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David Schwimmer
Actor, Director, Producer
Born November 2, 1966 (57 years)
David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late-1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor.
He appeared in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989. He then appeared in a number of television roles, including L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the situation comedy Friends. Aside from appearing in television, he starred in his first leading role in The Pallbearer (1996), which was followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel.
Following the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the titular character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the computer animated film Madagascar (2005), the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008), and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008). Schwimmer made his London stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production Fault Lines.
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He appeared in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989. He then appeared in a number of television roles, including L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the situation comedy Friends. Aside from appearing in television, he starred in his first leading role in The Pallbearer (1996), which was followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel.
Following the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the titular character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the computer animated film Madagascar (2005), the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008), and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008). Schwimmer made his London stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production Fault Lines.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Little Death · as Martin Solomon |
| 2023 | Goosebumps (2023) (TV Series) · as Anthony |
| 2023 | Captain Fall (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Extrapolations (TV Series) · as Harris Goldblatt |
| 2020 | Intelligence (2020) (TV Series) · as Jerry |
| 2019 | Mysterious Planet (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Laundromat · as Matthew Quirk |
| 2019 | Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary · as Ross Geller |
| 2018 | That's Harassment · as Boss |
| 2017 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Noah |
| 2016 | Feed The Beast (TV Series) · as Tommy Moran |
| 2016 | American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Robert Kardashian |
| 2014 | Irreversible · as Cast |
| 2013 | Madly Madagascar · as Melman (voice) |
| 2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s · as Ross Geller |
| 2012 | The Iceman · as Josh Rosenthal |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted · as Melman (voice) |
| 2012 | John Carter · as Young Thark Warrior |
| 2011 | Web Therapy (2011) (TV Series) · as Newell L. Miller |
| 2009 | Merry Madagascar · as Melman (voice) |
| 2009 | Studs Terkel: Listening to America · as Cast |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth · as Ray Armstrong |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa · as Melman (voice) |
| 2007 | Run Fatboy Run · as Man Handing Dennis A Beer During Race |
| 2006 | Big Nothing · as Charlie |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Greenzo / Jared |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood · as Duane Hopwood |
| 2005 | Madagascar · as Melman (voice) |
| 2005 | Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (TV Series) |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Uprising · as Icchak 'antek' Cukierman |
| 2001 | Hotel · as Jonathan Danderfine |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers (TV Series) · as Herbert Sobel |
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces · as Father Leo Jerome |
| 2000 | Love & Sex · as Jehovah's Witness |
| 1999 | All the Rage · as Chris |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil · as Edward French |
| 1998 | The Thin Pink Line · as Kelly Goodich / J.t. |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Noah Broader |
| 1998 | Six Days Seven Nights · as Frank Martin |
| 1998 | Since You've Been Gone · as Robert S. Levitt |
| 1998 | Kissing a Fool · as Max Abbitt |
| 1997 | Breast Men · as Dr. Kevin Saunders |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer · as Tom Thompson |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Single Guy (TV Series) · as Ross Geller |
| 1995 | The Rembrandts: I'll Be There for You · as Ross Gellar |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Ross Geller |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Dr. Karubian |
| 1994 | Wolf · as Cop |
| 1994 | Monty (TV Series) · as Greg Richardson |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks · as Neil Campbell |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Josh '4b' Goldstein |
| 1992 | Crossing the Bridge · as John Anderson |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder · as Duty Officer |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) · as Sonny Catalano |
| 1989 | A Deadly Silence · as Rob Cuccio |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as City Attorney Dana Romney |
| 1982 | Police Squad! (TV Series) · as Patient |