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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/2025
Little Death
Character:Martin Solomon
Release Date:19/01/2024
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:08/08/2022
Friends: The Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2021
The Laundromat
Character:Matthew Quirk
Release Date:27/09/2019
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Character:Ross Geller
Release Date:23/09/2019
That's Harassment
Character:Boss
Release Date:26/01/2018
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Madly Madagascar
Character:Melman (voice)
Release Date:29/01/2013
The Iceman
Character:Josh Rosenthal
Release Date:01/09/2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Character:Melman (voice)
Release Date:06/06/2012
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/2012
John Carter
Character:Young Thark Warrior
Release Date:07/03/2012
Merry Madagascar
Character:Melman (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2009
Nothing But the Truth
Character:Ray Armstrong
Release Date:19/12/2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Character:Melman (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2008
Big Nothing
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/12/2006
Duane Hopwood
Character:Duane Hopwood
Release Date:11/11/2005
Madagascar
Character:Melman (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2005
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
Uprising
Character:Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
Release Date:04/11/2001
Hotel
Character:Jonathan Danderfine
Release Date:12/09/2001
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2001
Picking Up the Pieces
Character:Father Leo Jerome
Release Date:26/05/2000
Love & Sex
Character:Jehovah's Witness
Release Date:23/02/2000
It's the Rage
Character:Chris
Release Date:11/09/1999
Apt Pupil
Character:Edward French
Release Date:23/10/1998
The Thin Pink Line
Character:Kelly Goodich / J.T.
Release Date:07/10/1998
Six Days Seven Nights
Character:Frank Martin
Release Date:12/06/1998
Since You've Been Gone
Character:Robert S. Levitt
Release Date:06/06/1998
Kissing a Fool
Character:Max Abbitt
Release Date:27/02/1998
Breast Men
Character:Dr. Kevin Saunders
Release Date:13/12/1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1997
The Pallbearer
Character:Tom Thompson
Release Date:03/05/1996
Friends
Character:Ross Geller
Release Date:22/09/1994
Wolf
Character:Cop
Release Date:17/06/1994
Twenty Bucks
Character:Neil Campbell
Release Date:21/10/1993
The Waiter
Character:Evil Waiter
Release Date:01/06/1993
Crossing the Bridge
Character:John Anderson
Release Date:11/09/1992
Flight of the Intruder
Character:Duty Officer
Release Date:18/01/1991
A Deadly Silence
Character:Rob Cuccio
Release Date:16/04/1989
Television Appearances
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Character:Anthony Brewer
Captain Fall
Character:
Extrapolations
Character:Harris Goldblatt
Intelligence
Character:Jerry
Mysterious Planet
Character:Narrator
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Character:Self
The Big Narstie Show
Character:Self
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character:Self - Guest
Will & Grace
Character:Noah
Feed the Beast
Character:Tommy Moran
American Crime Story
Character:Robert Kardashian
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self
Web Therapy
Character:Newell L. Miller
Episodes
Character:David Schwimmer
Come Fly with Me
Character:Himself
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
30 Rock
Character:Greenzo / Jared
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Entourage
Character:David Schwimmer
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Uprising
Character:Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
Band of Brothers
Character:Herbert M. Sobel
Band of Brothers
Character:Herbert Sobel
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:David Schwimmer
The View
Character:Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Single Guy
Character:Ross Geller
Friends
Character:Ross Geller
Monty
Character:Greg Richardson
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
The Wonder Years
Character:Michael
L.A. Law
Character:City Attorney Dana Romney
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
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