Pablo Tell Schreiber is a Canadian and American actor. He gained fame for his work in the series: HBO Channel “Listening”, Netflix Studio “Orange Is the Hit of the Season”, for the role in which he became the winner of the Young Hollywood Awards 2014, as well as projects: “On the Edge”, “Law and Order”, "American gods." For his role in the Broadway musical Awake and Sing, Schreiber was nominated for a Tony Award.
During his creative career, Schreiber has played more than sixty roles in feature films and TV shows. He also performed on the stage and recorded audio books.
early years
Pablo was born in the spring of 1978, in the commune where the hippies lived. He spent all his childhood in Winlow, where his parents moved when Pablo was several months old. The boy's father belonged to people of art and was a theater actor, and his mother was a psychotherapist.
Pablo has a half-brother, known for the films "Scream" and "X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine, " - actor Isaac Lev Schreiber. The children got their names due to the fact that his father was very passionate about literary work and his favorite writers were Leo Tolstoy and Pablo Neruda. Therefore, he named his children in honor of the great literary figures - Leo and Pablo.
When the boy was twelve years old, his parents broke up. Pablo stayed with his father and soon moved with him to the city of Seattle. After graduating from school, Pablo faced a choice of his profession. He was fond of sports and wanted to devote his future to basketball, but soon changed his mind. Probably, his decision was influenced by his father and older brother, who devoted themselves to creativity. As a result, Pablo chooses an actor's career and receives a theater education at a university in Pennsylvania. After a few years, he becomes a certified actor and from that moment on, his creative biography begins.
Creative way
The debut on stage with Pablo took place in the play "Wake up and Sing", which was very successful on Broadway. The excellent work of the young actor was appreciated and brought Pablo a nomination for the Tony Award.
Schreiber began his film career with an episodic role in the comedy film The Bubble Boy, after which he was invited to television, where the young actor gets a job in the popular TV series Listening and appears on the screen for thirteen seasons.
After some time, Pablo takes part in the filming of the thriller "Manchu Candidate", where D. Washington and M. Streep become his partners on the site. In addition, the film received a small role of Sergeant Raymond Shaw and his half brother Leo.
The following works of Pablo became roles in the films: "Invitation to Suicide", "Kings of Dogtown", "Medium", "In View", "Good Wife", "Law and Order". Basically, these were small, episodic roles, but, according to the actor himself, the main thing for him is that he likes the image and character of the proposed character, and whether he will be main or secondary, it does not matter at all.
At the very beginning of 2013, a friend of Pablo J. Cohen invited the actor to a role in Netflix's new project, Orange Is the Hit of the Season, which is dedicated to life in one of the US women's prisons. Schreiber agrees and gets the role of one of the negative characters - overseer George Pornous Mendes. Immediately after the release of the screens, the series becomes one of the most popular television projects. His shooting continues at the present time. Filmed for seven seasons, and Pablo entered the main cast of the project.
Two years ago, in 2017, a new project, American Gods, was shot, based on the famous novel by Neil Gaiman. Schreiber received in it one of the main roles - the Sweeney leprechaun. In 2019, the second season of the series loved by the audience began.
In 2019, Schreiber will also appear on the screens in the new adventure-sci-fi movie "The Daughter of the King", which tells about the reign of Louis XIV and his search for the elixir of immortality.
