016 | The Last Tycoon | Executive Producer - Nine Episodes | TV series |
| 2017 | Papillon | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2017 | Howards End | Executive Producer - Four Episodes | TV mini-series |
| 2018 | I Feel Bad | Executive Producer - Thirteen Episodes | TV series |
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Writer, Producer | Film |