Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

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.

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Filmography

2025

Caught Stealing
Caught Stealing
as Ed
Movie - Released: 8/27/2025

2024

Undisputed
Undisputed
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/10/2024
The Perfect Couple
The Perfect Couple
as Tag Winbury
TV - Released: 9/5/2024
Violent Earth
Violent Earth
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 6/2/2024

2023

Golda
Golda
as Henry Kissinger
Movie - Released: 8/23/2023
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
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/21/2023
Meeting Zelenskyy
Meeting Zelenskyy
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/15/2023
Across the River and Into the Trees
Across the River and Into the Trees
as Colonel Richard Cantwell
Movie - Released: 10/11/2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
as J.J. Kellogg
Movie - Released: 6/8/2023
Command Z
Command Z
as Kohlberg Pryce
TV - Released: 7/17/2023
A Small Light
A Small Light
as Otto Frank
TV - Released: 5/1/2023

2022

The Conspiracy
The Conspiracy
Movie - Released: 11/17/2022
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Ray Donovan: The Movie
as Ray Donovan
Movie - Released: 1/14/2022

2021

Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
as Bash Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/8/2021
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
as Talk Show Host
Movie - Released: 10/21/2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021
Hard Knocks: In Season
Hard Knocks: In Season
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 11/17/2021

2020

Human Capital
Human Capital
as Drew Hagel
Movie - Released: 7/17/2020

2019

Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/26/2019
A Rainy Day in New York
A Rainy Day in New York
as Roland Pollard
Movie - Released: 7/26/2019
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/12/2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
as Joseph Pulitzer (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/1/2019

2018

Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
as Spots (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/23/2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Wilson Fisk (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/6/2018
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/17/2018
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
as Self
TV - Released: 6/22/2018
Civilisations
Civilisations
as Narrator
TV - Released: 4/17/2018

2017

Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
as Ross Rhea
Movie - Released: 3/17/2017
Chuck
Chuck
as Chuck Wepner
Movie - Released: 5/5/2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
as The Storm King (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/5/2017
The Pulitzer At 100
The Pulitzer At 100
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/21/2017
UConn: The March to Madness
UConn: The March to Madness
TV - Released: 3/1/2017
America in Color
America in Color
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 7/2/2017

2016

The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave
as Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vosch
Movie - Released: 1/14/2016

2015

Pawn Sacrifice
Pawn Sacrifice
as Boris Spassky
Movie - Released: 9/16/2015
Spotlight
Spotlight
as Marty Baron
Movie - Released: 11/6/2015
Unity
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/12/2015
Finding Babel
Finding Babel
as Isaac Babel (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/28/2015
Creed
Creed
as HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/25/2015
Kareem: Minority of One
Kareem: Minority of One
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/3/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

Clear History
Clear History
as Tibor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/2/2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Copernicus (Voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/21/2014

2013

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust
Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/29/2013
Movie 43
Movie 43
as Robert (segment "Homeschooled")
Movie - Released: 1/24/2013
The Butler
The Butler
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/16/2013
The Last Days on Mars
The Last Days on Mars
as Vincent Campbell
Movie - Released: 8/11/2013
Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo
as Dovi
Movie - Released: 9/7/2013
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013
A Perfect Man
A Perfect Man
as James
Movie - Released: 11/1/2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Bobby Lincoln
Movie - Released: 4/24/2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Ray Donovan
TV - Released: 6/30/2013
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/15/2013
Drunk History
Drunk History
as Victor Lustig
TV - Released: 7/9/2013
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty
as Fear Hole Demon (voice)
TV - Released: 12/2/2013

2012

Goon
Goon
as Ross Rhea
Movie - Released: 1/6/2012
Mental
Mental
as Trevor Blundell
Movie - Released: 10/4/2012
Space Dive
Space Dive
as Himself - Narrator (US version)
Movie - Released: 11/4/2012
Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery
Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery
Movie - Released: 9/29/2012

2011

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Movie
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/12/2011
Portraits in Dramatic Time
Portraits in Dramatic Time
Movie - Released: 7/5/2011
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/6/2011
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/11/2011
The Curious Case of Curt Flood
The Curious Case of Curt Flood
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/13/2011

2010

Repo Men
Repo Men
as Frank
Movie - Released: 3/18/2010
Salt
Salt
as Theodore Winter
Movie - Released: 7/21/2010
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/10/2010
Every Day
Every Day
as Ned
Movie - Released: 1/14/2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us
as Himself - Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/14/2010
Broad Street Bullies
Broad Street Bullies
as (narrator)
Movie - Released: 5/4/2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 4/25/2010
24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic
24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic
as Narrator
TV - Released: 12/15/2010
Road to the NHL Winter Classic
Road to the NHL Winter Classic
as Narrator
TV - Released: 12/15/2010

2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
as Victor Creed
Movie - Released: 4/28/2009
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
as Wilma
Movie - Released: 8/26/2009
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/24/2009
Movie
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/23/2009
Weapon X Mutant Files
Weapon X Mutant Files
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/15/2009
Ted Williams
Ted Williams
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/15/2009
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/15/2009

2008

Defiance
Defiance
as Zus Bielski
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008
Chicago 10
Chicago 10
as William Kunstler (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/29/2008
Operation Filmmaker
Operation Filmmaker
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/20/2008
The Defector
The Defector
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/1/2008
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
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 6/11/2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/23/2008
Thrilla in Manila
Thrilla in Manila
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/11/2008
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/16/2008
Barbaro
Barbaro
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/5/2008
The Jewish Americans
The Jewish Americans
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 1/9/2008

2007

Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
as Lotario Thurgot
Movie - Released: 10/4/2007
Michigan vs. Ohio State:  The Rivalry
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/13/2007
The Ten
The Ten
as Ray Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/3/2007
Movie
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush
as Self (Narrator)
Movie - Released: 7/11/2007
Movie
The Living Weapon
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Movie
Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/8/2007
Sputnik Mania
Sputnik Mania
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/1/2007
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/27/2007
24/7
24/7
TV - Released: 4/15/2007

2006

The Omen
The Omen
as Robert Thorn
Movie - Released: 6/6/2006
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil
as Charlie Townsend
Movie - Released: 12/9/2006
The New Medicine
The New Medicine
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/29/2006

2005

Living with Wolves
Living with Wolves
as narrator
Movie - Released: 5/8/2005
Movie
Oil Storm
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/4/2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
as Ulysses Ford
Movie - Released: 2/12/2005
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2005
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken
as Iron Man / King Triton (Voice)
TV - Released: 2/20/2005

2004

The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Movie - Released: 7/30/2004

2003

Movie
Battle of the X-Planes
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/4/2003
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/12/2003
Spinning Boris
Spinning Boris
as Joe Shumate
Movie - Released: 10/23/2003
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/10/2003
Movie
The Shakespeare Sessions
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as Ernst Hanfstaengl
TV - Released: 5/18/2003

2002

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
as John Clark
Movie - Released: 5/31/2002
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
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
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/8/2002
Iron and Beyond
Iron and Beyond
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/15/2002
Young Dr. Freud
Young Dr. Freud
as Sigmund Freud (Voice)
Movie - Released: 11/27/2002
:03 from Gold
:03 from Gold
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/18/2002
A Brilliant Madness
A Brilliant Madness
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/28/2002
American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)
American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/5/2002
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/5/2002

2001

Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold
as Stuart Besser
Movie - Released: 12/25/2001
Fatal Flood
Fatal Flood
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/16/2001
Shot Heard 'Round the World
Shot Heard 'Round the World
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/11/2001
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 8/1/2001

2000

Hamlet
Hamlet
as Laertes
Movie - Released: 5/12/2000
Scream 3
Scream 3
as Cotton Weary
Movie - Released: 2/4/2000
RKO 281
RKO 281
as Orson Welles
Movie - Released: 4/7/2000
Spring Forward
Spring Forward
as Paul
Movie - Released: 12/10/2000
Movie
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/17/2000
Movie
When It Was a Game 3
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/17/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Michael Keppler
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead
as Narrator
TV - Released: 5/15/2000

1999

Movie
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/22/1999
Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar
as Mischa
Movie - Released: 9/16/1999
The Hurricane
The Hurricane
as Sam Chaiton
Movie - Released: 9/17/1999
A Walk on the Moon
A Walk on the Moon
as Marty Kantrowitz
Movie - Released: 1/29/1999
Desert Blue
Desert Blue
as Mickey Moonday (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/4/1999
Movie
Decoding Nazi Secrets
as Himself - Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/1/1999
The Viking Saga -  The Era of The Long Ships
The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/10/1999
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/12/1999

1998

Sphere
Sphere
as Dr. Ted Fielding
Movie - Released: 2/13/1998
Twilight
Twilight
as Jeff Willis
Movie - Released: 3/6/1998
Phantoms
Phantoms
as Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
Movie - Released: 1/23/1998
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal
as Himself-Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/24/1998
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/16/1998
Since You've Been Gone
Since You've Been Gone
as Fred Linderhoff
Movie - Released: 6/6/1998
Surviving the Dust Bowl
Surviving the Dust Bowl
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/1998
Mr. Miami Beach
Mr. Miami Beach
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/2/1998

1997

The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers
as Carl Petrovic
Movie - Released: 3/5/1997
His and Hers
His and Hers
as Glenn
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Movie
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/16/1997
Scream 2
Scream 2
as Cotton Weary
Movie - Released: 12/12/1997
Movie
Baggage
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Ransom
Ransom
as Clark Barnes
Movie - Released: 11/8/1996
Scream
Scream
as Cotton Weary
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
Big Night
Big Night
as Leo
Movie - Released: 9/20/1996
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
as Ricky Gregg
Movie - Released: 8/8/1996
Walking and Talking
Walking and Talking
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 7/17/1996
Spirit of the Games
Spirit of the Games
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/1/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self, Bank Manager
TV - Released: 7/22/1996

1995

Party Girl
Party Girl
as Nigel
Movie - Released: 6/9/1995
Denise Calls Up
Denise Calls Up
as Jerry Heckerman
Movie - Released: 5/17/1995
Mad Love
Mad Love
as Salesman
Movie - Released: 5/26/1995
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
as Ogden
Movie - Released: 4/30/1995
Two Billion Hearts
Two Billion Hearts
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/27/1995

1994

Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts
as Chris
Movie - Released: 12/21/1994
Movie
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
as Owens
Movie - Released: 12/20/1994

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1989

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as "Dateline: Springfield" Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/4/1988

1982

Nature
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/1982

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

NOVA
NOVA
TV - Released: 3/3/1974
NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 3/3/1974

Unknown

Movie
TV
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
as Sam Fisher (voice)
TV