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Television Movie or Miniseries. Whitaker produced prequel to the hit X-Men trilogy, Jackman’s Wolverine
Chasing Papi and directed First Daughter, starring is keen on seeking revenge against Creed (who is
Katie Holmes.
secretly the mutant Sabretooth) for killing his love. He
Whitaker made his feature film directing debut with also starred in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock.
the critically acclaimed, box-office hit Waiting to Showing his versatility, Schreiber recently
Exhale. He first gained recognition as a director for his appeared in two period adaptations: Mike Newell’s
debut film, the 1993 HBO original film Strapped, and Love in the Time of Cholera, alongside Benjamin
went on to direct Hope Floats, starring Sandra Bullock. Bratt and Javier Bardem in 2007, and The Painted
He also executive produced each of these films’ multiplatinum
soundtracks, which earned a combined total of December 2006. Schreiber has also starred alongside
Veil, starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts in
14 Grammy nominations. His short film, John Henry, Meryl Streep and Denzel Washington in The
was released in February 2002 for Black History Month. Manchurian Candidate; alongside Julia Stiles in The
Whitaker’s other credits include Witness Protection, Omen; alongside Ben Affleck in The Sum of All
for HBO, and the feature films Light It Up; Fears; and alongside Hugh Jackman in Kate &
Phenomenon; Species; Smoke; Prêt-à-Porter; Jason’s Leopold. Utilizing his theater and Shakespearean
Lyric; Platoon; Good Morning Vietnam; Consenting background, Schreiber starred as Laertes in Hamlet,
Adults; Stakeout; The Color of Money; Johnny Handsome;
Downtown; Diary of a Hitman; Body Snatchers; Hurricane, the acclaimed biopic starring Denzel
with Ethan Hawke. Schreiber also starred in The
and Vision Quest.
Washington, and opposite Diane Lane and Viggo
Mortensen in A Walk on the Moon.
LIEV SCHREIBER (Frank) is widely considered An accomplished stage actor, Scheiber’s portrayal
one of the finest actors of his of Ricky Roma in the 2005 Broadway revival of
generation, with a repertoire David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross earned him a
of resonant, humanistic and Tony Award. In the summer of 2006, Schreiber
oftentimes gritty portrayals returned to the stage in Shakespeare in the Park’s
that have garnered the actor production of Macbeth and, in early 2007, he returned
the strongest praise in film, to Broadway to star in Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio.
theater and television. His This first Broadway staging of Talk Radio opened at
most recent choices continue the Longacre Theatre in March of that year. Ben
this path. In 2008, Schreiber Brantley of The New York Times declared, “With Talk
starred opposite Daniel Craig Radio, Mr. Schreiber...confirms his status as the
and Jamie Bell in Defiance, a World War II-era drama finest American theater actor of his generation.”
directed by Edward Zwick. The three actors starred as Schreiber was nominated for his second Tony for his
Jewish brothers who escape from Nazi-occupied portrayal of radio host Barry Champlain.
Poland to the forests of Belarus to join the resistance, Schreiber has also made use of his deft technique
and endeavor to build a village in order to protect working in television. Truly making a name for
themselves and others in danger.
himself with his portrayal of Orson Welles in HBO’s
In 2009, Schreiber starred in Gavin Hood’s X-Men RKO 281, Schreiber again worked with the network
Origins: Wolverine as Victor Creed, the beastly nemesis for the emotional Lackawanna Blues. Schreiber’s
of Wolverine, a role revisited by Hugh Jackman. In this expressive voice is also showcased in his voiceover
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