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.
Madagascar
(Melman (voice))
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(Melman (voice))
Wolf
(Cop)
Uprising
(Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman)
Six Days Seven Nights
(Frank Martin)
The Pallbearer
(Tom Thompson)
It's the Rage
(Chris)
Merry Madagascar
(Melman (voice))
Apt Pupil
(Edward French)
Duane Hopwood
(Duane Hopwood)
Big Nothing
(Charlie)
Nothing But the Truth
(Ray Armstrong)
Since You've Been Gone
(Robert S. Levitt)
Kissing a Fool
(Max Abbitt)
The Iceman
(Josh Rosenthal)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
(Melman (voice))
Twenty Bucks
(Neil Campbell)
Breast Men
(Dr. Kevin Saunders)
Madly Madagascar
(Melman (voice))
Hotel
(Jonathan Danderfine)
The Thin Pink Line
(Kelly Goodich / J.T.)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Picking Up the Pieces
(Father Leo Jerome)
The Fringe, Fame and Me
(Self)
Another Dirty Movie
(Self (uncredited))
Little Death
(Martin Solomon)
The Waiter
(Evil Waiter)
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
(Self)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(Self)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
(Self)
A Deadly Silence
(Rob Cuccio)
Crossing the Bridge
(John Anderson)
Flight of the Intruder
(Duty Officer)
The Laundromat
(Matthew Quirk)
Love & Sex
(Jehovah's Witness)
Friends: The Reunion
(Self)
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
(Ross Geller)
John Carter
(Young Thark Warrior)
That's Harassment
(Boss)
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
(Self)
A Sprinkle Of History
(Bill Rosenberg)
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Single Guy
(Ross Geller)
Friends
(Ross Geller)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Wonder Years
(Michael)
30 Rock
(Greenzo / Jared)
Band of Brothers
(Herbert M. Sobel)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Monty
(Greg Richardson)
Extrapolations
(Harris Goldblatt)
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
(Self - Guest)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Police Squad!
(Patient)
American Crime Story
(Robert Kardashian)
Band of Brothers
(Herbert Sobel)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(David Schwimmer)
Feed the Beast
(Tommy Moran)
Captain Fall
Come Fly with Me
(Himself)
Episodes
(David Schwimmer)
Mysterious Planet
(Narrator)
The Reichen Show
(Self)
Celebrity Poker Showdown
(Self)
Web Therapy
(Newell L. Miller)
Will & Grace
(Noah)
Intelligence
(Jerry)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
L.A. Law
(City Attorney Dana Romney)
The View
(Self)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(Self)
The Big Narstie Show
(Self)
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Goosebumps
(Anthony Brewer)
That's Harassment
(Executive Producer)
Run Fatboy Run
(Director)
Kissing a Fool
(Executive Producer)
Since You've Been Gone
(Director)
Trust
(Producer)
Trust
(Director)
LOVE
(Executive Producer)
Friends: The Reunion
(Executive Producer)
Friends
(Director)
Joey
(Director)
Little Britain USA
(Director)
Growing Up Fisher
(Director)
Intelligence
(Executive Producer)