Max Burnett (born July 24, 1969 in Dallas, Texas) is a screenwriter, director, and producer who has been active in film and television since 1991. He directed the football sleeper hit Possums in 1998. In 2008 he created and executive produced the Nickelodeon series "The Troop" along with Chris Morgan and Greg Coolidge. Filmed in Vancouver, The Troop started airing in the fall of 2009. He won a Writers Guild of America Awards 2009 for his pilot script of the Troop entitled "Welcome to the Jungle" and was nominated for another Writers Guild of America Awards 2011 for his Troop script "Oh, Brother." Max is the older brother of composer Justin Burnett.