Liev Schreiber Biography (1967-)

First name is pronounced "Lee-ev"; full name, Isaac Liev Schreiber; born October 4, 1967, in San Francisco, CA; son of Tell (an actor and director) and Heather (a painter and cab driver; maiden name, Milgram) Schreiber; brother ofPablo Schreiber (an actor). Addresses: Agent: Steve Dontanville, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; David Kalodner,William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
October 4, 1967
San Francisco, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Chris, Mixed Nuts (also known as Lifesavers), TriStar, 1994
  • Jerry Heckerman, Denise Calls Up, Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
  • Nigel, Party Girl, First Look Pictures, 1995
  • Salesman, Mad Love, Buena Vista, 1995
  • Andrew, Walking and Talking, Miramax, 1996
  • Carl, The Daytrippers (also known as En route vers Manhattan), Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Clark Barnes, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Cotton Weary, Scream, Miramax, 1996
  • Leo, Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
  • Baggage (short film), 1996
  • Cotton Weary, Scream 2, Miramax, 1997
  • Glenn, His and Hers, Alliance Independent, 1997
  • Narrator, CIA: America's Secret Warriors, 1997
  • Deputy Stuart "Stu" Wargle, Phantoms (also known as Dean Koontz's Phantoms), Dimension, 1998
  • Dr. Ted Fielding, Sphere, Warner Bros., 1998
  • Jeff Willis, Twilight, Paramount, 1998
  • Voice of Mickey Moonday, Desert Blue, 1998
  • Laertes, Hamlet, Miramax, 1999
  • Marty Kantrowitz, A Walk on the Moon, Miramax, 1999
  • Mischa, Jakob the Liar (also known as Jakob le menteur), Columbia/TriStar, 1999
  • Sam, The Hurricane (also known as Lazarus and the Hurricane), Universal, 1999
  • Cotton Weary, Scream 3, Miramax/Dimension, 2000
  • Paul, Spring Forward, IFC Films, 2000
  • Pay It Forward, Warner Bros., 2000
  • James, Dial 9 for Love (also known as Men Are Dogs), Amberlon Pictures, 2001
  • Stuart Besser, Kate & Leopold, Miramax, 2001
  • John Clark, The Sum of All Fears (also known as Der Anschlag), Paramount, 2002
  • Narrator for new edition, Pumping Iron (originally released, 1977,2002
  • Himself, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary; also known as Broadway: The Golden Age), Second Act Productions, 2003
  • Film Work
  • Associate producer, Spring Forward, IFC Films, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Series; Narrator
  • Rock & Roll, PBS, 1995-1996
  • Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens, HBO, 2001
  • Triumph of Life, PBS, 2001
  • Secrets of the Dead, PBS, 2002
  • Miniseries
  • Ogden, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
  • Ernst Hanfstaengl, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, CBS, 2003
  • Narrator, 30 Years of Boxing, HBO, 2003
  • Movies
  • Owens, Janek: The Silent Betrayal (also known as A Silent Betrayal), CBS, 1994
  • The Sunshine Boys, CBS, 1995
  • Fred Lindorhoff, Since You've Been Gone, ABC, 1998
  • Orson Welles, RKO 281, HBO, 1999
  • Joe Shumate, Spinning Boris, Showtime, 2003
  • Specials; as Narrator
  • Spirit of the Games, HBO, 1996
  • Big Dream, Small Screen, PBS, 1997
  • Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association, HBO, 1997
  • Sports on the Silver Screen, HBO, 1997
  • Babe Ruth, NBC, 1998
  • City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal, HBO, 1998
  • Mr. Miami Beach, PBS, 1998
  • Surviving the Dust Bowl, PBS, 1998
  • Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games, HBO, 1999
  • Killer's Trail, PBS, 1999
  • Meltdown at Three Mile Island, PBS, 1999
  • To the Moon, PBS, 1999
  • Unitas, HBO, 1999
  • Ali-Frazier 1: One Nation ... Indivisible, HBO, 2000
  • Bill Russell: My Life, My Way, HBO, 2000
  • Breaking News: Mile High Stories, The Learning Channel, 2000
  • Lost Tribes of Israel, PBS, 2000
  • Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America, PBS, 2000
  • Submarines: Life on a Boomer, The Discovery Channel, 2000
  • When It Was a Game 3, HBO, 2000
  • Cancer Warrior, PBS, 2001
  • Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team, HBO, 2001
  • Fatal Flood, PBS, 2001
  • The Game of Their Lives, HBO, 2001
  • Secrets of the Dead II, PBS, 2001
  • Secrets of the Pharaohs, PBS, 2001
  • The Shot Heard 'round the World, HBO, 2001
  • Streamliners: America's Lost Trains, PBS, 2001
  • A Brilliant Madness, 2002
  • City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers, 2002
  • O. J.: A Study in Black and White, HBO, 2002
  • Picture Perfect: The Stories behind the Greatest Photos in Sports,HBO, 2002
  • Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies, PBS, 2002
  • :03 from Gold, 2002
  • Specials
  • American Film Institute Salute to Dustin Hoffman, ABC, 1999
  • Episodic; Narrator
  • "John Steinbeck: An American Writer," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
  • "The Vikings," Nova, PBS, 1999
  • "Runaway Universe," Nova, PBS, 2000
  • "Decoding Nazi Secrets," Nova, PBS, 2001
  • "Search for a Safe Cigarette," Nova, PBS, 2001
  • "Lost Treasures of Tibet," Nova, PBS, 2003
  • Pilots
  • Appeared in People V, NBC.
  • Stage Appearances
  • Ivanov, Moscow Art Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT,1990-1991
  • The Size of the World, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1990-1991
  • Underground, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1990-1991
  • Edward the Second, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1991-1992
  • Iago, Romeo, ghost, and member of the chorus, Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), Classic Stage Company, 1992
  • Escape from Happiness, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1992-1993, then Yale Repertory Theatre, 1992-1993
  • Lionel, In the Summer House, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1993
  • Jake, Moonlight, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Center, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1995
  • Sebastian, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1995
  • An American Daughter (staged reading), Seattle Repertory Theatre,Seattle, WA, 1996
  • Banquo and Seyton, Macbeth, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1998
  • Iachimo and Jupiter, Cymbeline, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1998
  • Title role, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1999, then Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
  • Jerry, Betrayal (one-act), Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2000-2001
  • Iago, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, 2001
  • Ben, The Mercy Seat, Manhattan Class Company, Acorn Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003
  • Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, PublicTheatre, 2003
  • Also appeared in All for One, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City; in Real Thing and Richard III; and at Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Empire, June, 1998, pp. 66-67
    • Movieline, Volume 8, number 5, 1996, p. 20
    • New Yorker, December 13, 1999, pp. 46-50, 52
    • Premiere, May, 1996, p. 30
    • TV Guide, November 20, 1999, pp. 26-28

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