Richard Schiff is an Emmy Award-winning[1] American actor, comedian and director. Schiff portrays Toby Ziegler on The West Wing.
Career[]
Schiff has consistently taken part in acclaimed works over the decades, enriching narratives with notable presences. In 2000, Schiff won an Emmy Award for the role of Toby Ziegler, for which he was nominated again in 2001 and 2002. Schiff has starred in movies including Ray, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Martian Child, Deep Impact, I Am Sam, Last Chance Harvey, Man of Steel and What's the Worst That Could Happen?. He has also made memorable guest appearances on Burn Notice, Entourage and Bones.
Richard directed two episodes of The West Wing: Talking Points and A Good Day.
He also guest-starred on "NCIS", playing businessman/terrorist Harper Dearing which saw him often appearing in scenes alongside Mark Harmon who plays NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs and who had previously played Secret Service agent Simon Donovan on "The West Wing".
Filmography[]
YEAR | TITLE | ROLE | NOTES |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Clemency | Marty Lumetta | |
2014 | Kill The Messenger | Richard Zuckerman | |
2010 | Made In Dagenham | Robert Tooley | |
2010 | Solitary Man | Steve Heller | |
2004 | Ray | Jerry Wexler | |
1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Eddie Carr | |
1995 | Se7en | Mark Swarr | |
1994 | Speed | Train Driver | |
1992 | Malcolm X | JFK Reporter | |
1988 | Medium Straight | Pat Harding |
YEAR | TITLE | ROLE | NOTES |
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2017—present | The Good Doctor | Aaron Glassman | |
2015—2019 | The Affair | Jon Gottlief | Recurring role |
2015—2019 | Ballers | Brett Anderson | Recurring role |
2018—2019 | Counterpart | Roland Fancher | Recurring role |
2017 | When We Rise | Judge Vaughn Walker | |
2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Zimmerfield | |
2016 | The Grinder | Gordon Stutz | 2 episodes |
2014 | Murder In The First | David Hertzberg | |
2008 | Monk | Dr. Lawrence Climan | |
1996—1997 | Relativity | Barry Roth | Main role |
1996—1997 | High Incident | Ed Ossip | TV Guide entry |
1995—1997 | Murder One | Stanley Fletcher | |
1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Lester Middleton |
Trivia[]
- Schiff's favourite character he's ever played is Barry Roth on the Jason Katims series Relativity[2]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Me and My Emmy: Richard Schiff (September 2018)
- ↑ The West Wing Weekly — 1.10: In Excelsis Deo (with Richard Schiff (May 2016)