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, Mad Sweeney on the TV adaptation of American
Gods, and for his role of George "Pornstache" Mendez on Orange Is the
New Black, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He was nominated for a Tony
Award for his performance in Awake and Sing! on Broadway. He also
narrated the audiobook version of Brett Easton Ellis’ American
Psycho, and is one of the leads in Den of Thieves. In April 2019, he
was cast as Master Chief in the upcoming Halo live-action
series.Schreiber was born in a hippie commune in Ymir, British
Columbia, before moving to the unincorporated rural community of
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, son of their father's first wife, who had divorced
Tell Carroll five years before Pablo was born. Pablo's mother,
Lorraine Reaveley, is a Canadian body-based[a] psychotherapist. His
father, having a strong interest in literature, named Pablo after
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. 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.Schreiber appeared as Nick Sobotka on
season 2 of the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire. He also
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 serial rapist William Lewis,
protagonist Olivia Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) nemesis. He also
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.
actor, known for his dramatic stage work and for his portrayal of Nick
Sobotka on The Wire, Mad Sweeney on the TV adaptation of American
Gods, and for his role of George "Pornstache" Mendez on Orange Is the
New Black, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He was nominated for a Tony
Award for his performance in Awake and Sing! on Broadway. He also
narrated the audiobook version of Brett Easton Ellis’ American
Psycho, and is one of the leads in Den of Thieves. In April 2019, he
was cast as Master Chief in the upcoming Halo live-action
series.Schreiber was born in a hippie commune in Ymir, British
Columbia, before moving to the unincorporated rural community of
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, son of their father's first wife, who had divorced
Tell Carroll five years before Pablo was born. Pablo's mother,
Lorraine Reaveley, is a Canadian body-based[a] psychotherapist. His
father, having a strong interest in literature, named Pablo after
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. 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.Schreiber appeared as Nick Sobotka on
season 2 of the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire. He also
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 serial rapist William Lewis,
protagonist Olivia Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) nemesis. He also
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.
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