Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Date of Birth:

Oct 04, 1967

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, California, USA

Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the first three Scream horror films (1996-2000), Ransom (1996), The Hurricane (1999), Kate & Leopold (2001), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Omen (2006), Defiance (2008), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Taking Woodstock (2009), Salt (2010), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Spotlight (2015), The 5th Wave (2016), and The French Dispatch (2021).

For his roles in television, he most notably portrayed the eponymous protagonist of the Showtime drama series Ray Donovan (2013–2020). The role has earned him five Golden Globe Award nominations and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He reprised the role in the television film Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022). He has lent his voice to animated films such as My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Isle of Dogs, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (both 2018). He also narrated the HBO series Hard Knocks, 24/7 and the HBO documentary Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals, as well as various PBS programs.

He has performed in several Broadway productions. In 2005, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the play Glengarry Glen Ross. That same year, he made his debut as a film director and writer with Everything Is Illuminated (2005), based on the 2002 novel of the same name.

filmography:

Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football

2008

Ted Williams Ted Williams

2009

McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice

2011

Barbaro Barbaro

2008

Thrilla in Manila Thrilla in Manila

2008

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

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

2008

Two Billion Hearts Two Billion Hearts

1995

Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes

2018

The Reluctant Fundamentalist The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013

The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships

1999

A Brilliant Madness A Brilliant Madness

2002

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019

The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

2019

:03 from Gold :03 from Gold

2002

Human Capital Human Capital

2020

Since You've Been Gone Since You've Been Gone

1998

Young Dr. Freud Young Dr. Freud

2002

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

My Little Pony: The Movie My Little Pony: The Movie

2017

Creed Creed

2015

The 5th Wave The 5th Wave

2016

Isle of Dogs Isle of Dogs

2018

Spirit of the Games Spirit of the Games

1996

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

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

Clear History Clear History

2014

The Pulitzer At 100 The Pulitzer At 100

2017

Kareem: Minority of One Kareem: Minority of One

2015

Broad Street Bullies Broad Street Bullies

2010

A Rainy Day in New York A Rainy Day in New York

2019

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant

2002

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

2002

Sports on the Silver Screen Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

Golda Golda

2023

The Conspiracy The Conspiracy

2022

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

2011

Don't Look Up Don't Look Up

2021

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003

Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

2019

Meltdown at Three Mile Island Meltdown at Three Mile Island

1999

America in Color America in Color

2017

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

Meeting Zelenskyy Meeting Zelenskyy

2023

The Living Weapon The Living Weapon

2007

Fatal Flood Fatal Flood

2001

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

1970

Battle of the X-Planes Battle of the X-Planes

2003

Asteroid City Asteroid City

2023

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

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

2005

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

2009

Shot Heard 'Round the World Shot Heard 'Round the World

2001

The French Dispatch The French Dispatch

2021

The Shakespeare Sessions The Shakespeare Sessions

2003

Janek: The Silent Betrayal Janek: The Silent Betrayal

1994

Mr. Miami Beach Mr. Miami Beach

1998

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Ray Donovan: The Movie Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022

Surviving the Dust Bowl Surviving the Dust Bowl

1998

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

Portraits in Dramatic Time Portraits in Dramatic Time

2011

Chuck Chuck

2017

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

2010

The Painted Veil The Painted Veil

2006

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

2002

Party Girl Party Girl

1995

Chicago 10 Chicago 10

2008

A Walk on the Moon A Walk on the Moon

1999

Defiance Defiance

2008

Desert Blue Desert Blue

1999

The Manchurian Candidate The Manchurian Candidate

2004

Mad Love Mad Love

1995

Big Night Big Night

1996

The Daytrippers The Daytrippers

1997

Denise Calls Up Denise Calls Up

1995

Living with Wolves Living with Wolves

2005

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

Every Day Every Day

2010

Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

2007

Salt Salt

2010

Ransom Ransom

1996

Hamlet Hamlet

2000

Scream Scream

1996

The Hurricane The Hurricane

1999

Jakob the Liar Jakob the Liar

1999

X-Men Origins: Wolverine X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

Sphere Sphere

1998

Scream 3 Scream 3

2000

The Sum of All Fears The Sum of All Fears

2002

Twilight Twilight

1998

Phantoms Phantoms

1998

The Ten The Ten

2007

Repo Men Repo Men

2010

Mixed Nuts Mixed Nuts

1994

Kate & Leopold Kate & Leopold

2001

Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera

2007

RKO 281 RKO 281

2000

Spring Forward Spring Forward

2000

Pawn Sacrifice Pawn Sacrifice

2015

Taking Woodstock Taking Woodstock

2009

Fading Gigolo Fading Gigolo

2013

A Perfect Man A Perfect Man

2013

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

2013

The Last Days on Mars The Last Days on Mars

2013

Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2007

Runnin' Rebels of UNLV Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

2011

Scream 2 Scream 2

1997

Goon: Last of the Enforcers Goon: Last of the Enforcers

2017

Unity Unity

2015

America: The Story of Us America: The Story of Us

2010

Walking and Talking Walking and Talking

1996

Finding Babel Finding Babel

2015

Spotlight Spotlight

2015

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

2009

Babe Ruth Babe Ruth

1998

The New Medicine The New Medicine

2006

Goon Goon

2012

Oil Storm Oil Storm

2005

Movie 43 Movie 43

2013

Operation Filmmaker Operation Filmmaker

2008

His and Hers His and Hers

1997

Decoding Nazi Secrets Decoding Nazi Secrets

1999

Iron and Beyond Iron and Beyond

2002

Spinning Boris Spinning Boris

2003

Buffalo Girls Buffalo Girls

1995

Space Dive Space Dive

2012

The Sunshine Boys The Sunshine Boys

1996

Lackawanna Blues Lackawanna Blues

2005

The Butler The Butler

2013

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 Omen The Omen

2006

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