Liev Schreiber

Biography: Raised on New York City's Lower East Side, at times in a squat, Schreiber managed to pull himself out of poverty and earned a heady degree in Semiotics from Hampshire College; he later went on to study acting at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and at Yale University. He landed his first professional acting job in the United Kingdom (at Scotland's Edinburgh Festival) before he began appearing on stage and screen stateside, quickly establishing himself as a versatile character actor able to tackle everything from Shakespeare to slasher flicks. Initially he gained exposure in a string of supporting roles, often as the guy who doesn't get the girl, in myriad indies (Walking and Talking, Party Girl). But he hit the mainstream as an oddball falsely accused of murder in the smash Scream horror franchise. He continued to embody diverse characters, alternating effortlessly between theater and film, and earned an Emmy nod for his deft portrayal of Orson Welles in the TV-movie RKORaised on New York City's Lower East Side, at times in a squat, Schreiber managed to pull himself out of poverty and earned a heady degree in Semiotics from Hampshire College; he later went on to study acting at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and at Yale University. He landed his first professional acting job in the United Kingdom (at Scotland's Edinburgh Festival) before he began appearing on stage and screen stateside, quickly establishing himself as a versatile character actor able to tackle everything from Shakespeare to slasher flicks. Initially he gained exposure in a string of supporting roles, often as the guy who doesn't get the girl, in myriad indies (Walking and Talking, Party Girl). But he hit the mainstream as an oddball falsely accused of murder in the smash Scream horror franchise. He continued to embody diverse characters, alternating effortlessly between theater and film, and earned an Emmy nod for his deft portrayal of Orson Welles in the TV-movie RKO 281. He continued to play the other man in films, although off screen he was linked to a number of beauties, including Kristin Davis and Naomi Watts. In 2004, his career kicked into overdrive when he portrayed the title character in the remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Instead of making a play to be Hollywood's next leading man, he returned to his stage roots in 2005 and won a Tony in the lauded revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, and also made his debut as a film director and screenwriter with the indie Everything Is Illuminated. Always up for new challenges, he played the role of the comic-book supervillain Sabertooth in the 2009 summer blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In addition to his acting, Schreiber also has a lucrative career narrating documentaries and commercials. Expand

Liev Schreiber's Scores

Average career score: 70
Highest Metascore: 83 A Small Light: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 58 CSI: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd 24/7: Season 12 Aug 27, 2011 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 10 Oct 23, 2010 Narrator tbd
tbd Hard Knocks: Season 6 Aug 11, 2010 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd America: The Story of Us: Season 1 Apr 25, 2010 Narrator / Narrator 8.6
tbd 24/7: Season 9 Apr 10, 2010 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 8 Jan 26, 2010 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 15 Jan 4, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 7 Oct 24, 2009 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 2 Sep 15, 2009 Guest 6.4
tbd 24/7: Season 6 Aug 29, 2009 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd Hard Knocks: Season 5 Aug 12, 2009 Narrator tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 5 Apr 11, 2009 Narrator tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 36 Jan 27, 2009 Narrator tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 4 Nov 16, 2008 Narrator tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 3 Oct 26, 2008 Narrator tbd
tbd Independent Lens: Season 10 Oct 22, 2008 Voice / Appearing tbd
tbd Hard Knocks: Season 4 Aug 6, 2008 Narrator tbd
tbd Costas Now: Season 4 Apr 29, 2008 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 35 Jan 8, 2008 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd Hard Knocks: Season 3 Aug 8, 2007 Narrator tbd
tbd 24/7: Season 1 Apr 15, 2007 Narrator tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 34 Jan 9, 2007 Liev Schreiber / Narrator tbd
tbd The American Experience: Season 19 Oct 2, 2006 Narrator tbd
tbd CSI: Season 7 Sep 21, 2006 Michael Keppler 4.8
tbd The View: Season 10 Sep 4, 2006 Liev Schreiber tbd
tbd The View: Season 9 Sep 5, 2005 Liev Schreiber tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 32 Jan 4, 2005 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 1 Sep 8, 2003 Guest 7.5
tbd Dinner for Five: Season 2 Jan 20, 2003 Guest tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 30 Jan 7, 2003 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd