Liev Schreiber Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

Liev Schreiber breaks down some of his most iconic roles, including 'Ray Donovan,' 'Scream 1,' 'Scream 2,' 'Scream 3,' 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' 'Isle of Dogs,' 'Spotlight' and 'A Small Light.'
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Director: Chris Smith
Director of Photography: Premiere TV
Editor: Graham Mooney
Celebrity Talent: Liev Schreiber
Executive Producer: Traci Oshiro
Producer: Jean-Luc Lukunku
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: James Pipitone
Production Coordinator: Jamal Colvin
Talent Booker: Meredith Judkins
Camera Operator: Premiere TV
Audio: Premiere TV
Associate Director of Post Production: Jarrod Bruner
Post Production Supervisor: Rachael Knight
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Courtney Karwal
00:00 Liev Schreiber's Iconic Chracters
00:26 Ray Donovan
03:40 Scream 1-3
05:59 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
09:02 Isle of Dogs
11:27 Spotlight
14:53 A Small Light
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[@danasaeed9018]

His Role As Victor/Sabertooth In X Men Origins Wolverine Will Always Be My #1 Favorite Performance Of Him.

[@TheDylls]

Schreiber and Sabertooth are as inseparable as Jackman and Wolverine, to me 😊

[@TheTakbok]

Ray Donovan

[@joshchen8679]

My second favorite is Angelina Jolie's boss/ supervisor in SALT

[@TheDylls]

@@joshchen8679 Deep cut, and solid pick!

[@JacobDean88]

​@@TheTakbok I second that. Can I third that also

[@sy0635]

I wish they’d made a proper wolverine movie with him as sabertooth. Loved his performance he embodied the chaos and rage so well.

[@JacobDean88]

Who knows. With all the crazy things Marvel comes up with... It really wouldn't be hard to do more justice for that character. I really hope someday they make that happen.

[@josephcommisso6498]

Best part is the limited make-up he just embodied the soul of the character and that’s a huge feat! Especially hearing actors say once I put the “suit on” it all came together. Given any advancement he’s Victor until he retires.

[@williamcarter9066]

It felt to rushed an it was more the money rather than the craft hence no more Sabertooth !!

[@MamadNobari]

@@JacobDean88 Lmao what justice? They're gonna ruin X-Men.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Make a solo slasher movie with Sabretooth that would be a cool X-Men spin-off

[@Drod5]

This guy was MADE to play sabretooth.. so intimidating, smooth, and overall amazing actor

[@hdwill]

We do not see enough of this incredibily talented actor.

[@CalamityCain]

That "long in the tooth"/"propably not for Sabertooth" pun was so understated. I love this guy. Schreiber is *such* a talent!

[@farolanramadhani7218]

X Men Origins may not be the best superhero movies, but Mr. Schreiber as Sabretooth is one of the best part of it.

[@ElAssoWipe-o]

That movie was fun.

[@johnadeleke588]

Tf you mean movie was nice

[@qwerttzizzi]

He looks so badass..but is just a really sweet person..

[@keithndlovu6702]

He nailed Hugh's accent😂

[@IsakMartialArtsOfficial]

VICTUUH!😡

[@laurend-dm7yl]

lol had same thought

[@kylematukaitus]

I think we should all campaign to have you back as Sabertooth along Hugh again in Deadpool since he’s already in it! Both of them fighting you would be epic

[@MikeB12800]

He was an awesome Sabretooth, no matter how the movie came out! He was the best part!

[@420-V.T.L-Machinist]

Glad im not alone in thinking hes the best part of that movie

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

👍

[@ElAssoWipe-o]

The movie was fun.

[@rudyoliveira6532]

Best narrating voice in the business. I love all the documentaries he does.

[@Njbear7453]

NFL Hard knocks

[@samvakarian]

NHL stuff too

[@vokasimid5330]

Siri

[@NotAlwaysBilly]

His brother Pablo has an incredible voice too

[@petergabriel8448]

He was great in the Manchurian Candidate as well.

[@TheDresen12]

listening to him, I came to the idea that there should be an oscar for the best voice

[@bobbyologun1517]

Grammy

[@martinwakefield8138]

I love his sense of humor, especially his Hugh Jackman impersonation

[@robertlarosejr.1535]

An absolute crime to not put “Goon” on here. Probably his most out there performance 😂

[@yourshadowself]

“I will knock you the fook out”

[@DevlinEdora]

So bummed that they didn't touch on that role here 😔

[@samuelmagnum6047]

​@@yourshadowselfknow this hard

[@wolf17238]

​@@DevlinEdoraIt's a hockey movie, that's why.

[@Jerec]

I absolutely loved Liev's Sabertooth. Hes one of my favourite Xmen villians. Even a little cameo in the movie, maybe just one scene, its Logan's Bday and Victor tracks him down whilst Logan is working and they have a brutal bust up until midnight and then Victor just leaves. Would love to have see that and the fact Liev knows of it too, would have made it even better.

[@jimramos2613]

Yeah me too 👈

[@johnswh]

6:53 that hugh jackman impression😂😂

[@MsArctictraveller]

His voice ❤️‍🔥

[@JacobDean88]

He has always been brilliant but he was born for Ray Donavon. That show should get way more credit. Liev was so awesome in it.

[@laurarules3642]

I'm sure in time it'll get the credit it deserves. If it doesn't its just one of those gems like OZ, Banshee or the shield you just come across that not many people know about

[@tmoney1329]

My favorite show

[@chancepaladin]

I thought I wouldn't be able to stand Liev as Sabertooth, then by the end I wanted him to have his own Sabertooth franchise and he became the main point for me watching the movie.

[@solidsnake3861]

dude is a great actor has great presence

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Schreiber has always been one of my favorite actors. 😍😍😍😍😍

[@Major98]

He's such a mean looking dude yet is a nice guy and great actor

[@nathanpelayo]

Sabertooth is my #1 favorite for me.

[@djz771]

Second that. Childhood favorite

[@irosencrantz882]

​@Harold Paulle, .....The movie sucked, but Liev Schreiber was a gem. A highlight of the film. I wish he could've been brought back for 'Logan'.

[@kylematukaitus]

I wish he’d show up in Deadpool 3 to fight Deadpool and Logan

[@traviswhitman3760]

Absolute.

[@TheDylls]

He will always be how I picture Sabertooth now, same as Jackman with Wolverine

[@wobblertv8083]

Brilliant in the Manchurian candidate 👍

[@jvac1129]

Bring Victor back! Hes one if my favorite actors. Love hearing him talk so positive about his role in wolverine and him and Hughe.

[@lukedaley17]

Liev Schreibers performance as Sabretooth in the first wolverine movie will always be my favourite.

[@Hendy1985]

Great interview although I was disappointed that it didn’t include ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ - it’s one of my favourite films!

[@giannisksanthopoulos4300]

They talked about X-men most stupid movie but not about "The Manchurian Candidate" which was one of the best movie those years.

[@bengerbrecht7039]

Liev was phenomenal in Defiance. Love that movie!

[@Njbear7453]

The plane movie?

[@bengerbrecht7039]

​@@Njbear7453 Nah, the one I'm referring to is a WW2 movie with Daniel Craig that came out in 2008.

[@Njbear7453]

@@bengerbrecht7039 oh the plane movie is “Devotion” anyways , thank you :)

[@TheDresen12]

I do agree, that is my favourite movie with Liev

[@orbitalflux]

yeah can't believe they didn't cover Defiance in this video, one of his best for sure (and important cuz subject matter).

[@50hellkat2]

I could watch that cast for a very long time. Liev Schreiber and John Vogt phenomenal pairing. I will watch the whole series again.

[@travisrjohnson]

Watching this filled me with joy and smiles and laughs. I LOVE how real Liev Schreiber is with this interview, and foundly remember so many of these roles. Well done Mr. Schreiber, well done.

[@THEINVISIBLEWARRIORR]

Now that we got wolverine, deadpool in the MCU, we need this Sabertooth to comeback as well

[@outlaw47]

Would have loved to hear him talk about his role in The Sum of All Fears.....

[@cdubs2697]

I would have lost my mind if Victor would have showed up in Logan (preferably towards the end to fight 24). One of my favorite roles of his. Would love to see him reprise the role one more time.

[@andsewitis]

He was phenomenal in “A Small Light”

[@baxtersmom279]

Yes. The whole thing was wonderful.

[@Jose-ze8xz]

X-Men Origins Wolverine 2009 is one of the most underrated comic book film's of all time,I really enjoyed Schreiber as Sabertooth and i honestly would of loved a Dark Edgy R rated Sabertooth Spinoff film with him.

[@cyboogie1710]

I’m so stoked on how much love he’s getting 👏🏽🎬

[@Crusadekoala]

I would love to see him as Sabretooth again in Deadpool 3.

[@younghannibal7434]

He aged very well

[@irosencrantz882]

.....I see you put "age" in the past tense. Has he ceased doing so? Yay! 😳😮🤪

[@daneo617]

Ray Donavon one of the best television shows of my generation. 💯

[@skyavalanche]

Wish this wonderful actor could talk about EVERYTHING he’s done. Just watching “Spring Forward”, and marveling at his early, and now many, gifts.

[@cobrafroch3280]

Ray Donovan great series ,24/7 great doing the voiceover.

[@wmv8996]

The intro credits to xmen origins wolverine is one of the most exciting intros ever.

[@MackEastwood23]

I’ve heard that the first draft of Logan had victor in the role that the Logan clone had with victor finally getting his adamantium fused to his bones but at the cost of being a mind controlled puppet

[@davidalvarado7742]

His character in Jacob the Liar is one of my favorite under the radar roles Liev has played

[@MrPhbahia]

Ray Donovan is a legend

[@Zennofobic]

How did they not cover his role in Manchurian Candidate?

[@clifforddean232]

Tom Hardy was great as Bane in Batman but I would love to have seen Liev in that role.

[@Marylsa]

Loved him as sabertooth. His cousin Pablo is also an amazing actor, you can see him in SVU

[@rebeccamcfalls681]

I love Liev in Spring Forward. He and Ned Beatty were amazing together.

[@anthonybell6057]

Taking Woodstock is one of his best roles. Can’t believe not on here

[@YoungMully]

Legend actor 🥲 Love him and thanks him for all that epic movies you made for us ❤️🙌🏼

[@marianm2680]

You do another Ray, I'm in for it!

[@crashfan9997]

I enjoyed his performances in Salt and The Sum Of All Fears too!

[@DinoSvanhvit]

I like Liev. Seems like someone you would wanna have a beer and a talk with.👍🍺

[@jonathanhathaway7796]

One of my favorite actors ever since I saw him (the first of many) play Orson Welles in RKO 281, the story of the making of Citizen Kane. I liked his Clark in The Sum of All Fears too. He always delivers

[@sandyfitchcorbett1782]

Watching A Small Light now and I love him in this!

[@yuniorreyes.130]

Magnificent voice

[@lafcad]

Incredible actor and have always been a fan , glad to see a career timeline on this highly talented actor 💯

[@ryan4640]

He's one of them actors that might not slightly have the name or pulling power like Dicarpio etc but anything he is in i'm watching. Amazing actor loved him in Spotlight!

[@bobbyologun1517]

Daytrippers was my first Liev Schrieber!

[@DokkaChapman]

I loved him in the movie 'Phantoms'. Such a dark role that often gets over-looked.

[@andreamiller3578]

I know he didn't star in this film, but he directed it and it's a real gem: Everything Is Illuminated.

[@alexwilliams5671]

I think he was a perfect person to play sabertooth. It took me to the cartoons and comics.

[@Slaggo]

Definitely one of my favorite actors!

[@TheShadowProdigy1]

Liev is super underrated I like him a lot

[@i5C0R3Pi0N]

They missed probably the biggest opportunity by not bringing Sabertooth back, I always wanted to know what happenend to Victor after Origins and how he would have done Logan. Liev Schreiber is an amazing actor, I hate seeing them grow older and older.

[@jameskerr7828]

Could listen to this guy for hours. Where is Goon GQ?!

[@sergioramirezrecinos2753]

My pops was a general contractor and did construction at his house upstate. He’d always let us come over and have family barbecues at his place, thank you Mr. Leo for all those great memories as a kid.

[@Waywardpine]

Liev should play Ben Grimm in the new Fantastic 4

[@christopherporter5472]

His Sabertooth is awesome and we should get 1 more movie with him as Sabertooth

[@Chertoff88]

He was great in Spotlight

[@SleepFan771]

Liev is hilarious in The Daytrippers.

[@robertriteman3227]

Such an unappreciated great comedy

[@jpc5306]

This was perfect timing. I literally just finished Ray Donovan last night. It was a phenomenal series. They should've let it finish with an 8th season vs the movie. But im glad they made it to tie up some story lines and give a sense of closure.

[@andrejo7532]

Absolutely an underrated actor. What a guy, loved him in everything his in.

[@delrey874]

underrated actor.

[@petertimming2295]

Would have loved to hear about the Sphere! Great cast!

[@twohammersverdanskaddict8567]

Such a cool dude... loved him in Phantoms as well..

[@DJGamingSmash]

We could totally come up with a reason to write Liev back into the Scream franchise, some meta excuse to put him in Scream VII.

[@obiwankenobi9439]

He can play his own father now lol

[@Michael-cz6ob]

Gale you was so instrumental in my freedom.. not having characters doubts now are you? Love scream 2 ❤

[@JoaquinGonzalezSmilingalways]

Fantastic career! Great video!

[@dtj4585]

Greatest show during my college days. And that’s when power started also… loved that show. Shoutout Ray Donovan.

[@beatsbykana]

I'm excited to give "a small light" a watch! so important. liev is a real one

[@VanillaBear9915]

My favorite Sabertooth hands down!

[@factoryofdivisiveopinions]

6:52 that was a great Hugh Jackman impression.

[@kimpritchard4322]

I enjoyed this way more than I expected to. I think I disliked his character (as a bad guy) in X-Men Origins so much that I didn't realize how charming and charismatic he really is.

[@4getamnesia536]

Loved Ray Donovan. Stayed with it till the end

[@cam-hz4yl]

Just a great actor. All the best.

[@nicholassilva2566]

My personal favorites of Lievs are Goon and Hurricane. Such an incredible actor!

[@coolcat8b]

Amazing actor, criminally underused. I am in love with his voice, warm and velvety, like maple syrup over fluff pancakes. Hmmm .🥰

[@moviesbye9294]

One of my favorites! 🤩

[@makukawakami]

He's great as Sabretooth

[@tsurutajumbo]

Love this background

[@jackwitcombe765]

He’s a really underrated actor, I thought he was incredible in spotlight.

[@johnfryer3420]

Ray Donovan is Amazing your Role of Life.

[@SickoXXII]

The voice of Hard Knocks !

[@chowder8802]

I’ve always loved him

[@TacksPad]

Ray is my favorite role.

[@carbilicon]

Liev in Mixed Nuts is all you need.

[@williambraden3912]

I thoroughly enjoyed Ray Donovan!

[@jujutaylor2186]

I loved him in the film Defiance. Definitely one of my favorite flicks.