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Liev Schreiber

Acting 58 years old San Francisco, California, USA ★ 3.3
Born: October 4, 1967

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).

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Known For

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Wilson Fisk (voice) 2018
Scream
Scream Cotton Weary 1996
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up Bash Narrator (voice) 2021
Creed
Creed HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice) 2015
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs Spots (voice) 2018

Jimmy's Seen (5)

Creed
Creed HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice) 2015
Spotlight
Spotlight Marty Baron 2015
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up Bash Narrator (voice) 2021
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Goon: Last of the Enforcers Ross Rhea 2017
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Wilson Fisk (voice) 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (195)

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Wilson Fisk (voice) 2027
Born to Bowl
Born to Bowl Narrator (voice) 2026
The American Revolution
The American Revolution Samuel Adams / Nathaniel Greene / Lewis Beebe (voice) 2025
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Sam Fisher (voice) 2025
They Fight with Cameras
They Fight with Cameras 2025
Caught Stealing
Caught Stealing Lipa 2025
The Last Twins
The Last Twins Narrator 2025
Undisputed
Undisputed Self 2024
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration Self 2024
The Perfect Couple
The Perfect Couple Tag Winbury 2024
Violent Earth
Violent Earth Self - Host 2024
Meeting Zelenskyy
Meeting Zelenskyy Self 2023
Across the River and into the Trees
Across the River and into the Trees Colonel Richard Cantwell 2023
Golda
Golda Henry Kissinger 2023
Command Z
Command Z Kohlberg Pryce 2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City J.J. Kellogg 2023
A Small Light
A Small Light Otto Frank 2023
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 Self (archive footage) 2023
The Conspiracy
The Conspiracy 2022
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Ray Donovan: The Movie Ray Donovan 2022
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up Bash Narrator (voice) 2021
Hard Knocks: In Season
Hard Knocks: In Season Self - Narrator (voice) 2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun Talk Show Host 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Human Capital
Human Capital Drew Hagel 2020
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season Narrator (voice) 2019
A Rainy Day in New York
A Rainy Day in New York Roland Pollard 2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People Joseph Pulitzer (voice) 2019
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti Narrator 2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Wilson Fisk (voice) 2018
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes Narrator 2018
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Self 2018
Civilisations
Civilisations Narrator 2018
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs Spots (voice) 2018
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie The Storm King (voice) 2017
The Pulitzer At 100
The Pulitzer At 100 Self 2017
America in Color
America in Color Self - Narrator (voice) 2017
Chuck
Chuck Chuck Wepner 2017
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Goon: Last of the Enforcers Ross Rhea 2017
UConn: The March to Madness
UConn: The March to Madness 2017
Finding Babel
Finding Babel Self - Isaac Babel (voice) 2016
The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vosch 2016
Creed
Creed HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice) 2015
Spotlight
Spotlight Marty Baron 2015
Kareem: Minority of One
Kareem: Minority of One Narrator (voice) 2015
Pawn Sacrifice
Pawn Sacrifice Boris Spassky 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Unity
Unity Narrator (voice) 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman Copernicus (Voice) 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty Fear Hole Demon (voice) 2013
A Perfect Man
A Perfect Man James 2013
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle Narrator (voice) 2013
Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo Dovi 2013
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve Narrator (voice) 2013
The Butler
The Butler Lyndon B. Johnson 2013
The Last Days on Mars
The Last Days on Mars Vincent Campbell 2013
Clear History
Clear History Tibor (uncredited) 2013
Drunk History
Drunk History Victor Lustig 2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan Ray Donovan 2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Bobby Lincoln 2013
Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust
Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust Narrator (voice) 2013
Movie 43
Movie 43 Robert (segment "Homeschooled") 2013
Mental
Mental Trevor Blundell 2012
Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery
Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery 2012
Goon
Goon Ross Rhea 2012
The Curious Case of Curt Flood
The Curious Case of Curt Flood Narrator 2011
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies Himself - Narrator (voice) 2011
Portraits in Dramatic Time
Portraits in Dramatic Time 2011
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice Narrator 2011
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective Self 2011
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV Narrator 2011
Road to the NHL Winter Classic
Road to the NHL Winter Classic Narrator 2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us Himself - Narrator 2010
Salt
Salt Theodore Winter 2010
Broad Street Bullies
Broad Street Bullies (narrator) 2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us Self - Narrator (voice) 2010
Repo Men
Repo Men Frank 2010
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Narrator (voice) 2010
Every Day
Every Day Ned 2010
Weapon X Mutant Files
Weapon X Mutant Files Self 2009
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins Self 2009
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock Vilma 2009
Ted Williams
Ted Williams Narrator 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Victor Creed 2009
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina Narrator 2009
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times Narrator 2009
Defiance
Defiance Zus Bielski 2008
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football Narrator 2008
Thrilla in Manila
Thrilla in Manila Narrator 2008
The Defector
The Defector Narrator 2008
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 Self - Host 2008
Barbaro
Barbaro Narrator 2008
Chicago 10
Chicago 10 William Kunstler (voice) 2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed Narrator 2008
Operation Filmmaker
Operation Filmmaker Self 2008
The Jewish Americans
The Jewish Americans Self - Narrator (voice) 2008
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry Narrator 2007
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 Narrator 2007
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera Lotario Thurgot 2007
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Narrator 2007
The Ten
The Ten Ray Johnson 2007
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush Self (Narrator) 2007
Sputnik Mania
Sputnik Mania Narrator 2007
24/7
24/7 2007
The Living Weapon
The Living Weapon 2007
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil Charlie Townsend 2006
The Omen
The Omen Robert Thorn 2006
The New Medicine
The New Medicine Narrator 2006
Oil Storm
Oil Storm Himself - Narrator (voice) 2005
Living with Wolves
Living with Wolves narrator 2005
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship Self - Narrator (voice) 2005
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken Iron Man / King Triton (Voice) 2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues Ulysses Ford 2005
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY) 2004
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s Self 2003
Spinning Boris
Spinning Boris Joe Shumate 2003
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death Self - Narrator (voice) 2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Hitler: The Rise of Evil Ernst Hanfstaengl 2003
Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi
Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi 2003
NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet
NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet Self - Narrator(voice) 2003
Battle of the X-Planes
Battle of the X-Planes Narrator 2003
The Shakespeare Sessions
The Shakespeare Sessions 2003
Young Dr. Freud
Young Dr. Freud Sigmund Freud (Voice) 2002
Iron and Beyond
Iron and Beyond Self - Narrator (voice) 2002
:03 from Gold
:03 from Gold Narrator (voice) 2002
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears John Clark 2002
A Brilliant Madness
A Brilliant Madness Narrator (voice) 2002
American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)
American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2) Narrator 2002
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Narrator 2002
Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies
Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies Narrator 2002
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 Self - Narrator 2002
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' Self - Narrator (voice) 2002
Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold Stuart Besser 2001
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks Self - Narrator (voice) 2001
Shot Heard 'Round the World
Shot Heard 'Round the World Narrator 2001
Fatal Flood
Fatal Flood Narrator (voice) 2001
Spring Forward
Spring Forward Paul 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Michael Keppler 2000
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible Narrator 2000
When It Was a Game 3
When It Was a Game 3 Narrator (voice) 2000
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead Narrator 2000
Hamlet
Hamlet Laertes 2000
Scream 3
Scream 3 Cotton Weary 2000
RKO 281
RKO 281 Orson Welles 1999
The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships
The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships Narrator 1999
The Hurricane
The Hurricane Sam Chaiton 1999
Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar Mischa 1999
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games Narrator (voice) 1999
Desert Blue
Desert Blue Mickey Moonday (voice) 1999
Decoding Nazi Secrets
Decoding Nazi Secrets Himself - Narrator 1999
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Meltdown at Three Mile Island Self - Narrator 1999
A Walk on the Moon
A Walk on the Moon Marty Kantrowitz 1999
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth Himself - Narrator (voice) 1998
Since You've Been Gone
Since You've Been Gone Fred Linderhoff 1998
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal Himself-Narrator 1998
Twilight
Twilight Jeff Willis 1998
Surviving the Dust Bowl
Surviving the Dust Bowl Narrator (voice) 1998
Sphere
Sphere Dr. Ted Fielding 1998
Mr. Miami Beach
Mr. Miami Beach Narrator 1998
Phantoms
Phantoms Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle 1998
Scream 2
Scream 2 Cotton Weary 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen Self - Narrator (voice) 1997
The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers Carl Petrovic 1997
His and Hers
His and Hers Glenn 1997
Baggage
Baggage 1997
Scream
Scream Cotton Weary 1996
Ransom
Ransom Clark Barnes 1996
Big Night
Big Night Leo 1996
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys Ricky Gregg 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self, Bank Manager 1996
Walking and Talking
Walking and Talking Andrew 1996
Spirit of the Games
Spirit of the Games Narrator 1996
Party Girl
Party Girl Nigel 1995
Mad Love
Mad Love Salesman 1995
Denise Calls Up
Denise Calls Up Jerry Heckerman 1995
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls Ogden 1995
Two Billion Hearts
Two Billion Hearts Narrator 1995
Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts Chris 1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
Janek: The Silent Betrayal Owens 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Simpsons
The Simpsons "Dateline: Springfield" Narrator (voice) 1989
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
Nature
Nature Narrator (voice) 1982
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
NOVA
NOVA 1974
NOVA
NOVA Narrator (voice) 1974
The Guns of Christmas Past
The Guns of Christmas Past Ebb
Parallax
Parallax Jonah Lynn

Directing Credits (3)

Writing Credits (4)

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