Pablo Schreiber - wikipedia Pablo Schreiber Pablo Schreiber Schreiber at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival opening of The Bang Bang Club Pablo Tell Schreiber ( 1978 - 04 - 26 ) April 26, 1978 ( age 39 ) Ymir, British Columbia, Canada Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University Occupation Actor Years active 2001 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jessica Monty ( m. 2007 ; div. 2013 ) Children Relatives Liev Schreiber ( half - brother ) Pablo Tell Schreiber ( born April 26, 1978 ) is a Canadian - American actor known for his dramatic stage work and for his portrayal of Nick Sobotka on The Wire and for his role of George `` Pornstache '' Mendez on Orange Is the New Black. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Awake and Sing ! on Broadway. He also narrated the American Psycho audiobook. He also starred in the HBO series The Brink as Lieutenant Commander Zeke `` Z - Pak '' Tilson, a Naval pilot who is also a drug dealer, and played a leading role in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi ( 2016 ). He also played William Lewis on Law and Order Special Victims Unit. He appears in the television adaptation of American Gods as the leprechaun Mad Sweeney. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Audiobooks 5 References 6 External links Early life Schreiber was born on a hippie commune in Ymir, British Columbia, before moving to Winlaw, British Columbia, when he was six months old. His American father, Tell Carroll Schreiber, was an actor, as is his half - brother Liev Schreiber. His mother, Lorraine Reaveley, is a Canadian body - based psychotherapist. He was named after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda ( his father had a strong interest in literature ). His parents separated when he was 12 and Schreiber moved to Seattle, Washington, with his father. After high school, Schreiber enrolled at the University of San Francisco, where he hoped to win a spot on its basketball team. He later transferred to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 2000 with a degree in theatre. Career He appeared in the films The Manchurian Candidate, Lords of Dogtown and Happythankyoumoreplease. He also had a recurring guest role on Law & Order : Special Victims Unit as a sadistic rapist, and appeared in the FX series Lights Out. In 2011, Schreiber starred in the Off - Broadway play Gruesome Playground Injuries at Second Stage Theatre. He appeared on the seventh season of Weeds as Demetri Ravitch, Nancy Botwin 's drug supplier. BuddyTV ranked him number seventy - seven on its list of `` TV 's Sexiest Men of 2011 ''. In October 2012, Schreiber landed the recurring role of George `` Pornstache '' Mendez on the Netflix original drama series Orange Is the New Black. On February 26, 2013, he co-starred as Virgil in NBC 's drama pilot Ironside, a reboot of the 1967 series of the same name. For his role in Orange Is the New Black, Schreiber won the We Love to Hate You Award at the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards. In 2016, he co-starred as Kris `` Tanto '' Paronto, GRS team member and former U.S. Army Ranger in American biographical war film 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The movie was directed and co-produced by Michael Bay and written by Chuck Hogan, based on Mitchell Zuckoff 's 2014 book 13 Hours. Pablo Schreiber in an interview with Comicbook.com has expressed interest in portraying James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine in a future X-Men film with Hugh Jackman already having left the role. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Bubble Boy Todd 2003 Mudge Boy, The The Mudge Boy Brent Manchurian Candidate, The The Manchurian Candidate Eddie Ingram Invitation to a Suicide Kazimierz `` Kaz '' Malek 2005 Lords of Dogtown Stecyk 2006 Jimmy Blue Jimmy Short film 2008 Quid Pro Quo Brooster 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Ben 2008 Nights in Rodanthe Charlie Torrelson 2008 Favorite Son David Paxton Also co-producer 2009 Breaking Upwards Turner 2009 Tell - Tale Bernard Cochius Happythankyoumoreplease Charlie 2012 Allegiance Lieutenant Alec Chambers 2014 Preservation Sean Neary 2014 Fort Bliss Staff Sergeant Donovan 2014 After Christian Valentino 2015 Dramatics, The The Dramatics Bryan Macy 2016 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Kris `` Tanto '' Paronto 2016 The King 's Daughter Dr. Labarthe 2018 Skyscraper Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2003, 2008 Wire, The The Wire Nickolas `` Nick '' Sobotka 13 episodes 2003 A Painted House Hank Spruill Television film 2005 Law & Order : Criminal Intent Ed Lang Episode : `` The Unblinking Eye '' 2005 Into the Fire Sandy Manetti Television film 2006 Law & Order Kevin Boatman Episode : `` America, Inc. '' 2007 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Dan Kozlowski Episode : `` Haystack '' 2007 Black Donnellys, The The Black Donnellys Mitchell Carr Episode : `` When the Door Opens '' 2007 Law & Order : Criminal Intent TJ Hawkins Episode : `` Self - Made '' 2008 Dirt Jason Konkey 3 episodes 2008 Fear Itself Mattingley Episode : `` Eater '' 2008 Army Wives Tim 3 episodes 2008 Life on Mars Kim Trent Episode : `` The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler '' 2008 Law & Order Sean Hauser Episode : `` Rumble '' 2009 Beast, The The Beast Officer Delaney Episode : `` Capone '' 2009 Numbers Tal Feigenbaum 2 episodes 2009 It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Ricky Falcone Episode : `` A Very Sunny Christmas '' 2009 Three Rivers Nick Episode : `` The Kindness of Strangers '' Medium Jeremy Kiernan Episode : `` An Everlasting Love '' 2011 Lights Out Johnny Leary Main cast ; 13 episodes 2011 Good Wife, The The Good Wife Gregory Mars Episode : `` Ham Sandwich '' 2011 -- 2012 Weeds Demetri Ravitch 8 episodes 2011 -- 2012 Gifted Man, AA Gifted Man Anton Little Creek Main cast ; 16 episodes 2012 Person of Interest Tommy Clay Episode : `` Matsya Nyaya '' 2012 Made in Jersey Luke Aaronson Episode : `` Pilot '' 2013 White Collar JB Bellmiere Episode : `` The Original '' 2013 Muhammad Ali 's Greatest Fight Covert Becker Television film 2013 -- 2014 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit William Lewis 8 episodes 2013 -- 2017 Orange Is the New Black George `` Pornstache '' Mendez 18 episodes Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 2013 Ironside Virgil Main cast ; 9 episodes 2015 The Brink Lt. Cmdr. Zeke `` Z - Pak '' Tilson Main cast 2017 American Gods Mad Sweeney Currently starring ; Main cast Videogames Year Title Role 2007 Manhunt 2 The Asylum Staff Audiobooks Year Title Role 2009 American Psycho Narrator References Jump up ^ `` Winlaw - raised actor appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! ''. Nelson Star. Black Press. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Cohen, Stefanie ( January 16, 2011 ). `` Liev it to brother ! ''. New York Post. Retrieved March 11, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Sessums, Kevin ( February 1, 2011 ). `` Pablo Schreiber on His New Off - Broadway Play ''. The Daily Beast. The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. Retrieved June 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` BROADWAY STAR PABLO SCHREIBER MAKES HIS NAME ''. MSN Wonderwall. May 21, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( May 26, 2011 ). `` Martin Short, Aidan Quinn, Lindsay Sloane Join ' Weeds ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 27, 2011. Jump up ^ `` TV 's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011 ''. BuddyTV. Retrieved March 9, 2012. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( October 5, 2012 ). `` ' Weeds ' Alums Join Netflix 's ' Orange Is the New Black ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( February 26, 2013 ). `` Patrick Flueger Cast In NBC Pilot ' Hatfields & McCoys ', Pablo Schreiber Joins ' Ironside ' ''. Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved July 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Leanne Bayley. `` Young Hollywood Awards 2014 : The FULL winners list ''. Glamour. Retrieved 28 July 2014. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( February 3, 2015 ). `` ' Orange is the New Black ' Actor Pablo Schreiber Joins Michael Bay 's ' 13 Hours ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. variety.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. External links This article 's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia 's policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references. ( December 2014 ) Pablo Schreiber on IMDb Pablo Schreiber at the Internet Broadway Database Pablo Schreiber at the Internet Off - Broadway Database `` The rough - and - tumble actor prepares for another demanding role '' Time Out New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play 1975 -- 2000 Frank Langella ( 1975 ) Judd Hirsch ( 1976 ) Bob Dishy ( 1977 ) Jeffrey DeMunn ( 1978 ) George Rose ( 1979 ) David Rounds ( 1980 ) Brian Backer ( 1981 ) Željko Ivanek / Adolph Caesar ( 1982 ) Alan Feinstein ( 1983 ) John Malkovich ( 1984 ) Barry Miller / Charles S. Dutton ( 1985 ) Joseph Maher ( 1986 ) John Randolph ( 1987 ) B.D. Wong ( 1988 ) Peter Frechette ( 1989 ) Charles Durning ( 1990 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1991 ) Laurence Fishburne ( 1992 ) Joe Mantello / Stephen Spinella ( 1993 ) Jeffrey Wright ( 1994 ) Nathan Lane ( 1995 ) Martin Shaw ( 1996 ) Brian Murray ( 1997 ) Alfred Molina ( 1998 ) Kevin Anderson ( 1999 ) Roy Dotrice ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Charles Brown ( 2001 ) Frank Langella ( 2002 ) Denis O'Hare ( 2003 ) Ned Beatty ( 2004 ) Michael Stuhlbarg ( 2005 ) Samuel Barnett ( 2006 ) Boyd Gaines ( 2007 ) Conleth Hill ( 2008 ) Pablo Schreiber ( 2009 ) Santino Fontana ( 2010 ) Brian Bedford ( 2011 ) Tom Edden ( 2012 ) Richard Kind ( 2013 ) Reed Birney ( 2014 ) K. Todd Freeman ( 2015 ) Michael Shannon ( 2016 ) Danny DeVito ( 2017 ) VIAF : 6836525 LCCN : n2007001228 GND : 1083045652 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pablo_Schreiber&oldid=803138833 '' Categories : 1978 births 21st - century American male actors 21st - century Canadian male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Drama Desk Award winners Living people Male actors from British Columbia Male actors from Seattle People from Sullivan County, New York University of San Francisco alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia external links cleanup from December 2014 Wikipedia spam cleanup from December 2014 Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Português Română Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 30 September 2017, at 18 : 03. 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Question: who plays mendez on orange is the new black
Answer: Pablo Tell Schreiber