David Schwimmer
Born: 1966-11-02 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Goosebumps: The Vanishing as Anthony Brewer
- Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Little Death as Martin Solomon
2023
- Extrapolations as Harris Goldblatt
- Captain Fall
2022
- The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
- David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count as Self
2021
- Friends: The Reunion as Self
2020
- Intelligence as Jerry
- Mysterious Planet as Narrator
2019
- The Laundromat as Matthew Quirk
- The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
- Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary as Ross Geller
2018
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- The Big Narstie Show as Self
- That's Harassment as Boss
- National Theatre Live: LOVE ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Will & Grace as Noah
2016
- American Crime Story as Robert Kardashian
- Feed the Beast as Tommy Moran
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2015
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Growing Up Fisher ... (Director)
2013
- Madly Madagascar as Melman (voice)
2012
- John Carter as Young Thark Warrior
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Melman (voice)
- The Iceman as Josh Rosenthal
- Dreamworks: Holiday Classics as Melman (voice)
- National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie as Self (uncredited)
2011
- Episodes as David Schwimmer
- Web Therapy as Newell L. Miller
2010
- Trust ... (Producer)
- Come Fly with Me as Himself
2009
- Merry Madagascar as Melman (voice)
2008
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Melman (voice)
- Little Britain USA ... (Director)
- Nothing But the Truth as Ray Armstrong
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Run Fatboy Run ... (Director)
2006
- 30 Rock as Greenzo / Jared
- Big Nothing as Charlie
2005
- Madagascar as Melman (voice)
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Duane Hopwood as Duane Hopwood
- New Car Smell ... (Director)
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
2002
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2001
- Band of Brothers as Herbert M. Sobel
- Uprising as Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
- Uprising as Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
- Hotel as Jonathan Danderfine
- The Making of 'Band of Brothers' as Self
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as David Schwimmer
- Love & Sex as Jehovah's Witness
- Picking Up the Pieces as Father Leo Jerome
1999
- All the Rage as Chris
1998
- Six Days Seven Nights as Frank Martin
- Apt Pupil as Edward French
- The Thin Pink Line as Kelly Goodich / J.T.
- Kissing a Fool as Max Abbitt
- Since You've Been Gone as Robert S. Levitt
1997
- The View as Self
- Breast Men as Dr. Kevin Saunders
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage)
- The Pallbearer as Tom Thompson
1995
- The Single Guy as Ross Geller
1993
- Twenty Bucks as Neil Campbell
- The Waiter as Evil Waiter
1992
- Crossing the Bridge as John Anderson
1991
- Flight of the Intruder as Duty Officer
1989
- A Deadly Silence as Rob Cuccio
1988
- The Wonder Years as Michael
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1986
- L.A. Law as Dana Romney
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host