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Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born October 4, 1967 (59) · San Francisco, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

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.

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Born
October 4, 1967 (59)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
104 on MovieCove · 159 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Liev Schreiber's films like?

Across their 78 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
15%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Power
11%
Ideas
9%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy10 titles, browse their movies with this themePower8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 70 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 25 · Serious 17 · Dark 28

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 46 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 17 · Charged 29 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 35 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 39 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 34 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 25 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 21 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 36 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 36
Shadow
9 of 36
Mentor
6 of 36
Threshold guardian
3 of 36
Ally
3 of 36
Trickster
2 of 36
Shapeshifter
2 of 36
Show the 36 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Contemplative
35
Melancholic
27
Dread
18
Warm
17
Other
68

How their films linger

Thought-provoking30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet51
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Liev Schreiber's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 69 of their 104 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liev Schreiber's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

159 credits, 104 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse(2027)

    as Wilson Fisk (voice)

  • Nocturne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jonah Lynn

  • Born to Bowl(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Samuel Adams / Nathaniel Greene / Lewis Beebe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sam Fisher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • They Fight with Cameras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Caught Stealing(2025)

    as Lipa

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last Twins(2025)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Perfect Couple(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tag Winbury

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Meeting Zelenskyy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · as Self

  • Across the River and Into the Trees(2022)

    as Colonel Richard Cantwell

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Golda(2023)

    as Henry Kissinger

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Command Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kohlberg Pryce

  • Asteroid City(2023)

    as J.J. Kellogg

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rule of Two Walls(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Small Light(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Otto Frank

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Ukrainians in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Ray Donovan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Up(2021)

    as Bash Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as Talk Show Host

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Human Capital(2019)

    Producer · as Drew Hagel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Rainy Day in New York(2019)

    as Roland Pollard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People(2018)

    as Joseph Pulitzer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)

    as Wilson Fisk (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Civilizations(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Spots (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • My Little Pony: The Movie(2017)

    as The Storm King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Chuck Wepner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Goon: Last of the Enforcers(2017)

    as Ross Rhea

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • UConn: The March to Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The 5th Wave(2016)

    as Colonel Vosch

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Creed(2015)

    as HBO 24/7 Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spotlight(2015)

    as Marty Baron

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kareem: Minority of One(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Pawn Sacrifice(2014)

    as Boris Spassky

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Everything Is Copy(2015)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Copernicus (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Fear Hole Demon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Man(2013)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Fading Gigolo(2013)

    as Dovi

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Butler(2013)

    as Lyndon B. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days on Mars(2013)

    as Vincent Campbell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Clear History(2013)

    as Tibor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Lustig

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 82 episodes · Director · Writer · as Ray Donovan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist(2012)

    as Bobby Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Movie 43(2013)

    as Robert (segment "Homeschooled")

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mental(2012)

    as Trevor Blundell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Goon(2011)

    as Ross Rhea

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Curious Case of Curt Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Portraits in Dramatic Time(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Road to the NHL Winter Classic(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Salt(2010)

    as Theodore Winter

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Broad Street Bullies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as (narrator)

  • Repo Men(2010)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Every Day(2010)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Taking Woodstock(2009)

    as Vilma

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Cove(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ted Williams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    as Victor Creed

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Defiance(2008)

    as Zus Bielski

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Thrilla in Manila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • The Defector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Barbaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Chicago 10(2007)

    as William Kunstler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry(2007)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Love in the Time of Cholera(2007)

    as Lotario Thurgot

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • The Ten(2007)

    as Ray Johnson

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Sputnik Mania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • 24/7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 64 episodes · Actor

  • Raptor Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • The Living Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Painted Veil(2006)

    as Charlie Townsend

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Omen(2006)

    as Robert Thorn

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The New Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Everything Is Illuminated(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Living with Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as narrator

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Iron Man / King Triton (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Lackawanna Blues(2005)

    as Ulysses Ford

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Dead: D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Boris(2003)

    as Joe Shumate

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ernst Hanfstaengl

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Battle of the X-Planes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • The Shakespeare Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Young Dr. Freud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sigmund Freud (Voice)

  • :03 from Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Sum of All Fears(2002)

    as John Clark

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Brilliant Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Ulysses S. Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Kate & Leopold(2001)

    as Stuart Besser

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shot Heard 'Round the World(2001)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Spring Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Associate Producer · as Paul

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael Keppler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible(2000)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • When It Was a Game 3(2000)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Dead(2000)

    Show 52 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Hamlet(2000)

    as Laertes

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Scream 3(2000)

    as Cotton Weary

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • RKO 281(1999)

    as Orson Welles

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Viking Saga - The Era of The Long Ships (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • The Hurricane(1999)

    as Sam Chaiton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jakob the Liar(1999)

    as Mischa

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games(1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Desert Blue(1998)

    as Mickey Moonday (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Walk on the Moon(1999)

    as Marty Kantrowitz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Since You've Been Gone(1998)

    as Fred Linderhoff

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Twilight(1998)

    as Jeff Willis

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Surviving the Dust Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Sphere(1998)

    as Dr. Ted Fielding

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Miami Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Phantoms(1998)

    as Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Scream 2(1997)

    as Cotton Weary

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Daytrippers(1996)

    as Carl Petrovic

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Baggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • His and Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Glenn

  • Scream(1996)

    as Cotton Weary

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ransom(1996)

    as Clark Barnes

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Big Night(1996)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Sunshine Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ricky Gregg

  • Walking and Talking(1996)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Spirit of the Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Party Girl(1995)

    as Nigel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mad Love(1995)

    as Salesman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Denise Calls Up(1995)

    as Jerry Heckerman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ogden

  • Two Billion Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • Mixed Nuts(1994)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Owens

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as "Dateline: Springfield" Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 16 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Guns of Christmas Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ebb

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 158 titles, 155 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

$373M worldwide

Highest rated

Spotlight (2015)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ray Donovan (2013)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19742026

Peak 2014 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 34 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting152 of 158: 146 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdDirecting3 of 158: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 158: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing8 of 158: 3 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 158: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

158 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s31 · acting2000s54 · 52 acting · 3 crew2010s45 · 45 acting · 2 crew2020s21 · 17 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 63 roles
949904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 4 other major awards from 25 major nominations, 2000–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2024
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2023
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · TV & New Media Motion Pictures
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  6. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  7. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Narrator
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  8. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  2. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2005
    • Venice award, won ×2
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  4. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Liev Schreiber's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of the 84 of 85 with a score; across their 70 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Midcredits score across 103 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up51
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 103 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)

86th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Liev Schreiber's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles21–89 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles12–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles26–88 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs31 titles23–67 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense30 titles22–79 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Liev Schreiber work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liev Schreiber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Keane shares the most, 5.

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