Liev Schreiber
Born 10/04/1967
(56 years old)
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Heralded as "the finest American theater actor of his generation" by the New York Times, Liev Schreiber's repertoire of resonant, humanistic and oftentimes gritty portrayals have garnered him praise in film, theatre and television.
Schreiber is starred opposite Woody Allen and Sofia Vergara in a comedy written and directed by John Turturro. Schreiber worked on HBO's Clear History directed by Larry David and stars opposite Kate Hudson and Jon Hamm. Schreiber also starred in Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist opposite Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland, which premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival and screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
On the small screen, Schreiber starred in the title role in Showtime Network's Ray Donovan alongside Jon Voight and Elliott Gould. The family drama centers on Ray (Schreiber) as L.A.'s best professional fixer -- the go-to guy in Hollywood who deftly solves the complicated, controversial and confidential problems of the city's elite.
Schreiber's many feature credits include Goon with Jay Baruchel and Seann William Scott, Salt with Angelina Jolie; X-Men Origins: Wolverine; Defiance with Daniel Craig; Repo Men; The Painted Veil; The Manchurian Candidate opposite Meryl Streep and Denzel Washington; The Sum of All Fears; Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock; Kate & Leopold; Every Day; Michael Almereyda's Hamlet; Spring Forward; The Hurricane; A Walk on the Moon with Diane Lane; The Daytrippers; Nora Ephron's Mixed Nuts; and Wes Craven's Scream trilogy.
His portrayal of Orson Welles in Benjamin Ross' RKO 281 brought Schreiber Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. His other telefilm credits include George C. Wolfe's Lackawanna Blues and John Erman's The Sunshine Boys, opposite Woody Allen and Peter Falk. As one of the documentary medium's foremost narrators, he has lent his voice to such works as Mantle, :03 from Gold, A City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers, Nova, and Nature.
In 2010, Schreiber received his third Tony nomination for his role in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge alongside Scarlett Johansson. His performance as Ricky Roma in the 2005 Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, directed by Joe Mantello, earned him his first Tony Award. He was again a Tony nominee for his portrayal of Barry Champlain in the 2007 Broadway revival of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, directed by Robert Falls, Other stage work includes the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of Macbeth, in the lead role opposite Jennifer Ehle, directed by Moisés Kaufman; Iago; Hamlet; Henry the V; and Cymbeline.
In 2005, Schreiber made his feature directorial debut with Everything is Illuminated, which he also adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer's best-selling novel of the same name. The film, starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz, was named one of the year's 10 Best by the National Board of Review.
Follow Through Productions
Actor
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2011 |
Felt |
Portraits in Dramatic Time |
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1997 |
Baggage |
Producer
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2019 |
Human Capital |
2016 |
Chuck |
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2020 |
Ray Donovan |
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You'll Never Walk Alone (S07E10) |
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Bugs (S07E09) |
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Passport and a Gun (S07E08) |
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2019 |
Ray Donovan |
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Never Gonna Give You Up (S06E11) |
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The Transfer Agent (S07E07) |
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Inside Guy (S07E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2018 |
Ray Donovan |
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Baby (S06E10) |
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Who Once Was Dead (S06E08) |
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The 1-3-2 (S06E07) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2017 |
Ray Donovan |
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Time Takes a Cigarette (S05E12) |
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Michael (S05E11) |
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Bob the Builder (S05E10) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2016 |
Ray Donovan |
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Rattus Rattus (S04E12) |
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Chinese Algebra (S04E11) |
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Lake Hollywood (S04E10) |
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more episodes (9) | ||
2015 |
Ray Donovan |
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Exsuscito (S03E12) |
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Poker (S03E11) |
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One Night in Yerevan (S03E10) |
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more episodes (9) |
Director
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2005 |
Everything Is Illuminated |
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2016 |
Ray Donovan |
Girl with Guitar (S04E01) |
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2014 |
Ray Donovan |
Walk This Way (S02E07) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2022 |
Ray Donovan: The Movie |
2005 |
Everything Is Illuminated |
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2020 |
Ray Donovan |
You'll Never Walk Alone (S07E10) |