Pablo Schreiber

    Actor, Producer, Additional Crew

    Birthdate: Apr 26, 1978

    Birthplace: Ymir, British Columbia, Canada

    Pablo Tell Schreiber was born in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada, to Lorraine Reaveley, a Canadian psychotherapist, and Tell Schreiber, an American actor. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Pablo, who is named after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, was raised in Ymir, and moved to Seattle, Washington, as a teenager.

    Pablo Schreiber was nominated for a Tony Award for his Broadway debut performance in the revival of Clifford Odets' classic Awake and Sing! directed by Bartlett Sher.

    Schreiber has appeared in many films, including: Josh Radnor's Happythankyoumoreplease (2010), which won the Audience Award at Sundance, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Tell Tale (2009), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Allegiance (2012), Breaking Upwards (2009), Into the Fire (2005), The Mudge Boy (2003) and Invitation to a Suicide (2004). Upcoming he appears in the independent features Fort Bliss (2014), The Dramatics: A Comedy (2015) and Preservation (2014).

    Television credits include his classic role as "Nick Sobotka" in HBO's critically acclaimed The Wire (2002); and most recently as the menacing villain "William Lewis" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), NBC's "Ironside" and as "Pornstache" in Jenji Kohan's hit series Orange Is the New Black (2013). He's also appeared in Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) for HBO and on Weeds (2005), A Gifted Man (2011), Lights Out (2011), The Good Wife (2009), White Collar (2009), The Beast (2009), Life on Mars (2008), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Fear Itself (2008), Dirt (2007), John Grisham's A Painted House (2003), Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), and The Black Donnellys (2007).

    Schreiber has performed in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway plays including: Desire Under the Elms on Broadway directed by Robert Falls, Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries at Second Stage, Neil LaBute's Reasons to be Pretty at MCC (for which he won the Drama Desk Award), Dying City at Lincoln Center, Mr. Marmalade at Roundabout, Sin: A Cardinal Deposed at The New Group, Manuscript at the Daryl Roth Theatre, Julius Caesar at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and Blood Orange, his professional debut.

    Known For

    Orange Is the New Black
    Orange Is the New Black

    (2013)

    Bubble Boy
    Bubble Boy

    (2001)

    Pablo Schreiber Movies

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    Previous (25)

    • 2022 |

      The King’s Daughter

      asDr. Labarthe
    • 2021 |
      Tracesas Damien Shea
    • 2021 |

      Lorelei

      asWayland
    • 2019 |

      After

      asChristian Valentino
    • 2018 |
      Beast of Burdenas Bloom
    • 2018 |

      First Man

      asJames Lovell
    • 2018 |

      Skyscraper

      asBen
    • 2018 |

      Den of Thieves

      asRay Merrimen
    • 2017 |
      All Summers Endas Conrad (Older)
    • 2017 |
      Big Bearas Dude
    • 2017 |
      Thumperas Wyatt Rivers
    • 2016 |

      13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

      asKris 'Tanto' Paronto
    • 2015 |
      The Dramatics: A Comedyas Bryan Macy
    • 2014 |
      Fort Blissas Staff Sergeant Donovan
    • 2014 |
      Preservationas Sean Neary
    • 2012 |
      Allegianceas Lieutenant Alec Chambers
    • 2012 |
      Periods.
    • 2009 |
      Breaking Upwardsas Turner
    • 2009 |
      Tell Taleas Bernard Cochius
    • 2008 |
      Favorite Sonas David Paxton
    • 2008 |
      Nights in Rodantheas Charlie Torrelson
    • 2008 |
      Quid Pro Quoas Brooster
    • 2004 |
      Invitation to a Suicideas Kazimierz "Kaz" Malek
    • 2004 |
      The Manchurian Candidateas Eddie Ingram
    • 2003 |
      The Mudge Boyas Brent