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.
Known for
Credits
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
as Wilson Fisk (voice)
Scream (1996)
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 2 (1997)
as Cotton Weary
Movie 43 (2013)
as Robert (segment "Homeschooled")
Scream 3 (2000)
as Cotton Weary
Caught Stealing (2025)
as Lipa
Goon (2012)
as Ross Rhea
The 5th Wave (2016)
as Colonel Vosch
Spotlight (2015)
as Marty Baron
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
as Wilson Fisk (voice)
The Butler (2013)
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
as Talk Show Host
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Spots (voice)
Salt (2010)
as Theodore Winter
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
as The Storm King (voice)
Asteroid City (2023)
as J.J. Kellogg
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Sphere (1998)
as Dr. Ted Fielding
Ransom (1996)
as Clark Barnes
Repo Men (2010)
as Frank
The Omen (2006)
as Robert Thorn
The Painted Veil (2006)
as Charlie Townsend
Kate & Leopold (2001)
as Stuart Besser
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
as Lotario Thurgot
Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
as Boris Spassky
Fading Gigolo (2013)
as Dovi
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
as Bobby Lincoln
Taking Woodstock (2009)
as Vilma
The Hurricane (1999)
as Sam Chaiton
Defiance (2008)
as Zus Bielski
Clear History (2013)
as Tibor (uncredited)
The Last Days on Mars (2013)
as Vincent Campbell
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
as Ray Donovan
A Walk on the Moon (1999)
as Marty Kantrowitz
Phantoms (1998)
as Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
Ted Williams (2009)
as Narrator
Mixed Nuts (1994)
as Chris
Golda (2023)
as Henry Kissinger
Twilight (1998)
as Jeff Willis
Walking and Talking (1996)
as Andrew
Party Girl (1995)
as Nigel
Big Night (1996)
as Leo
Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)
as Ross Rhea
Meeting Zelenskyy (2023)
as Self
The Daytrippers (1997)
as Carl Petrovic
Human Capital (2020)
as Drew Hagel
RKO 281 (1999)
as Orson Welles
Chuck (2017)
as Chuck Wepner
The Ten (2007)
as Ray Johnson
The Sunshine Boys (1996)
as Ricky Gregg
Baggage (1997)
Actor
Mad Love (1995)
as Salesman
Buffalo Girls (1995)
as Ogden
The Defector (2008)
as Narrator
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (1998)
as Himself-Narrator
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Actor
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Ulysses Ford
Every Day (2010)
as Ned
Iron and Beyond (2002)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fatal Flood (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
as Victor Creed
Mental (2012)
as Trevor Blundell
Spirit of the Games (1996)
as Narrator
Operation Filmmaker (2008)
as Self
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Jakob the Liar (1999)
as Mischa
Hamlet (2000)
as Laertes
When It Was a Game 3 (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Across the River and into the Trees (2023)
as Colonel Richard Cantwell
Thrilla in Manila (2008)
as Narrator
Weapon X Mutant Files (2009)
as Self
A Perfect Man (2013)
as James
Denise Calls Up (1995)
as Jerry Heckerman
Undisputed (2024)
as Self
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Fred Linderhoff
Spinning Boris (2003)
as Joe Shumate
The Last Twins (2025)
as Narrator
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Battle of the X-Planes (2003)
as Narrator
Raptor Force (2007)
as Narrator
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Living with Wolves (2005)
as narrator
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
as Narrator
Chicago 10 (2008)
as William Kunstler (voice)
America: The Story of Us (2010)
as Himself - Narrator
Spring Forward (2000)
as Paul
His and Hers (1997)
as Glenn
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies (2011)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Decoding Nazi Secrets (1999)
as Himself - Narrator
Desert Blue (1999)
as Mickey Moonday (voice)
Young Dr. Freud (2002)
as Sigmund Freud (Voice)
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Miami Beach (1998)
as Narrator
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice (2011)
as Narrator
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)
as Self
Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (2003)
Actor
Barbaro (2008)
as Narrator
Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)
Actor
A Brilliant Madness (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The Pulitzer At 100 (2017)
as Self
Broad Street Bullies (2010)
as (narrator)
They Fight with Cameras (2025)
Actor
The Conspiracy (2022)
Actor
The Guns of Christmas Past (—)
as Ebb
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies (2002)
as Narrator
Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery (2012)
Actor
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
as Owens
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry (2007)
as Narrator
Surviving the Dust Bowl (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (2011)
as Narrator
Sputnik Mania (2007)
as Narrator
Babe Ruth (1998)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (2000)
as Narrator
:03 from Gold (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Ulysses S. Grant (2002)
as Narrator
The Living Weapon (2007)
Actor
Two Billion Hearts (1995)
as Narrator
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (2002)
as Self - Narrator
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict (2004)
as Narrator
NOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet (2003)
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Shot Heard 'Round the World (2001)
as Narrator
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People (2019)
as Joseph Pulitzer (voice)
Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball (2005)
as Narrator
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration (2024)
as Self
Meltdown at Three Mile Island (1999)
as Self - Narrator
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins (2009)
as Self
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008)
as Narrator
Finding Babel (2016)
as Self - Isaac Babel (voice)
A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
as Roland Pollard
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death (2003)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s (2003)
as Self
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush (2007)
as Self (Narrator)
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
The Curious Case of Curt Flood (2011)
as Narrator
Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team (2007)
as Narrator
The New Medicine (2006)
as Narrator
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina (2009)
as Narrator
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes (2018)
as Narrator
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)
as Narrator
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2) (2002)
as Narrator
Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open (2008)
as Self - Host
Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (2009)
as Narrator
Oil Storm (2005)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships (1999)
as Narrator
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti (2019)
as Narrator