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David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 02, 1966 (58)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated May 01, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Nort ... hwestern 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.

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Filmography

Little Death

Little Death

2024

as Martin Solomon

The Laundromat

The Laundromat

2019

as Matthew Quirk

That's Harassment

That's Harassment

2018

as Boss

Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar

2013

as Melman (voice)

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

2012

as Melman (voice)

The Iceman

The Iceman

2012

as Josh Rosenthal

John Carter

John Carter

2012

as Young Thark Warrior

Merry Madagascar

Merry Madagascar

2009

as Melman (voice)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008

as Melman (voice)

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

2008

as Ray Armstrong

Big Nothing

Big Nothing

2006

as Charlie

Duane Hopwood

Duane Hopwood

2005

as Duane Hopwood

Madagascar

Madagascar

2005

as Melman (voice)

Uprising

Uprising

2001

as Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman

Hotel

Hotel

2001

as Jonathan Danderfine

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

2000

as Father Leo Jerome

Love & Sex

Love & Sex

2000

as Jehovah's Witness

It's the Rage

It's the Rage

1999

as Chris

Kissing a Fool

Kissing a Fool

1998

as Max Abbitt

Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone

1998

as Robert S. Levitt

Six Days Seven Nights

Six Days Seven Nights

1998

as Frank Martin

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

1998

as Edward French

The Thin Pink Line

The Thin Pink Line

1998

as Kelly Goodich / J.T.

Breast Men

Breast Men

1997

as Dr. Kevin Saunders

The Pallbearer

The Pallbearer

1996

as Tom Thompson

Wolf

Wolf

1994

as Cop

Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

1993

as Neil Campbell

Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

1992

as John Anderson

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

1991

as Duty Officer

A Deadly Silence

A Deadly Silence

1989

as Rob Cuccio

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Trust

Trust

2010

Director

Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

2007

Director

Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone

1998

Director

Friends: The Reunion

Friends: The Reunion

2021

Executive Producer

LOVE

LOVE

2018

Executive Producer

That's Harassment

That's Harassment

2018

Executive Producer

Trust

Trust

2010

Producer

Kissing a Fool

Kissing a Fool

1998

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Friends

as Ross Geller

Episodes: 228

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

Monty

as Greg Richardson

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 11, 1994

Intelligence

as Jerry

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 21, 2020

American Crime Story

as Robert Kardashian

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 02, 2016

Band of Brothers

as Herbert Sobel

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 09, 2001

Feed the Beast

as Tommy Moran

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jun 05, 2016

Goosebumps: The Vanishing

as Anthony Brewer

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 10, 2025

Will & Grace

as Noah

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 28, 2017

Mysterious Planet

as Narrator

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 20, 2020

The Wonder Years

as Michael

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 31, 1988

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as David Schwimmer

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

Web Therapy

as Newell L. Miller

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 19, 2011

Band of Brothers

as Herbert M. Sobel

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 09, 2001

L.A. Law

as City Attorney Dana Romney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

The Single Guy

as Ross Geller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

30 Rock

as Greenzo / Jared

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2006

Extrapolations

as Harris Goldblatt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2023

Police Squad!

as Patient

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1982

Episodes

as David Schwimmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 2018

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Captain Fall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2023

Come Fly with Me

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 25, 2010

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Celebrity Poker Showdown

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2003

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2014

The Big Narstie Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2018

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 2019

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

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