Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor and television director and producer. He is an Emmy Award winning actor. 

Early life
Schiff was born on May 27, 1955 in Bethesda, MarylandRichard Schiff Biography (1955-) to Charlotte Schiff and to Edward Schiff. He was educated at City College of New York. 

Career
Schiff's career started in 1983. He has appeared in more than 100 movies. He played Professor Emil Hamilton in the 2013 movie Man of Steel. Schiff is mostly known for his role Toby Ziegler on The West Wing. He also starred in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and in Skinner.

Personal life
Schiff has been married to Sheila Kelley since 1996. They have 2 children, Gus and Ruby. Schiff is a Democrat who endorsed John Kerry, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders during their runs for President of the United States.

His step-father is civil rights activist, lawyer and speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr. Clarence B. Jones.

Filmography
+ Year  Title  Role  Notes 1992  Malcolm X  JFK Reporter   1992  The Bodyguard  Skip Thomas   1992  Hoffa  Government Attorney  1994  The Hudsucker Proxy  Mailroom Screamer   1994  Speed  Train Driver   1994  Major League II  Commercial Director  1995  Tank Girl   Trooper in Trench   1995  Rough Magic   Marvin Wiggins   1995  Se7en  Mark Swarr   1996  City Hall  Larry Schwartz   1996  The Arrival  Calvin   1996  The Trigger Effect  Gun Shop Clerk   1996  Michael  Italian Waiter   1997  Touch  Jerry   1997  Volcano  Haskins   1997  The Lost World: Jurassic Park  Eddie Carr   1998  Dr. Dolittle  Gene Reiss   1998  Living Out Loud  Phil   1998  Deep Impact  Don Beiderman   1999  Forces of Nature  Joe  1999  Crazy in Alabama  Norman  2000  Gun Shy   Elliot   2000  Whatever It Takes  P.E. Teacher   2001  I Am Sam  Mr Turner   2001  What's the Worst That Could Happen?  Walter Greenbaum  2002  People I Know  Elliot Sharansky  2004  Ray  Jerry Wexler  2004  With It  Virgil LaRocca  Short film 2006  Civic Duty  Tom Hilary   2007  Waiting  John  Short film 2007  Martian Child  Mr Lefkowitz  2009  Imagine That  Carl Simons   2009  Solitary Man  Steve Heller   2009  Another Harvest Moon  Jeffery   2010  The Infidel  Lenny Goldberg   2010  Made in Dagenham  Robert Tooley   2011  Johnny English Reborn  Titus Fisher   2012  Knife Fight  Dimitris Vargas  2013  Decoding Annie Parker  Mr Allen   2013  The Frozen Ground  Roy Hazelwood   2013  Man of Steel  Emil Hamilton   2014  Kill the Messenger  Richard Zuckerman/Walter Pincus   2014  The Gambler  Jeweler   2014  Before I Disappear  Bruce Warham   2015  The Automatic Hate  Ronald Green   2015  Entourage  Himself  2015  Take Me to the River  Don   2016  American Fable  Jonathan   2017  The Men (Alien Code)  Miles Driskoll  2017  Shock and Awe  The Usual  2017  Geostorm  Senator Thomas Cross  2019  Clemency Marty Lumetta

References

Other websites

Richard Schiff  homepage

Category:1955 births
Category:Actors from New York City
Category:Actors from Maryland
Category:Living people
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:American television directors
Category:American television producers
Category:American Emmy Award winning actors
Category:People from Bethesda, Maryland