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Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Acting

Born: October 4, 1967San Francisco, California, USA

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
Filmography

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
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
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

J.J. Kellogg

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
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
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
Chuck

Chuck

Chuck Wepner

2017
Goon: Last of the Enforcers

Goon: Last of the Enforcers

Ross Rhea

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
Unity

Unity

Narrator (voice)

2015
A Perfect Man

A Perfect Man

James

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
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

Narrator

2011
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
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
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Self

2009
Weapon X Mutant Files

Weapon X Mutant Files

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

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
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

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

Self (Narrator)

2007
Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

Narrator

2007

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
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
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

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

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
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
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

Narrator

2000

When It Was a Game 3

Narrator (voice)

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

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
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self - Narrator (voice)

1997
The Daytrippers

The Daytrippers

Carl Petrovic

1997

Baggage

1997
His and Hers

His and Hers

Glenn

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
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

Owens

1994