Background and career
H. Maxwell Joseph (born January 16, 1982) is an American filmmaker and a television host. For seven seasons, he was a host and cameraman for Catfish: The TV Show. He was absent from Catfish for several episodes in the fourth season to make his feature film debut, We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron. Joseph announced that he was leaving Catfish: The TV Show in 2018, and in 2020 he was replaced by Kamie Crawford. Joseph has directed several films, including 12 Years of DFA: Too Old to Be New, Too New to Be Classic, Garden of Eden, and several other productions. In 2024, it was announced that Joseph would return to host an episode in the ninth season of Catfish: The TV Show.
