
Liev Schreiber
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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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Credits

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
as Wilson Fisk (voice)

Scream (1996)
as Cotton Weary

Salt (2010)
as Theodore Winter

My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
as The Storm King (voice)

Scream 2 (1997)
as Cotton Weary

Don't Look Up (2021)
as Bash Narrator (voice)

The Sum of All Fears (2002)
as John Clark

Creed (2015)
as HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice)

Scream 3 (2000)
as Cotton Weary

Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Spots (voice)

Movie 43 (2013)
as Robert (segment "Homeschooled")

The 5th Wave (2016)
as Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vosch

Asteroid City (2023)
as J.J. Kellogg

Spotlight (2015)
as Marty Baron

Caught Stealing (2025)
as Lipa

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
as Wilson Fisk (voice)

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
as Talk Show Host

The Painted Veil (2006)
as Charlie Townsend

Ransom (1996)
as Clark Barnes

Sphere (1998)
as Dr. Ted Fielding

The Omen (2006)
as Robert Thorn

The Butler (2013)
as Lyndon B. Johnson

Repo Men (2010)
as Frank

The Hurricane (1999)
as Sam Chaiton

Kate & Leopold (2001)
as Stuart Besser

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

Defiance (2008)
as Zus Bielski

Fading Gigolo (2013)
as Dovi

Mixed Nuts (1994)
as Chris

Goon (2012)
as Ross Rhea

The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
as Bobby Lincoln

Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
as Boris Spassky

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
as Lotario Thurgot

Jakob the Liar (1999)
as Mischa

The Ten (2007)
as Ray Johnson

Big Night (1996)
as Leo

Party Girl (1995)
as Nigel

Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
as Ray Donovan

Phantoms (1998)
as Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle

Taking Woodstock (2009)
as Vilma

Clear History (2013)
as Tibor (uncredited)

A Walk on the Moon (1999)
as Marty Kantrowitz

The Last Days on Mars (2013)
as Vincent Campbell

Chuck (2017)
as Chuck Wepner

Twilight (1998)
as Jeff Willis

Human Capital (2020)
as Drew Hagel

Every Day (2010)
as Ned

Desert Blue (1999)
as Mickey Moonday (voice)

Across the River and into the Trees (2023)
as Colonel Richard Cantwell

Mad Love (1995)
as Salesman

Golda (2023)
as Henry Kissinger

His and Hers (1997)
as Glenn

Chicago 10 (2008)
as William Kunstler (voice)

Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)
as Ross Rhea

RKO 281 (1999)
as Orson Welles

Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

Buffalo Girls (1995)
as Ogden

Hamlet (2000)
as Laertes

The Sunshine Boys (1996)
as Ricky Gregg

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
as Victor Creed

The Daytrippers (1997)
as Carl Petrovic

Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Ulysses Ford

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)
as Self

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)
as Narrator

:03 from Gold (2002)
as Narrator (voice)

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
as Narrator (voice)

Fatal Flood (2001)
as Narrator (voice)

Denise Calls Up (1995)
as Jerry Heckerman

Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Fred Linderhoff

Undisputed (2024)
as Self

Iron and Beyond (2002)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Man (2013)
as James

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve (2013)
as Narrator (voice)

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
as Narrator

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (2000)
as Narrator

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Mental (2012)
as Trevor Blundell

Spinning Boris (2003)
as Joe Shumate

Walking and Talking (1996)
as Andrew

Spring Forward (2000)
as Paul

Babe Ruth (1998)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Sputnik Mania (2007)
as Narrator

Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

Oil Storm (2005)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins (2009)
as Self

Operation Filmmaker (2008)
as Self

Ted Williams (2009)
as Narrator

The Last Twins (2025)
as Narrator
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Actor

Weapon X Mutant Files (2009)
as Self

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Finding Babel (2016)
as Self - Isaac Babel (voice)

American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2) (2002)
as Narrator
When It Was a Game 3 (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
as Owens

Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)
Actor

The Pulitzer At 100 (2017)
as Self

Thrilla in Manila (2008)
as Narrator

Surviving the Dust Bowl (1998)
as Narrator (voice)

Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration (2024)
as Self

The Defector (2008)
as Narrator
Baggage (1997)
Actor

The Conspiracy (2022)
Actor

Battle of the X-Planes (2003)
as Narrator

Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (2003)
Actor

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People (2019)
as Joseph Pulitzer (voice)

Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s (2003)
as Self

Mr. Miami Beach (1998)
as Narrator

Ulysses S. Grant (2002)
as Narrator

Living with Wolves (2005)
as narrator

Young Dr. Freud (2002)
as Sigmund Freud (Voice)

Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season (2019)
as Narrator (voice)

Broad Street Bullies (2010)
as (narrator)

McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice (2011)
as Narrator

A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
as Roland Pollard

Barbaro (2008)
as Narrator

A Brilliant Madness (2002)
as Narrator (voice)

Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open (2008)
as Self - Host

Two Billion Hearts (1995)
as Narrator

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999)
as Narrator (voice)

The New Medicine (2006)
as Narrator

The Curious Case of Curt Flood (2011)
as Narrator

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa (2023)
as Self (archive footage)

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death (2003)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (2002)
as Self - Narrator

America: The Story of Us (2010)
as Himself - Narrator
The Guns of Christmas Past (—)
as Ebb

Secrets of the Dead: D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict (2004)
as Narrator

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies (2002)
as Narrator

The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti (2019)
as Narrator

Meeting Zelenskyy (2023)
as Self

Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes (2018)
as Narrator
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush (2007)
as Self (Narrator)

City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (1998)
as Himself-Narrator
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina (2009)
as Narrator

Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry (2007)
as Narrator

Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team (2007)
as Narrator

Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery (2012)
Actor

Meltdown at Three Mile Island (1999)
as Self - Narrator
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (2011)
as Narrator

The Lost Kennedy Home Movies (2011)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
They Fight with Cameras (2025)
Actor
The Living Weapon (2007)
Actor

Spirit of the Games (1996)
as Narrator

Shot Heard 'Round the World (2001)
as Narrator

NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet (2003)
as Self - Narrator(voice)

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (2009)
as Narrator

The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships (1999)
as Narrator

Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008)
as Narrator

Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball (2005)
as Narrator
Decoding Nazi Secrets (1999)
as Himself - Narrator

Raptor Force (2007)
as Narrator





