Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born October 4, 1967
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.
MovieSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
as Wilson Fisk (voice)
Nocturne
2026
as Jonah Lynn
TVBorn to Bowl
2026
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe American Revolution
2025
as Samuel Adams / Nathaniel Greene / Lewis Beebe (voice)
TVSplinter Cell: Deathwatch
2025
as Sam Fisher (voice)
They Fight with Cameras
2025
MovieCaught Stealing
2025
as Lipa
MovieThe Last Twins
2025
as Narrator
MovieUndisputed
2024
as Self
MovieBroadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
2024
as Self
TVThe Perfect Couple
2024
as Tag Winbury
TVViolent Earth
2024
as Self - Host
MovieMeeting Zelenskyy
2023
as Self
MovieAcross the River and into the Trees
2023
as Colonel Richard Cantwell
MovieGolda
2023
as Henry Kissinger
TVCommand Z
2023
as Kohlberg Pryce
MovieAsteroid City
2023
as J.J. Kellogg
TVA Small Light
2023
as Otto Frank
MovieTribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Conspiracy
2022
MovieRay Donovan: The Movie
2022
as Ray Donovan
MovieDon't Look Up
2021
as Bash Narrator (voice)
TVHard Knocks: In Season
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as Talk Show Host
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieHuman Capital
2020
as Drew Hagel
MovieLindsey Vonn: The Final Season
2019
as Narrator (voice)
MovieA Rainy Day in New York
2019
as Roland Pollard
MovieJoseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
2019
as Joseph Pulitzer (voice)
MovieThe Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
2019
as Narrator
MovieSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
as Wilson Fisk (voice)
MovieInside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes
2018
as Narrator
TVFiring Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
as Self
TVCivilisations
2018
as Narrator
MovieIsle of Dogs
2018
as Spots (voice)
MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as The Storm King (voice)
MovieThe Pulitzer At 100
2017
as Self
TVAmerica in Color
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieChuck
2017
as Chuck Wepner
MovieGoon: Last of the Enforcers
2017
as Ross Rhea
TVUConn: The March to Madness
2017
MovieFinding Babel
2016
as Self - Isaac Babel (voice)
MovieThe 5th Wave
2016
as Colonel Vosch
MovieCreed
2015
as HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice)
MovieSpotlight
2015
as Marty Baron
MovieKareem: Minority of One
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MoviePawn Sacrifice
2015
as Boris Spassky
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieUnity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Copernicus (Voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVRick and Morty
2013
as Fear Hole Demon (voice)
MovieA Perfect Man
2013
as James
TVSuperheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieFading Gigolo
2013
as Dovi
MovieMoney for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Butler
2013
as Lyndon B. Johnson
MovieThe Last Days on Mars
2013
as Vincent Campbell
MovieClear History
2013
as Tibor (uncredited)
TVDrunk History
2013
as Victor Lustig
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Ray Donovan
MovieThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Bobby Lincoln
MovieRescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMovie 43
2013
as Robert (segment "Homeschooled")
MovieMental
2012
as Trevor Blundell
MovieHuman Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery
2012
MovieGoon
2012
as Ross Rhea
MovieThe Curious Case of Curt Flood
2011
as Narrator
MovieThe Lost Kennedy Home Movies
2011
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
MoviePortraits in Dramatic Time
2011
MovieMcEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
2011
as Narrator
MovieStill Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV
2011
as Narrator
TVRoad to the NHL Winter Classic
2010
as Narrator
MovieAmerica: The Story of Us
2010
as Himself - Narrator
MovieSalt
2010
as Theodore Winter
MovieBroad Street Bullies
2010
as (narrator)
TVAmerica: The Story of Us
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieRepo Men
2010
as Frank
MovieMagic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
2010
as Narrator (voice)
MovieEvery Day
2010
as Ned
MovieWeapon X Mutant Files
2009
as Self
MovieWolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
2009
as Self
MovieTaking Woodstock
2009
as Vilma
MovieTed Williams
2009
as Narrator
MovieX-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009
as Victor Creed
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina
2009
as Narrator
MovieInventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times
2009
as Narrator
MovieDefiance
2008
as Zus Bielski
MovieBreaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football
2008
as Narrator
MovieThrilla in Manila
2008
as Narrator
MovieThe Defector
2008
as Narrator
MovieBack Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open
2008
as Self - Host
MovieBarbaro
2008
as Narrator
MovieChicago 10
2008
as William Kunstler (voice)
MovieJoe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
as Narrator
MovieOperation Filmmaker
2008
as Self
TVThe Jewish Americans
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMichigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
2007
as Narrator
MovieDare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
2007
as Narrator
MovieLove in the Time of Cholera
2007
as Lotario Thurgot
MovieSea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
2007
as Narrator
MovieThe Ten
2007
as Ray Johnson
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush
2007
as Self (Narrator)
MovieSputnik Mania
2007
as Narrator
TV24/7
2007
MovieRaptor Force
2007
as Narrator
The Living Weapon
2007
MovieThe Painted Veil
2006
as Charlie Townsend
MovieThe Omen
2006
as Robert Thorn
MovieThe New Medicine
2006
as Narrator
MovieRebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball
2005
as Narrator
MovieOil Storm
2005
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
MovieLiving with Wolves
2005
as narrator
MoviePerfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Iron Man / King Triton (Voice)
MovieLackawanna Blues
2005
as Ulysses Ford
MovieSecrets of the Dead: D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict
2004
as Narrator
MovieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
MovieRebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
2003
as Self
MovieSpinning Boris
2003
as Joe Shumate
MovieColosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVHitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
as Ernst Hanfstaengl
MovieReluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi
2003
MovieNOVA-Lost Treasures of Tibet
2003
as Self - Narrator(voice)
MovieBattle of the X-Planes
2003
as Narrator
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
MovieYoung Dr. Freud
2002
as Sigmund Freud (Voice)
MovieIron and Beyond
2002
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie:03 from Gold
2002
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
as John Clark
MovieA Brilliant Madness
2002
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAmerican Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)
2002
as Narrator
MovieUlysses S. Grant
2002
as Narrator
Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies
2002
as Narrator
MovieDo You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
2002
as Self - Narrator
MovieRaw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieKate & Leopold
2001
as Stuart Besser
TVHard Knocks
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieShot Heard 'Round the World
2001
as Narrator
MovieFatal Flood
2001
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSpring Forward
2000
as Paul
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Michael Keppler
MovieAli-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000
as Narrator
When It Was a Game 3
2000
as Narrator (voice)
TVSecrets of the Dead
2000
as Narrator
MovieHamlet
2000
as Laertes
MovieScream 3
2000
as Cotton Weary
MovieRKO 281
1999
as Orson Welles
MovieThe Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships
1999
as Narrator
MovieThe Hurricane
1999
as Sam Chaiton
MovieJakob the Liar
1999
as Mischa
MovieFists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
1999
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDesert Blue
1999
as Mickey Moonday (voice)
Decoding Nazi Secrets
1999
as Himself - Narrator
MovieMeltdown at Three Mile Island
1999
as Self - Narrator
MovieA Walk on the Moon
1999
as Marty Kantrowitz
MovieBabe Ruth
1998
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
MovieSince You've Been Gone
1998
as Fred Linderhoff
MovieCity Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal
1998
as Himself-Narrator
MovieTwilight
1998
as Jeff Willis
MovieSurviving the Dust Bowl
1998
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSphere
1998
as Dr. Ted Fielding
MovieMr. Miami Beach
1998
as Narrator
MoviePhantoms
1998
as Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
MovieScream 2
1997
as Cotton Weary
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieSports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Daytrippers
1997
as Carl Petrovic
MovieHis and Hers
1997
as Glenn
Baggage
1997
MovieScream
1996
as Cotton Weary
MovieRansom
1996
as Clark Barnes
MovieBig Night
1996
as Leo
MovieThe Sunshine Boys
1996
as Ricky Gregg
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieWalking and Talking
1996
as Andrew
MovieSpirit of the Games
1996
as Narrator
MovieParty Girl
1995
as Nigel
MovieMad Love
1995
as Salesman
MovieDenise Calls Up
1995
as Jerry Heckerman
MovieBuffalo Girls
1995
as Ogden
MovieTwo Billion Hearts
1995
as Narrator
MovieMixed Nuts
1994
as Chris
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994
as Owens
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as "Dateline: Springfield" Narrator (voice)
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
TVNature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVNOVA
1974
The Guns of Christmas Past
as Ebb
