Liev Schreiber facts for kids
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Liev Schreiber
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Schreiber in 2018
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Isaac Liev Schreiber
October 4, 1967 |
| Education | Hampshire College (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Taylor Neisen
(m. 2023) |
| Partner(s) | Naomi Watts (2005–2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Pablo Schreiber (half–brother) |
| Awards | Full list |
Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles in movies, television, and on stage. He has won a Tony Award for his work in theater and has been nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
Schreiber has appeared in many popular films. He played Cotton Weary in the first three Scream movies and the supervillain Sabretooth in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He has also acted in movies like The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Spotlight (2015), and voiced the character Kingpin in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). He often works with director Wes Anderson and has been in his films Isle of Dogs (2018) and Asteroid City (2023). In 2005, he directed his first movie, Everything Is Illuminated.
On television, Schreiber is famous for playing the main character in the drama series Ray Donovan from 2013 to 2020. This role earned him several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. He also played Orson Welles in the TV movie RKO 281 (1999) and Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, in the miniseries A Small Light (2023).
Schreiber is also a respected stage actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the play Glengarry Glen Ross in 2005. He has been nominated for Tony Awards for his performances in Talk Radio (2007), A View from the Bridge (2010), and Doubt (2024).
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Early Life and Education
Isaac Liev Schreiber was born on October 4, 1967, in San Francisco, California. His mother, Heather Milgram, was a painter, and his father, Tell Schreiber, was an actor and carpenter. His mother is Jewish and his father was Protestant. His grandfather, Alex Milgram, came to the U.S. from Ukraine.
When Schreiber was a baby, his family moved to a rural area in British Columbia, Canada. After his parents separated when he was five, he and his mother moved to New York City. Schreiber has described his mother as an artistic and free-spirited person. She drove a taxi and made papier-mâché puppets for a living. For his 16th birthday, she bought him a motorcycle to encourage him to be fearless.
His mother's unique lifestyle had a big impact on him. She did not allow him to watch movies in color, so his favorite actors were from black-and-white films, like Charlie Chaplin. He later said that he appreciated how his mother raised him.
Schreiber attended Friends Seminary, a Quaker school in New York. He later went to Hampshire College in Massachusetts, where he started training as an actor. He earned a master's degree in drama from the prestigious Yale School of Drama in 1992. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. At first, he wanted to be a screenwriter but decided to become an actor instead.
Career
1992–2004: Early Roles and Breakthrough
Schreiber began his acting career in theater. He made his film debut in the 1994 comedy Mixed Nuts. He then appeared in several independent films. His big break came when he was cast as Cotton Weary in the horror film Scream. He returned for the sequels, Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 3 (2000).
In 1999, Schreiber played the famous filmmaker Orson Welles in the HBO movie RKO 281. His performance was highly praised and earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. He also had roles in major films like Ransom (1996), The Hurricane (1999), and The Sum of All Fears (2002).
Besides movies, Schreiber is known for his powerful voice and has narrated many documentaries for PBS and HBO. He is also a talented classical actor. A review in The New York Times praised his performance in the Shakespeare play Cymbeline and asked to see him in more Shakespeare plays.
In 2002, he starred in the play The Mercy Seat with Sigourney Weaver, which was a big success.
2005–2012: Broadway and Film Success
In 2005, Schreiber won a Tony Award for his role as the salesman Richard Roma in the Broadway play Glengarry Glen Ross. This award is one of the highest honors in American theater.
He continued to act in major films. He starred in The Omen (2006) and The Painted Veil (2006), alongside his then-partner Naomi Watts. In 2007, he returned to Broadway in the play Talk Radio, earning another Tony nomination for his performance as a radio host.
In 2008, he starred with Daniel Craig in the World War II drama Defiance. The next year, he played the villain Victor Creed, also known as Sabretooth, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This role introduced him to a wider audience of comic book fans.
In 2010, he returned to Broadway again in A View from the Bridge with Scarlett Johansson. His performance earned him his third Tony Award nomination. He also continued his voice work, narrating many sports documentaries for HBO, including the popular Hard Knocks series about NFL teams.
2013–2020: Starring in Ray Donovan
From 2013 to 2020, Schreiber starred as the title character in the Showtime series Ray Donovan. He played a professional "fixer" in Hollywood who solves problems for rich and famous clients. The role earned him multiple nominations for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. The show was very popular and ran for seven seasons.
During this time, he also appeared in several important films. He played U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in The Butler (2013). In 2015, he was part of the cast of Spotlight, a film about journalists who uncovered a major story. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the cast won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
He also took on voice roles in animated movies. He was the voice of the villain Storm King in My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) and the crime boss Kingpin in the Oscar-winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
2021–present: Recent Work
After Ray Donovan ended, Schreiber returned to the role in Ray Donovan: The Movie in 2022, which he also co-wrote. He continued to work with director Wes Anderson, appearing in The French Dispatch (2021) and Asteroid City (2023).
In 2023, he played Otto Frank in the miniseries A Small Light, which tells the story of the people who helped hide Anne Frank's family during World War II. In 2024, he returned to Broadway in a revival of the play Doubt, earning another Tony Award nomination for his performance as Father Flynn.
Personal Life
Schreiber was in a long-term relationship with British actress Naomi Watts from 2005 to 2016. They have two children together.
In 2017, Schreiber began a relationship with Taylor Neisen. They married in July 2023 and have a daughter, who was born in August 2023.
Activism
Support for Ukraine
Because his grandfather was from Ukraine, Schreiber has been very active in supporting the country. In 2022, he became an ambassador for United24, a platform that raises money to help Ukraine. He co-founded an organization called BlueCheck Ukraine, which helps provide support to people affected by the conflict.
In August 2022, he visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He has helped raise money and awareness for many projects, including those that help children and families.
Support for Israel
In October 2023, Schreiber joined over 700 other figures in the entertainment industry in signing an open letter showing support for Israel.
Images for kids
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Schreiber at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con
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Schreiber at the premiere of Isle of Dogs in 2018
See also
In Spanish: Liev Schreiber para niños
