Liev Schreiber

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

194

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-10-04 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Liev Schreiber

Biography

Isaac Liev Schreiber (/ˈliːɛv ˈʃraɪbər/ LEE-ev SHRY-bər; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award and nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Schreiber's early film roles include Mixed Nuts (1994), Party Girl (1995), The Daytrippers (1996), and Big Night (1996). He appeared in the first three Scream horror films (1996–2000), Ransom (1996), The Hurricane (1999), Hamlet (2000), Kate & Leopold (2001), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Painted Veil (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Spotlight (2015). He acted in the Wes Anderson films Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023). He made his directorial film debut with Everything Is Illuminated (2005). He made his Broadway debut in In the Summer House (1992). He earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for playing Richard Roma in the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (2005). He was Tony-nominated for his roles in the Eric Bogosian play Talk Radio (2007), the Arthur Miller revival A View from the Bridge (2010) and the John Patrick Shanley revival Doubt (2024). He also acted in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016). For his television roles, he most notably portrayed the titular character in the Showtime drama series Ray Donovan (2013–2020). He reprised the role in the television film Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022). The role has earned him nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. He also portrayed Orson Welles in the HBO film RKO 281 (1999) and Otto Frank in the Nat Geo miniseries A Small Light (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Liev Schreiber, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The View

    The View

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Ransom

    Ransom

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Scream

    Scream

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Caught Stealing

    Caught Stealing

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Creed

    Creed

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • Kate & Leopold

    Kate & Leopold

  • Taking Woodstock

    Taking Woodstock

  • The Daytrippers

    The Daytrippers

  • Scream 2

    Scream 2

  • Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

    Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

  • Repo Men

    Repo Men

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • Clear History

    Clear History

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

  • The Perfect Couple

    The Perfect Couple

  • Salt

    Salt

  • The Defector

    The Defector

  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

    The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Phantoms

    Phantoms

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • Fading Gigolo

    Fading Gigolo

  • The 5th Wave

    The 5th Wave

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • Mental

    Mental

  • A Small Light

    A Small Light

  • Command Z

    Command Z

  • Spring Forward

    Spring Forward

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

    Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

  • Undisputed

    Undisputed

  • His and Hers

    His and Hers

  • Hard Knocks

    Hard Knocks

  • BlackFox

    BlackFox

  • The Butler

    The Butler

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Every Day

    Every Day

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    Hitler: The Rise of Evil

  • Secrets of the Dead

    Secrets of the Dead

  • Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

  • America: The Story of Us

    America: The Story of Us

  • Desert Blue

    Desert Blue

  • Defiance

    Defiance

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

    Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Sphere

    Sphere

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • Goon

    Goon

  • The Painted Veil

    The Painted Veil

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Pawn Sacrifice

    Pawn Sacrifice

  • Road to the NHL Winter Classic

    Road to the NHL Winter Classic

  • The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

  • America in Color

    America in Color

  • Parallax

    Parallax

  • A Walk on the Moon

    A Walk on the Moon

  • Love in the Time of Cholera

    Love in the Time of Cholera

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

  • Baggage

    Baggage

  • Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth

  • Big Night

    Big Night

  • Jakob the Liar

    Jakob the Liar

  • Hard Knocks: In Season

    Hard Knocks: In Season

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie

    Ray Donovan: The Movie

  • Chuck

    Chuck

  • The Last Days on Mars

    The Last Days on Mars

  • Unity

    Unity

  • UConn: The March to Madness

    UConn: The March to Madness

  • The Ten

    The Ten

  • Golda

    Golda

  • Violent Earth

    Violent Earth

  • RKO 281

    RKO 281

  • Weapon X Mutant Files

    Weapon X Mutant Files

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine

  • Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

    Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

  • Spirit of the Games

    Spirit of the Games

  • Civilisations

    Civilisations

  • Goon: Last of the Enforcers

    Goon: Last of the Enforcers

  • The Jewish Americans

    The Jewish Americans

  • Human Capital

    Human Capital

  • Spinning Boris

    Spinning Boris

  • Across the River and into the Trees

    Across the River and into the Trees

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Buffalo Girls

    Buffalo Girls

  • 24/7

    24/7

  • Shot Heard 'Round the World

    Shot Heard 'Round the World

  • A Perfect Man

    A Perfect Man

  • Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

  • Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

    Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

  • Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

  • Kareem: Minority of One

    Kareem: Minority of One

  • Meltdown at Three Mile Island

    Meltdown at Three Mile Island

  • Denise Calls Up

    Denise Calls Up

  • Iron and Beyond

    Iron and Beyond

  • America: The Story of Us

    America: The Story of Us

  • Mr. Miami Beach

    Mr. Miami Beach

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

    Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

  • Two Billion Hearts

    Two Billion Hearts

  • :03 from Gold

    :03 from Gold

  • The Shakespeare Sessions

    The Shakespeare Sessions

  • Fatal Flood

    Fatal Flood

  • Walking and Talking

    Walking and Talking

  • Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

    Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

  • Since You've Been Gone

    Since You've Been Gone

  • Thrilla in Manila

    Thrilla in Manila

  • When It Was a Game 3

    When It Was a Game 3

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • A Brilliant Madness

    A Brilliant Madness

  • Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

    Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

  • Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

    Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

  • Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s

    Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s

  • Oil Storm

    Oil Storm

  • Sputnik Mania

    Sputnik Mania

  • Operation Filmmaker

    Operation Filmmaker

  • Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team

    Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team

  • Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

  • Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

    Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

  • Portraits in Dramatic Time

    Portraits in Dramatic Time

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

    Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

  • Meeting Zelenskyy

    Meeting Zelenskyy

  • McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

    McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

  • Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team

    Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team

  • Broad Street Bullies

    Broad Street Bullies

  • A Rainy Day in New York

    A Rainy Day in New York

  • Finding Babel

    Finding Babel

  • Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

    Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

  • The Pulitzer At 100

    The Pulitzer At 100

  • Young Dr. Freud

    Young Dr. Freud

  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal

    Janek: The Silent Betrayal

  • Michigan vs. Ohio State:  The Rivalry

    Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

  • Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

    Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

  • Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

    Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

  • Surviving the Dust Bowl

    Surviving the Dust Bowl

  • The Conspiracy

    The Conspiracy

  • The Living Weapon

    The Living Weapon

  • Living with Wolves

    Living with Wolves

  • Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

    Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

  • American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)

    American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)

  • City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal

    City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal

  • The Last Twins

    The Last Twins

  • Battle of the X-Planes

    Battle of the X-Planes

  • Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery

    Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery

  • Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

    Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

  • The Guns of Christmas Past

    The Guns of Christmas Past

  • Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust

    Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust

  • The Lost Kennedy Home Movies

    The Lost Kennedy Home Movies

  • They Fight with Cameras

    They Fight with Cameras

  • Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi

    Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi

  • Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

    Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

  • Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

  • The Curious Case of Curt Flood

    The Curious Case of Curt Flood

  • Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open

    Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open

  • The New Medicine

    The New Medicine

  • Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

  • Ted Williams

    Ted Williams

  • Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

    Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

  • Barbaro

    Barbaro

  • Decoding Nazi Secrets

    Decoding Nazi Secrets

  • The Viking Saga -  The Era of The Long Ships

    The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships

  • Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

    Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

  • The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

    The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

  • NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet

    NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet

  • Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

    Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

  • Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football

    Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football