Richard Schiff Highlights

  • 2007: Starred along with Peter Krause in the thriller "Civic Duty"
  • 2007: Appeared in the West End production of "Underneath the Lintel"
  • 2006: Returned to the stage, starring in the premiere run of "Underneath the Lintel," a one-act, single-character play by Glen Berger
  • 2004: Starred as Jerry Wexler opposite Jamie Foxx in "Ray" the biopic of legendary blues singer Ray Charles
  • 2001: Cast as Turner in Jesse Nelson's feature drama "I Am Sam"
  • 1999: Guest starred on an episode of The WB's high school set sci-fi drama "Roswell"
  • 1999: Appeared in the romantic comedy "Forces of Nature"
  • 1999: Appeared in the ensemble of the NBC drama series "The West Wing" as Toby Ziegler, the president's cynical communications director; earned Emmy nominations in 2001 and 2002
  • 1998: Played a disgruntled transit employee who plans the hijack of a subway train, in ABC's TV-movie remake "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"
  • 1998: Had a featured role as Dr Gene Reiss, a colleague of Eddie Murphy's "Dr. Dolittle"
  • 1998: Co-starred in the HBO political satire "The Pentagon Wars"
  • 1998: Played Philly, the the successful brother of elevator operator Pat (Danny De Vito), in "Living Out Loud"
  • 1997: Had memorable key role as an equipment specialist outfitting the research team in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"
  • 1996: Featured in the CBS TV movie "Special Report: Journey to Mars"
  • 1996: Had a featured role in the political drama "City Hall"
  • 1996: Played Barry Roth on the low-rated but critically praised ABC series "Relativity"
  • 1995: Guest starred on "NYPD Blue" as a suspected terrorist bomber
  • 1992: Had a small role as a reporter in the Spike Lee drama, "Malcolm X"
  • 1992: Had supporting roles in the NBC true crime TV-movies "Till Death Do Us Part" and "Cruel Doubt"
  • 1990: Appeared in "Young Guns II"
  • 1990: Featured in an HBO "Tales From the Crypt" installment entitled "Korman's Kalamity"
  • 1989: TV-movie debut, "Trenchcoat in Paradise" (CBS)
  • 1988: Made feature acting debut with a small part in "Medium Straight"
  • 1987: Appeared in the independent short "Arena Brains"
  • 1983: Staged a production of "Antigone" featuring Angela Bassett
  • 1975: Returned to NYC
  • 1974: Moved to Colorado for one year
  • 1973: Enrolled at City College of New York but dropped out after one year
  • Moved to Los Angeles
  • Turned his attention to acting, performing in downtown NYC theater productions
  • Joined Tim Robbins' acclaimed Actors Gang
  • Began career as stage director in Manhattan