David Schwimmer
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Friends
Ross Geller
1994
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
David Schwimmer
2000
Series
Entourage
David Schwimmer
2004
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Series
30 Rock
Greenzo / Jared
2006
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Band of Brothers
Herbert M. Sobel
2001
Series
L.A. Law
Dana Romney
1986
Series
L.A. Law
City Attorney Dana Romney
1986
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Wonder Years
Michael
1988
Series
American Crime Story
Robert Kardashian
2016
Film
Madagascar
Melman (voice)
2005
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Film
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Melman (voice)
2012
Film
John Carter
Young Thark Warrior
2012
Film
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Melman (voice)
2008
Series
Extrapolations
Harris Goldblatt
2023
Series
Will & Grace
Noah
2017
Series
The Single Guy
Ross Geller
1995
Series
Episodes
David Schwimmer
2011
Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
2018
Series
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Anthony Brewer
2025
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Six Days Seven Nights
Frank Martin
1998
Series
Web Therapy
Newell L. Miller
2011
Series
Captain Fall
2023
Film
Friends: The Reunion
Self
2021
Film
The Laundromat
Matthew Quirk
2019
Film
The Iceman
Josh Rosenthal
2012
Film
Apt Pupil
Edward French
1998
Film
Madly Madagascar
Melman (voice)
2013
Series
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018
Film
Love & Sex
Jehovah's Witness
2000
Series
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
2003
Film
Wolf
Cop
1994
Film
Merry Madagascar
Melman (voice)
2009
Series
Monty
Greg Richardson
1994
Series
Intelligence
Jerry
2020
Film
Flight of the Intruder
Duty Officer
1991
Film
Uprising
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
2001
Film
Twenty Bucks
Neil Campbell
1993
Film
Big Nothing
Charlie
2006
Series
Come Fly with Me
Himself
2010
Series
Feed the Beast
Tommy Moran
2016
Film
All the Rage
Chris
1999
Film
Nothing but the Truth
Ray Armstrong
2008
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
1996
Series
Uprising
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
2001
Film
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Melman (voice)
2012
Film
Breast Men
Dr. Kevin Saunders
1997
Film
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
Self (uncredited)
2012
Series
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Self
2019
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Film
The Pallbearer
Tom Thompson
1996
Film
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self
2001
Film
Picking Up the Pieces
Father Leo Jerome
2000
Film
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
2022
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Film
Kissing a Fool
Max Abbitt
1998
Film
The Thin Pink Line
Kelly Goodich / J.T.
1998
Film
Hotel
Jonathan Danderfine
2001
Film
Crossing the Bridge
John Anderson
1992
Film
Since You've Been Gone
Robert S. Levitt
1998
Film
Little Death
Martin Solomon
2024
The Waiter
Evil Waiter
1993
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Series
Mysterious Planet
Narrator
2020
Film
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
2022
Film
That's Harassment
Boss
2018
Film
Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood
2005
Film
A Deadly Silence
Rob Cuccio
1989
Film
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Ross Geller
2019
A Sprinkle of History
Bill Rosenberg