- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 2, 1966
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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…
Filmography
movieMatthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025 · Self (archive footage)
tvGoosebumps: The Vanishing
2025 · Anthony Brewer
movieLittle Death
2024 · Martin Solomon
tvCaptain Fall
2023
tvExtrapolations
2023 · Harris Goldblatt
movieDavid Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022 · Self
movieThe Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 · Self
movieFriends: The Reunion
2021 · Self, Executive Producer
tvIntelligence
2020 · Jerry, Executive Producer
tvMysterious Planet
2020 · Narrator
movieThe Laundromat
2019 · Matthew Quirk
movieFriends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019 · Ross Geller
tvThe Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
2019 · Self
movieNational Theatre Live: LOVE
2018 · Executive Producer
tvThe Big Narstie Show
2018 · Self
tvThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · Self - Guest
movieThat's Harassment
2018 · Boss, Executive Producer
tvWill & Grace
2017 · Noah
tvFeed the Beast
2016 · Tommy Moran
movieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
tvAmerican Crime Story
2016 · Robert Kardashian
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
tvGrowing Up Fisher
2014 · Director
movieMadly Madagascar
2013 · Melman (voice)
movieDreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012 · Melman (voice)
movieThe Iceman
2012 · Josh Rosenthal
movieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · Melman (voice)
movieNational Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
2012 · Self (uncredited)
movieJohn Carter
2012 · Young Thark Warrior
tvWeb Therapy
2011 · Newell L. Miller
tvEpisodes
2011 · David Schwimmer
tvCome Fly with Me
2010 · Himself
movieTrust
2010 · Producer, Director
movieMerry Madagascar
2009 · Melman (voice)
movieNothing but the Truth
2008 · Ray Armstrong
movieMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008 · Melman (voice)
tvLittle Britain USA
2008 · Director
movieRun Fatboy Run
2007 · Director
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self, Self - Guest
movieBig Nothing
2006 · Charlie
tv30 Rock
2006 · Greenzo / Jared
movieDuane Hopwood
2005 · Duane Hopwood
tvThe Reichen Show
2005 · Self
movieMadagascar
2005 · Melman (voice)
New Car Smell
movieNew Car Smell
2005 · Director
tvJoey
2004 · Director
tvEntourage
2004 · David Schwimmer
tvCelebrity Poker Showdown
2003 · Self
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
movieUprising
2001 · Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
tvUprising
2001 · Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
movieHotel
2001 · Jonathan Danderfine
movieThe Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001 · Self
tvBand of Brothers
2001 · Herbert M. Sobel
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · David Schwimmer
moviePicking Up the Pieces
2000 · Father Leo Jerome
movieLove & Sex
2000 · Jehovah's Witness
movieAll the Rage
1999 · Chris
movieApt Pupil
1998 · Edward French
movieThe Thin Pink Line
1998 · Kelly Goodich / J.T.
movieSix Days Seven Nights
1998 · Frank Martin
movieSince You've Been Gone
1998 · Robert S. Levitt, Director
movieKissing a Fool
1998 · Max Abbitt, Executive Producer
movieBreast Men
1997 · Dr. Kevin Saunders
tvThe View
1997 · Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
movieHappy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · Self
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movieThe Pallbearer
1996 · Tom Thompson
tvThe Single Guy
1995 · Ross Geller
tvFriends
1994 · Ross Geller, Director
movieWolf
1994 · Cop
tvMonty
1994 · Greg Richardson
movieTwenty Bucks
1993 · Neil Campbell
The Waiter
movieThe Waiter
1993 · Evil Waiter
movieCrossing the Bridge
1992 · John Anderson
movieFlight of the Intruder
1991 · Duty Officer
movieA Deadly Silence
1989 · Rob Cuccio
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvThe Wonder Years
1988 · Michael
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Dana Romney, City Attorney Dana Romney
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
A Sprinkle of History
movieA Sprinkle of History
— · Bill Rosenberg