Pablo Schreiber
Pablo Tell Schreiber (born April 26, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor, known for his dramatic stage work and for his portrayal of Nick Sobotka on The Wire, Mad Sweeney on the TV adaptation of American Gods, and for his role of George "Pornstache" Mendez on Orange Is the New Black, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Awake and Sing! on Broadway. He also narrated the audiobook version of Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, and is one of the leads in Den of Thieves. In April 2019, he was cast as Master Chief in the upcoming Halo live-action series.[1]
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Born | Pablo Tell Schreiber April 26, 1978 Ymir, British Columbia, Canada |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Jessica Monty
(m. 2007; div. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Liev Schreiber (half-brother) |
Early life
Schreiber was born in a hippie commune in Ymir, British Columbia, before moving to the unincorporated rural community of Winlaw, British Columbia, when he was six months old.[2] His American father, Tell Carroll Schreiber, was an actor; Schreiber's half-brother Liev Schreiber is also an actor and is the son of their father's first wife, who had divorced Tell Carroll five years before Pablo was born. Pablo's mother, Lorraine Reaveley, is a Canadian body-based[lower-alpha 1] psychotherapist.[3]
Schreiber's father, having a strong interest in literature, named Pablo after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.[4] His parents separated when he was 12 and Schreiber moved to Seattle, Washington, with his father.[4]
After high school, Schreiber enrolled at the University of San Francisco, where he hoped to win a spot on its basketball team.[5] He later transferred to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 2000 with a degree in theatre.
Career
Schreiber appeared as Nick Sobotka on season 2 of the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire. He also appeared in the films The Manchurian Candidate, Lords of Dogtown and Happythankyoumoreplease. He also had a recurring guest role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as serial rapist William Lewis, protagonist Olivia Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) nemesis. He also appeared in the FX series Lights Out.
In 2011, Schreiber starred in the Off-Broadway play Gruesome Playground Injuries at Second Stage Theatre. He appeared on the seventh season of Weeds as Demetri Ravitch, Nancy Botwin's drug supplier.[6]
BuddyTV ranked him number 77 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".[7]
In October 2012, Schreiber landed the recurring role of George "Pornstache" Mendez on the Netflix original drama series Orange Is the New Black.[8] On February 26, 2013, he co-starred as Virgil in NBC's drama pilot Ironside, a reboot of the 1967 series of the same name.[9]
For his role in Orange Is the New Black, Schreiber won the We Love to Hate You Award at the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards.[10] and received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2015.
In 2016, he co-starred as Kris "Tanto" Paronto, GRS team member and former U.S. Army Ranger in American biographical war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The movie was directed and co-produced by Michael Bay and written by Chuck Hogan, based on Mitchell Zuckoff's 2014 book 13 Hours.[11] Pablo Schreiber in an interview with Comicbook.com has expressed interest in portraying Wolverine in a future X-Men film, with Hugh Jackman already having left the role. Schreiber played Mad Sweeney in Starz's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods.
In April 2019, he was cast as Master Chief in the upcoming Halo live-action series.[12]
Personal life
Schreiber married yoga teacher Jessica Monty in 2007. She filed for divorce in 2014 citing irreconcilable differences. They have two sons together, Timoteo and Dante.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Bubble Boy | Todd | |
2003 | The Mudge Boy | Brent | |
2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Eddie Ingram | |
2004 | Invitation to a Suicide | Kazimierz "Kaz" Malek | |
2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Stecyk | |
2006 | Jimmy Blue | Jimmy | Short film |
2008 | Quid Pro Quo | Brooster | |
2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Ben | |
2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Charlie Torrelson | |
2008 | Favorite Son | David Paxton | Also co-producer |
2009 | Breaking Upwards | Turner | |
2009 | Tell-Tale | Bernard Cochius | |
2010 | Happythankyoumoreplease | Charlie | |
2012 | Allegiance | Lieutenant Alec Chambers | |
2014 | Preservation | Sean Neary | |
2014 | Fort Bliss | Staff Sergeant Donovan | |
2014 | After | Christian Valentino | |
2015 | The Dramatics | Bryan Macy | |
2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Kris "Tanto" Paronto | |
2017 | All Summers End | Older Conrad Stevens | |
2017 | Thumper | Wyatt Rivers | |
2017 | Big Bear | Dude | |
2018 | Den of Thieves | Ray Merrimen | |
2018 | Beast of Burden | Bloom | |
2018 | Skyscraper | Ben Gillespie | |
2018 | First Man | Jim Lovell | |
2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Ezekiel | |
2020 | Lorelei | Wayland | |
TBA | The King's Daughter | Dr. Labarthe | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003; 2008 | The Wire | Nickolas "Nick" Sobotka | 13 episodes |
2003 | A Painted House | Hank Spruill | Television film |
2005; 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ed Lang TJ Hawkins |
Episode: "The Unblinking Eye" Episode: "Self-Made" |
2005 | Into the Fire | Sandy Manetti | Television film |
2006; 2008 | Law & Order | Kevin Boatman Sean Hauser |
Episode: "America, Inc." Episode: "Rumble" |
2007; 2013–2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dan Kozlowski William Lewis |
Episode: "Haystack" 8 episodes |
2007 | The Black Donnellys | Mitchell Carr | Episode: "When the Door Opens" |
2008 | Dirt | Jason Konkey | 3 episodes |
2008 | Fear Itself | Mattingley | Episode: "Eater" |
2008 | Army Wives | Tim | 3 episodes |
2008 | Life on Mars | Kim Trent | Episode: "The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler" |
2009 | The Beast | Officer Delaney | Episode: "Capone" |
2009 | Numbers | Tal Feigenbaum | 2 episodes |
2009 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Ricky Falcone | Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas" |
2009 | Three Rivers | Nick | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" |
2010 | Medium | Jeremy Kiernan | Episode: "An Everlasting Love" |
2011 | Lights Out | Johnny Leary | Main cast; 13 episodes |
2011 | The Good Wife | Gregory Mars | Episode: "Ham Sandwich" |
2011–2012 | Weeds | Demetri Ravitch | 8 episodes |
2011–2012 | A Gifted Man | Anton Little Creek | Main cast; 16 episodes |
2012 | Person of Interest | Tommy Clay | Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" |
2012 | Made in Jersey | Luke Aaronson | Episode: "Pilot" |
2013 | White Collar | JB Bellmiere | Episode: "The Original" |
2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Covert Becker | Television film |
2013–2017; 2019 | Orange Is the New Black | George "Pornstache" Mendez | 19 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
2013 | Ironside | Virgil | Main cast; 9 episodes |
2015 | The Brink | Lt. Cmdr. Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson | Main cast; 10 episodes |
2017–present | American Gods | Mad Sweeney | Main cast |
2020 | Defending Jacob | Neal Logiudice | Main cast; 8 episodes |
2021 | Halo | John-117 / Master Chief | Main cast |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2007 | Manhunt 2 | The Asylum Staff |
Audiobooks
Year | Title | Voice role |
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2009 | American Psycho | Narrator |
2018 | The Call of the Wild | Narrator |
2019 | Daisy Jones & The SIx | Narrator / Billy Dunne |
Notes
- Body-based therapy seeks to restore a connection between body and mind.
References
- "Pablo Schreiber to Play Master Chief in Showtime's 'Halo' Live-Action Series". The Hollywood Reporter. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Winlaw-raised actor appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Nelson Star. Nelson, British Columbia: Black Press. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- Cohen, Stefanie (January 16, 2011). "Liev it to brother!". New York Post. New York City: Tronc. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- Sessums, Kevin (February 1, 2011). "Pablo Schreiber on His New Off-Broadway Play". The Daily Beast. New York City: The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- "BROADWAY STAR PABLO SCHREIBER MAKES HIS NAME". MSN Wonderwall. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- Goldberg, Lesley (May 26, 2011). "Martin Short, Aidan Quinn, Lindsay Sloane Join 'Weeds'". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angelesw, California: Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011". BuddyTV. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- Goldberg, Lesley (October 5, 2012). "'Weeds' Alums Join Netflix's 'Orange Is the New Black' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, Californiua: Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2013). "Patrick Flueger Cast In NBC Pilot 'Hatfields & McCoys', Pablo Schreiber Joins 'Ironside'". Deadline Hollywood. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- Bayley, Leanne (July 28, 2014). "Young Hollywood Awards 2014: The FULL winners list". Glamour. New York City: Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- Kroll, Justin (February 3, 2015). "'Orange is the New Black' Actor Pablo Schreiber Joins Michael Bay's '13 Hours' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. ;Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- "Pablo Schreiber to Play Master Chief in Showtime's 'Halo' Live-Action Series". The Hollywood Reporter. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "'Orange Is the New Black' Star -- Forget Separation ... Let's Skip Right to the Divorce". TMZ. February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2018.