Liev Schreiber

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

192

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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

    Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

  • 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

  • Caught Stealing

    Caught Stealing

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

  • Scream

    Scream

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

    Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Creed

    Creed

  • Scream 2

    Scream 2

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • The Butler

    The Butler

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Walking and Talking

    Walking and Talking

  • The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

  • The Perfect Couple

    The Perfect Couple

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    Hitler: The Rise of Evil

  • Hard Knocks

    Hard Knocks

  • Sphere

    Sphere

  • Defiance

    Defiance

  • The Painted Veil

    The Painted Veil

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

  • Ransom

    Ransom

  • Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

    Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • The 5th Wave

    The 5th Wave

  • A Small Light

    A Small Light

  • Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

    Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

  • Salt

    Salt

  • Secrets of the Dead

    Secrets of the Dead

  • Repo Men

    Repo Men

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • The New Medicine

    The New Medicine

  • The French Dispatch

    The French Dispatch

  • The Curious Case of Curt Flood

    The Curious Case of Curt Flood

  • Jakob the Liar

    Jakob the Liar

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

    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

  • Kate & Leopold

    Kate & Leopold

  • 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

  • Goon: Last of the Enforcers

    Goon: Last of the Enforcers

  • A Perfect Man

    A Perfect Man

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Across the River and into the Trees

    Across the River and into the Trees

  • Operation Filmmaker

    Operation Filmmaker

  • Fading Gigolo

    Fading Gigolo

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Love in the Time of Cholera

    Love in the Time of Cholera

  • Kareem: Minority of One

    Kareem: Minority of One

  • Denise Calls Up

    Denise Calls Up

  • Golda

    Golda

  • The Ten

    The Ten

  • America: The Story of Us

    America: The Story of Us

  • Spinning Boris

    Spinning Boris

  • Mental

    Mental

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • RKO 281

    RKO 281

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • Pawn Sacrifice

    Pawn Sacrifice

  • Desert Blue

    Desert Blue

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

    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

  • Clear History

    Clear History

  • Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

  • Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

  • Oil Storm

    Oil Storm

  • Command Z

    Command Z

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie

    Ray Donovan: The Movie

  • The Pulitzer At 100

    The Pulitzer At 100

  • 24/7

    24/7

  • America: The Story of Us

    America: The Story of Us

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

  • Spirit of the Games

    Spirit of the Games

  • The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

    The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

  • Broad Street Bullies

    Broad Street Bullies

  • Goon

    Goon

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

    American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • Spring Forward

    Spring Forward

  • Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

    Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

  • Every Day

    Every Day

  • Chuck

    Chuck

  • Since You've Been Gone

    Since You've Been Gone

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

    McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

  • When It Was a Game 3

    When It Was a Game 3

  • The Last Days on Mars

    The Last Days on Mars

  • Taking Woodstock

    Taking Woodstock

  • Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

    Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

  • Phantoms

    Phantoms

  • Human Capital

    Human Capital

  • Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

    Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

  • Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

    Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

  • Parallax

    Parallax

  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal

    Janek: The Silent Betrayal

  • 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

  • His and Hers

    His and Hers

  • Civilisations

    Civilisations

  • Buffalo Girls

    Buffalo Girls

  • Portraits in Dramatic Time

    Portraits in Dramatic Time

  • Road to the NHL Winter Classic

    Road to the NHL Winter Classic

  • 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

  • :03 from Gold

    :03 from Gold

  • Undisputed

    Undisputed

  • The Daytrippers

    The Daytrippers

  • Hard Knocks: In Season

    Hard Knocks: In Season

  • Sputnik Mania

    Sputnik Mania

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • 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

  • Big Night

    Big Night

  • A Walk on the Moon

    A Walk on the Moon

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

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

  • The Jewish Americans

    The Jewish Americans

  • BlackFox

    BlackFox

  • Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

    Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

  • Violent Earth

    Violent Earth

  • Thrilla in Manila

    Thrilla in Manila

  • The Defector

    The Defector

  • Weapon X Mutant Files

    Weapon X Mutant Files

  • America in Color

    America in Color

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine

  • The Conspiracy

    The Conspiracy

  • Ted Williams

    Ted Williams

  • Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

    Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

  • Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

    Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

  • Fatal Flood

    Fatal Flood

  • Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

    Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

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

    City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal

  • 24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic

    24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic

  • Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

    Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

  • Iron and Beyond

    Iron and Beyond

  • Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

    Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

  • Meltdown at Three Mile Island

    Meltdown at Three Mile Island

  • UConn: The March to Madness

    UConn: The March to Madness

  • Shot Heard 'Round the World

    Shot Heard 'Round the World

  • Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth

  • Baggage

    Baggage

  • The Shakespeare Sessions

    The Shakespeare Sessions

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

    Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

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

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

  • The Living Weapon

    The Living Weapon

  • Two Billion Hearts

    Two Billion Hearts

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

    Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

  • A Rainy Day in New York

    A Rainy Day in New York

  • Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

    Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

  • Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football

    Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football

  • Meeting Zelenskyy

    Meeting Zelenskyy

  • Young Dr. Freud

    Young Dr. Freud

  • The Guns of Christmas Past

    The Guns of Christmas Past

  • A Brilliant Madness

    A Brilliant Madness

  • Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

    Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

  • Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

    Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

  • Finding Babel

    Finding Babel

  • Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

  • Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

    Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

  • 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

  • Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery

    Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery

  • The Last Twins

    The Last Twins

  • Surviving the Dust Bowl

    Surviving the Dust Bowl

  • Mr. Miami Beach

    Mr. Miami Beach

  • Battle of the X-Planes

    Battle of the X-Planes

  • The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships

    The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships

  • Living with Wolves

    Living with Wolves

  • Barbaro

    Barbaro

  • Decoding Nazi Secrets

    Decoding Nazi Secrets

  • NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet

    NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet