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Liev Schreiber Biography

Birth Name:

Isaac Liev Schreiber

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

As a youngster, lived in a series of squatters' apartments without running water or electricity on New York City's Lower East Side while his mother was on welfare
Also briefly lived with his mother at an ashram in Connecticut
Made his Broadway debut in In The Summer House in 1993
Won an Obie Award for his work in Cymbeline at the 1998 Shakespeare in the Park Festival
Played the title role in Hamlet in the 1999 Public Theatre production
Has a lucrative side career narrating documentaries and commercials

2019Emmy-Outstanding Narrator: nominated
2018Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Narrator: nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2016Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2016Independent Spirit Awards-Robert Altman Award: winner
2015Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2012AACTA Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2000Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
2000Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated