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Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

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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

Meltdown at Three Mile Island

Meltdown at Three Mile Island

1999

Battle of the X-Planes

Battle of the X-Planes

2003

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

Sphere

Sphere

1998

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003

The Omen

The Omen

2006

Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

1999

Ransom

Ransom

1996

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1999

Scream

Scream

1996

Scream 3

Scream 3

2000

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

2001

Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1994

Repo Men

Repo Men

2010

Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

2019

Twilight

Twilight

1998

Salt

Salt

2010

Phantoms

Phantoms

1998

Michigan vs. Ohio State:  The Rivalry

Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

2007

The Ten

The Ten

2007

A Walk on the Moon

A Walk on the Moon

1999

Defiance

Defiance

2008

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

Party Girl

Party Girl

1995

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

2006

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

2010

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

2002

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

Desert Blue

Desert Blue

1999

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

2002

Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

2021

Every Day

Every Day

2010

Living with Wolves

Living with Wolves

2005

Denise Calls Up

Denise Calls Up

1995

Mad Love

Mad Love

1995

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

2011

Big Night

Big Night

1996

The Daytrippers

The Daytrippers

1997

RKO 281

RKO 281

1999

Spring Forward

Spring Forward

2000

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust

2013

The Guns of Christmas Past

The Guns of Christmas Past

Decoding Nazi Secrets

Decoding Nazi Secrets

1999

Iron and Beyond

Iron and Beyond

2002

Operation Filmmaker

Operation Filmmaker

2008

His and Hers

His and Hers

1997

Goon

Goon

2012

Oil Storm

Oil Storm

2005

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

Spinning Boris

Spinning Boris

2003

Buffalo Girls

Buffalo Girls

1995

City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal

City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal

1998

Mental

Mental

2012

The Butler

The Butler

2013

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1996

The New Medicine

The New Medicine

2006

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

1998

The Last Days on Mars

The Last Days on Mars

2013

Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2007

Fatal Flood

Fatal Flood

2001

Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

2013

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

2013

A Perfect Man

A Perfect Man

2013

Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice

2015

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009

Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

2011

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

The Living Weapon

The Living Weapon

2007

Scream 2

Scream 2

1997

Golda

Golda

2023

The Defector

The Defector

2008

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

2023

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

2016

Spotlight

Spotlight

2015

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

2009

Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

1996

The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy

2022

Goon: Last of the Enforcers

Goon: Last of the Enforcers

2017

Meeting Zelenskyy

Meeting Zelenskyy

2023

Unity

Unity

2015

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

Chuck

Chuck

2017

Portraits in Dramatic Time

Portraits in Dramatic Time

2011

My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: The Movie

2017

Finding Babel

Finding Babel

2016

Baggage

Baggage

1997

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

2025

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018

Creed

Creed

2015

Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

2009

Weapon X Mutant Files

Weapon X Mutant Files

2009

The Lost Kennedy Home Movies

The Lost Kennedy Home Movies

2011

Spirit of the Games

Spirit of the Games

1996

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

Broad Street Bullies

Broad Street Bullies

2010

A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

2019

Kareem: Minority of One

Kareem: Minority of One

2015

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

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

2003

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

2008

The Pulitzer At 100

The Pulitzer At 100

2017

Clear History

Clear History

2013

Young Dr. Freud

Young Dr. Freud

2002

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

2008

Thrilla in Manila

Thrilla in Manila

2008

Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone

1998

Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football

Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football

2008

Barbaro

Barbaro

2008

Two Billion Hearts

Two Billion Hearts

1995

McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

2011

Ted Williams

Ted Williams

2009

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

2007

Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

2018

:03 from Gold

:03 from Gold

2002

Human Capital

Human Capital

2020

The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

2019

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013

A Brilliant Madness

A Brilliant Madness

2002

The Viking Saga -  The Era of The Long Ships

The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships

1999

American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)

American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)

2002

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

2002

Shot Heard 'Round the World

Shot Heard 'Round the World

2001

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

2009

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

2005

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

2000

The Curious Case of Curt Flood

The Curious Case of Curt Flood

2011

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

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

1999

The Shakespeare Sessions

The Shakespeare Sessions

2003

Janek: The Silent Betrayal

Janek: The Silent Betrayal

1994

Across the River and into the Trees

Across the River and into the Trees

2023

Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery

Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery

2012

Surviving the Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl

1998

Ray Donovan: The Movie

Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022

Mr. Miami Beach

Mr. Miami Beach

1998

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023

Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

2007

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

2007

Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

2024

Undisputed

Undisputed

2024

When It Was a Game 3

When It Was a Game 3

2000

The Last Twins

The Last Twins

2025

Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

2002

NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet

NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet

2003

Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi

Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi

2003

They Fight with Cameras

They Fight with Cameras

2025

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

2013

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

The View

The View

1997

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

NOVA

NOVA

1974

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Nature

Nature

1982

Secrets of the Dead

Secrets of the Dead

2000

UConn: The March to Madness

UConn: The March to Madness

2017

24/7

24/7

2007

The Perfect Couple

The Perfect Couple

2024

NOVA

NOVA

1974

The Jewish Americans

The Jewish Americans

2008

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

2003

America in Color

America in Color

2017

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018

A Small Light

A Small Light

2023

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

2013

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Drunk History

Drunk History

2013

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

2005

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014

Hard Knocks: In Season

Hard Knocks: In Season

2021

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

2013

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks

2001

Civilisations

Civilisations

2018

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Road to the NHL Winter Classic

Road to the NHL Winter Classic

2010

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Violent Earth

Violent Earth

2024

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

2025

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Command Z

Command Z

2023

Parallax

Parallax

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

2025

Born to Bowl

Born to Bowl

2026