David Schwimmer
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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Acted in
A Sprinkle Of History
2025
as Bill Rosenberg
Little Death
2024
as Martin Solomon
Goosebumps
2023
as Anthony Brewer
Captain Fall
2023
Extrapolations
2023
as Harris Goldblatt
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022
as Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
as Self
Friends: The Reunion
2021
as Self
Intelligence
2020
as Jerry
Mysterious Planet
2020
as Narrator
The Laundromat
2019
as Matthew Quirk
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019
as Ross Geller
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
That's Harassment
2018
as Boss
Will & Grace
2017
as Noah
Feed the Beast
2016
as Tommy Moran
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
American Crime Story
2016
as Robert Kardashian
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Melman (voice)
The Iceman
2012
as Josh Rosenthal
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Melman (voice)
Another Dirty Movie
2012
as Self (uncredited)
John Carter
2012
as Young Thark Warrior
Web Therapy
2011
as Newell L. Miller
Episodes
2011
as David Schwimmer
Come Fly with Me
2010
as Himself
Merry Madagascar
2009
as Melman (voice)
Nothing But the Truth
2008
as Ray Armstrong
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Melman (voice)
Big Nothing
2006
as Charlie
30 Rock
2006
as Greenzo / Jared
Duane Hopwood
2005
as Duane Hopwood
Madagascar
2005
as Melman (voice)
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Uprising
2001
as Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
Hotel
2001
as Jonathan Danderfine
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001
as Self
Band of Brothers
2001
as Herbert M. Sobel
Band of Brothers
2001
as Herbert Sobel
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as David Schwimmer
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Father Leo Jerome
Love & Sex
2000
as Jehovah's Witness
It's the Rage
1999
as Chris
Apt Pupil
1998
as Edward French
The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Kelly Goodich / J.T.
Six Days Seven Nights
1998
as Frank Martin
Since You've Been Gone
1998
as Robert S. Levitt
Kissing a Fool
1998
as Max Abbitt
Breast Men
1997
as Dr. Kevin Saunders
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Pallbearer
1996
as Tom Thompson
The Single Guy
1995
as Ross Geller
Friends
1994
as Ross Geller
Wolf
1994
as Cop
Monty
1994
as Greg Richardson
Twenty Bucks
1993
as Neil Campbell
The Waiter
1993
as Evil Waiter
Crossing the Bridge
1992
as John Anderson
Flight of the Intruder
1991
as Duty Officer
A Deadly Silence
1989
as Rob Cuccio
The Wonder Years
1988
as Michael
L.A. Law
1986
as City Attorney Dana Romney
Police Squad!
1982
as Patient