David Schwimmer

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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Madagascar (2005) — Melman (voice)
2. Friends (1994) — Ross Geller
3. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) — Melman (voice)
4. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — Melman (voice)
5. John Carter (2012) — Young Thark Warrior
6. Band of Brothers (2001) — Herbert M. Sobel
7. Six Days Seven Nights (1998) — Frank Martin
8. Friends: The Reunion (2021) — Self
9. The Laundromat (2019) — Matthew Quirk
10. The Iceman (2012) — Josh Rosenthal
11. The Wonder Years (1988) — Michael
12. American Crime Story (2016) — Robert Kardashian
13. Wolf (1994) — Cop
14. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — David Schwimmer
15. 30 Rock (2006) — Greenzo / Jared
16. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) — Self
17. Apt Pupil (1998) — Edward French
18. Entourage (2004) — David Schwimmer
19. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
20. Nothing but the Truth (2008) — Ray Armstrong
21. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
22. Big Nothing (2006) — Charlie
23. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
24. Merry Madagascar (2009) — Melman (voice)
25. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
26. Madly Madagascar (2013) — Melman (voice)
27. Episodes (2011) — David Schwimmer
28. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
29. Flight of the Intruder (1991) — Duty Officer
30. Love & Sex (2000) — Jehovah's Witness
31. The Pallbearer (1996) — Tom Thompson
32. Extrapolations (2023) — Harris Goldblatt
33. The View (1997) — Self
34. Come Fly with Me (2010) — Himself
35. Dreamworks: Holiday Classics (2012) — Melman (voice)
36. Picking Up the Pieces (2000) — Father Leo Jerome
37. Uprising (2001) — Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
38. Will & Grace (2017) — Noah
39. E! True Hollywood Story (1996) — Self (archive footage)
40. L.A. Law (1986) — Dana Romney

Directed

1. Friends (1994) — Director
2. Trust (2010) — Director
3. Run Fatboy Run (2007) — Director
4. Joey (2004) — Director
5. Little Britain USA (2008) — Director
6. Since You've Been Gone (1998) — Director
7. Growing Up Fisher (2014) — Director
8. New Car Smell (2005) — Director