---
name: "Liev Schreiber"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/liev-schreiber"
fi1m_id: "liev-schreiber"
imdb_id: "nm0000630"
tmdb_id: 23626
wikidata_id: "Q298368"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 October 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-10-23T04:06:16.182824+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Liev Schreiber

## Identity

Liev Schreiber

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/liev-schreiber
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** liev-schreiber
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000630
- **TMDB ID:** 23626
- **Wikidata ID:** Q298368
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liev_Schreiber, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298368, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000630/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23626

Actor. Born 4 October 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 October 1967, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** Isaac Liev Schreiber
- **Frequently works with:** [Hugh Jackman](https://film.one/person/hugh-jackman.md), [Jeremy Dawson](https://film.one/person/jeremy-dawson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 18 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (4), 2000s 55 (3), 2010s 74 (7), 2020s 65 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 67 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 8, Action 3, Adventure 3, Animation 3, Horror 3
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,287m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liev_Schreiber, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298368, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000630/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23626

## Coming up

- *Nocturne* (2026-10-29), as Jonah Lynn — [page](https://film.one/tv/nocturne.md)
- *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse* (2027-06-17), as Wilson Fisk (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Scream*](https://film.one/film/scream.md) (86), [*Scream 2*](https://film.one/film/scream-2.md) (74)
- **Tubi:** [*Spotlight*](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md) (85)
- **Apple TV:** [*Big Night*](https://film.one/film/big-night.md) (84)
- **Peacock:** [*Asteroid City*](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md) (71)
- **Netflix:** [*Caught Stealing*](https://film.one/film/caught-stealing.md) (68)
- **Disney+:** [*X-Men Origins: Wolverine*](https://film.one/film/x-men-origins-wolverine.md) (45)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Movie 43*](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md) (24)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Liev Schreiber

> Liev Schreiber's size and deep voice make him an easy choice for menace. We value him more when a part gives him something precise to do, especially when being funny requires him to stay serious.

In *Caught Stealing* (2025), Liev Schreiber's Lipa and Vincent D'Onofrio's Shmully give kosher dietary law the attention they give to breaking fingers. We laughed freely at the brothers, whose scrupulous concern for the rules makes their brutality funnier and nastier. Schreiber has the size and deep voice for easy intimidation, but the comedy gives him something more exact to play. He can be funny without making the threat disappear.

*Scream* (1996) brought him to a wider audience as Cotton Weary, before a run of studio supporting roles. That brought a persistent risk of being hired for menace and little else. The vocal precision of his Shakespeare and Mamet work is worth remembering when another part asks him chiefly to look threatening. The television lead in *Ray Donovan* (2013–2020) gave him time to develop a damaged character. In *Spotlight* (2015), as Marty Baron, he helped keep a large cast grounded.

He also plays J.J. Kellogg for Wes Anderson in *Asteroid City* (2023). Anderson builds his desert town with exacting care and gives the cast plenty of humour, though we have to wait to feel close to its people. We like the film, with that reservation. Choose it for the company rather than expecting a film built around Schreiber.

For his comedy, we would start with *Caught Stealing*, while keeping our recommendation of the film modest. Lipa and Shmully are its best invention, but Aronofsky films an early beating without cutting away, and the pain makes it harder to settle back into the caper. The brothers are funny enough to make that loss of ease matter. We would welcome more comic parts that let Schreiber remain serious, rather than simply asking him to look dangerous.

## Biography

Liev Schreiber is an American actor, also credited as Isaac Liev Schreiber. He was born on 4 October 1967 in San Francisco, California.

He trained at Hampshire College and the Yale University School of Drama. Schreiber made his Broadway debut in 1992 and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Glengarry Glen Ross (2005). He is known for his role as Ray Donovan in the Showtime series (2013–2020) and its 2022 film, as well as performances in Spotlight (2015), the Scream films (1996–2000) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).

Schreiber has appeared in several Wes Anderson films, including Asteroid City (2023) as J.J. Kellogg, and is set to play Lipa in Caught Stealing (2025). He made his directorial debut with Everything Is Illuminated (2005).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

- *Caught Stealing* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Lipa — [page](https://film.one/film/caught-stealing.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as J.J. Kellogg — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Don't Look Up* (2021), Fi1m 52, as Bash Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-up.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Talk Show Host — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Spots (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018), Fi1m 87, as Wilson Fisk (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse.md)
- *Creed* (2015), Fi1m 85, as HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *Spotlight* (2015), Fi1m 85, as Marty Baron — [page](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Fi1m 91, as Copernicus (Voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Movie 43* (2013), Fi1m 24, as Robert (segment "Homeschooled") — [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *The Butler* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Lyndon B. Johnson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), Fi1m 45, as Victor Creed — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-origins-wolverine.md)
- *Hamlet* (2000), Fi1m 68, as Laertes — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-2000.md)
- *Scream 3* (2000), Fi1m 52, as Cotton Weary — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-3.md)
- *Scream 2* (1997), Fi1m 74, as Cotton Weary — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-2.md)
- *Big Night* (1996), Fi1m 84, as Leo — [page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md)
- *Ransom* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Clark Barnes — [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Scream* (1996), Fi1m 86, as Cotton Weary — [page](https://film.one/film/scream.md)

## Complete filmography (154)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse* (2027), as Wilson Fisk (voice)
- *Nocturne* (2026), series, as Jonah Lynn · Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/nocturne.md)
- *Born to Bowl* (2026), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as Samuel Adams / Nathaniel Greene / Lewis Beebe (voice)
- *Splinter Cell: Deathwatch* (2025), series, as Sam Fisher (voice)
- *They Fight with Cameras* (2025), Actor
- *Caught Stealing* (2025), as Lipa — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/caught-stealing.md)
- *Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Last Twins* (2025), as Narrator
- *The Perfect Couple* (2024), series, as Tag Winbury
- *Meeting Zelenskyy* (2023), Director
- *Across the River and into the Trees* (2023), as Colonel Richard Cantwell
- *Golda* (2023), as Henry Kissinger
- *Command Z* (2023), series, as Kohlberg Pryce
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as J.J. Kellogg — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Rule of Two Walls* (2023), Executive Producer
- *A Small Light* (2023), series, as Otto Frank
- *The Conspiracy* (2022), Actor
- *Ukrainians in Exile* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Ray Donovan: The Movie* (2022), as Ray Donovan · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Don't Look Up* (2021), as Bash Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-up.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Talk Show Host — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Human Capital* (2020), as Drew Hagel · Producer
- *Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season* (2019), as Narrator (voice)
- *A Rainy Day in New York* (2019), as Roland Pollard
- *Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People* (2019), as Joseph Pulitzer (voice)
- *The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti* (2019), as Narrator
- *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018), as Wilson Fisk (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse.md)
- *Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes* (2018), as Narrator
- *Civilisations* (2018), series, as Narrator
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), as Spots (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *My Little Pony: The Movie* (2017), as The Storm King (voice)
- *Chuck* (2017), as Chuck Wepner · Producer, Screenplay
- *Goon: Last of the Enforcers* (2017), as Ross Rhea
- *The 5th Wave* (2016), as Colonel Vosch
- *Creed* (2015), as HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *Spotlight* (2015), as Marty Baron — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md)
- *Kareem: Minority of One* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Pawn Sacrifice* (2015), as Boris Spassky
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Copernicus (Voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Fear Hole Demon (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *A Perfect Man* (2013), as James
- *Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle* (2013), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Fading Gigolo* (2013), as Dovi
- *Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Butler* (2013), as Lyndon B. Johnson — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *The Last Days on Mars* (2013), as Vincent Campbell
- *Clear History* (2013), as Tibor (uncredited)
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Ray Donovan · Director, Writer
- *The Reluctant Fundamentalist* (2013), as Bobby Lincoln
- *Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Movie 43* (2013), as Robert (segment "Homeschooled") — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *Mental* (2012), as Trevor Blundell
- *Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery* (2012), Actor
- *Goon* (2012), as Ross Rhea
- *The Curious Case of Curt Flood* (2011), as Narrator
- *Portraits in Dramatic Time* (2011), Actor
- *McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice* (2011), as Narrator
- *Runnin' Rebels of UNLV* (2011), as Narrator
- *Salt* (2010), as Theodore Winter
- *Broad Street Bullies* (2010), as (narrator)
- *Repo Men* (2010), as Frank
- *Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals* (2010), as Narrator (voice)
- *Every Day* (2010), as Ned
- *Taking Woodstock* (2009), as Vilma
- *The Cove* (2009), Thanks
- *Ted Williams* (2009), as Narrator
- *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), as Victor Creed — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-origins-wolverine.md)
- *Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina* (2009), as Narrator
- *Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times* (2009), as Narrator
- *Defiance* (2008), as Zus Bielski
- *Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football* (2008), as Narrator
- *Thrilla in Manila* (2008), as Narrator
- *The Defector* (2008), as Narrator
- *Barbaro* (2008), as Narrator
- *Chicago 10* (2008), as William Kunstler (voice)
- *Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed* (2008), 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
- *Love in the Time of Cholera* (2007), as Lotario Thurgot
- *Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure* (2007), as Narrator
- *The Ten* (2007), as Ray Johnson
- *Sputnik Mania* (2007), as Narrator
- *24/7* (2007), series, Actor
- *Raptor Force* (2007), as Narrator
- *The Living Weapon* (2007), Actor
- *The Painted Veil* (2006), as Charlie Townsend
- *The Omen* (2006), as Robert Thorn
- *The New Medicine* (2006), as Narrator
- *Everything Is Illuminated* (2005), Director, Screenplay
- *Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball* (2005), as Narrator
- *Living with Wolves* (2005), as narrator
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Iron Man / King Triton (Voice)
- *Lackawanna Blues* (2005), as Ulysses Ford
- *Secrets of the Dead: D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict* (2004), as Narrator
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
- *Spinning Boris* (2003), as Joe Shumate
- *Hitler: The Rise of Evil* (2003), series, as Ernst Hanfstaengl
- *Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi* (2003), Actor
- *Battle of the X-Planes* (2003), as Narrator
- *The Shakespeare Sessions* (2003), Actor
- *Young Dr. Freud* (2002), as Sigmund Freud (Voice)
- *:03 from Gold* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Sum of All Fears* (2002), as John Clark
- *A Brilliant Madness* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *Ulysses S. Grant* (2002), as Narrator
- *American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)* (2002), as Narrator
- *Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies* (2002), as Narrator
- *Kate & Leopold* (2001), as Stuart Besser
- *Shot Heard 'Round the World* (2001), as Narrator
- *Fatal Flood* (2001), as Narrator (voice)
- *Spring Forward* (2000), as Paul · Associate Producer
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Michael Keppler
- *Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible* (2000), as Narrator
- *When It Was a Game 3* (2000), as Narrator (voice)
- *Secrets of the Dead* (2000), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Hamlet* (2000), as Laertes — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-2000.md)
- *Scream 3* (2000), as Cotton Weary — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-3.md)
- *RKO 281* (1999), as Orson Welles
- *The Viking Saga -  The Era of The Long Ships* (1999), as Narrator
- *The Hurricane* (1999), as Sam Chaiton
- *Jakob the Liar* (1999), as Mischa
- *Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games* (1999), as Narrator (voice)
- *Desert Blue* (1999), as Mickey Moonday (voice)
- *A Walk on the Moon* (1999), as Marty Kantrowitz
- *Since You've Been Gone* (1998), as Fred Linderhoff
- *Twilight* (1998), as Jeff Willis
- *Surviving the Dust Bowl* (1998), as Narrator (voice)
- *Sphere* (1998), as Dr. Ted Fielding
- *Mr. Miami Beach* (1998), as Narrator
- *Phantoms* (1998), as Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
- *Scream 2* (1997), as Cotton Weary — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-2.md)
- *The Daytrippers* (1997), as Carl Petrovic
- *His and Hers* (1997), as Glenn
- *Baggage* (1997), Actor
- *Scream* (1996), as Cotton Weary — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/scream.md)
- *Ransom* (1996), as Clark Barnes — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Big Night* (1996), as Leo — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md)
- *The Sunshine Boys* (1996), as Ricky Gregg
- *Walking and Talking* (1996), as Andrew
- *Spirit of the Games* (1996), as Narrator
- *Party Girl* (1995), as Nigel
- *Mad Love* (1995), as Salesman
- *Denise Calls Up* (1995), as Jerry Heckerman
- *Buffalo Girls* (1995), as Ogden
- *Two Billion Hearts* (1995), as Narrator
- *Mixed Nuts* (1994), as Chris
- *Janek: The Silent Betrayal* (1994), as Owens
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as "Dateline: Springfield" Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Nature* (1982), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *NOVA* (1974), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Guns of Christmas Past*, as Ebb

## Gallery

- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-e81807de0e0e.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/MJK_08465_Liev_Schreiber_%28Berlinale_2018%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_08465_Liev_Schreiber_%28Berlinale_2018%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-1a6600af4886.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Image via TMDB
- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-1bf2a3742a5f.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Image via TMDB
- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-b5033ea64f19.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Image via TMDB
- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-336a6cb46d9e.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Image via TMDB
- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-e6c5ebd92f88.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Image via TMDB
- ![Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/media/person/8045/gallery-996163ef8a64.jpg) Liev Schreiber — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated

- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class 2022: Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2010: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2007: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 2005: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)
- Tony Awards 2005: Tony Awards (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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