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
- Captain Fall
- Extrapolations as Harris Goldblatt
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
- Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary as Ross Geller
- The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
2018
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- LOVE ... (Executive Producer)
- The Big Narstie Show as Self
- That's Harassment as Boss
2017
- Will & Grace as Noah
2016
- American Crime Story as Robert Kardashian
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- Feed the Beast as Tommy Moran
2015
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Growing Up Fisher ... (Director)
2013
- Madly Madagascar as Melman (voice)
2012
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Melman (voice)
- John Carter as Young Thark Warrior
- The Iceman as Josh Rosenthal
- 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)
- Nothing But the Truth as Ray Armstrong
- Little Britain USA ... (Director)
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
- Hotel as Jonathan Danderfine
- The Making of 'Band of Brothers' as Self
- Uprising as Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as David Schwimmer
- Picking Up the Pieces as Father Leo Jerome
- Love & Sex as Jehovah's Witness
1999
- It's the Rage as Chris
1998
- Six Days Seven Nights as Frank Martin
- Apt Pupil as Edward French
- Since You've Been Gone as Robert S. Levitt
- Kissing a Fool as Max Abbitt
- The Thin Pink Line as Kelly Goodich / J.T.
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
- The Pallbearer as Tom Thompson
- E! True Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage)
1995
- The Single Guy as Ross Geller
1993
- The Waiter as Evil Waiter
- Twenty Bucks as Neil Campbell
1992
- Crossing the Bridge as John Anderson
1991
- Flight of the Intruder as Duty Officer
1989
- A Deadly Silence as Rob Cuccio
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- The Wonder Years as Michael
1986
- L.A. Law as City Attorney Dana Romney
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host