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.Joshua Maurer, Tour of Duty Pages. Accessed November 30, 2016. "Born in Northern New Jersey, he attended West Orange High School and Sarah Lawrence College, where he obtained a B.A. degree in political science and appeared in many student stage productions." 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 Horn." 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 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
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2000Emmy AwardOutstanding Made for Television MovieIntroducing Dorothy Dandridge2000Columbus International Film & Animation FestivalBronze Plaque Award (Entertainment)Introducing Dorothy Dandridge2000Black Reel AwardsBest Television Miniseries or MovieIntroducing Dorothy Dandridge 2000Satellite AwardsBest Motion Picture Made for TelevisionIntroducing Dorothy Dandridge2000Golden Globes Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionIntroducing Dorothy Dandridge2000NAMIC Vision AwardsDramaIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeWon 2000Prism AwardsTV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic SpecialIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeWon 2000NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeWon 2004Imagen AwardsBest Movie for TelevisionAnd Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfWon 2004Critics' Choice AwardsBest Picture Made for TelevisionAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself2004Producers Guild of America AwardsDavid L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself2004Emmy AwardOutstanding Made for Television MovieAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself2010Emmy AwardOutstanding Made for Television MovieGeorgia O'Keeffe2004Producers Guild of AmericaOutstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself2004Producers Guild of AmericaOutstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionThe Pentagon Papers2010Golden Globe AwardsBest Miniseries or Television FilmGeorgia O'Keeffe2010NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialGeorgia O'Keeffe2017Bafta AwardsOutstanding Television MovieHowards End (2018)2010Producers Guild of AmericaProducerGeorgia O'Keeffe
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1987-1988Tour of DutyActor - 21 EpisodesTV Series1993GettysburgActorTV Movie1997Dead Men Can't DanceExecutive ProducerTV Movie1989Taken AwayActorTV Movie1999Introducing Dorothy DandridgeExecutive ProducerTV Movie2001Dodson's JourneyExecutive ProducerTV Movie2003The Pentagon PapersExecutive ProducerTV Movie2003And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfExecutive ProducerTV Movie2006The HoaxProducerFilm2009Georgia O'KeeffeExecutive ProducerTV movie2010RubiconExecutive Producer - Gone in the Teeth EpisodeTV series2013Jodi Arias: Dirty Little SecretExecutive ProducerTV movie2014Rosemary's BabyExecutive Producer - Nights One and TwoTV mini-series2016The Last TycoonExecutive Producer - Nine Episodes TV series2017PapillonExecutive ProducerFilm2017Howards EndExecutive Producer - Four EpisodesTV mini-series2018I Feel BadExecutive Producer - Thirteen EpisodesTV series2023The Miracle ClubWriter, ProducerFilm
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PGA Award Winners