Pablo Tell Schreiber is a Canadian and American actor. He became famous for his work in the series: HBO's The Wire, Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, for his role in which he won the Young Hollywood Awards 2014, as well as projects: On the Edge, Law & Order, American Gods. For his role in the Broadway musical Wake and Sing, Schreiber was nominated for a Tony Award.
During his creative career, Schreiber has played more than sixty roles in feature films and TV series. He also performed on stage and recorded audiobooks.
early years
Pablo was born in the spring of 1978 in a commune where hippies lived. He spent all his childhood in Winlow, where his parents moved when Pablo was a few months old. The boy's father belonged to people of art and was a theater actor, and his mother was a psychotherapist.
Pablo has a half-brother known for the films Scream and X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine - actor Isaac Lev Schreiber. The children got their names due to the fact that their father was very passionate about literary work and his favorite writers were Leo Tolstoy and Pablo Neruda. Therefore, he named his children in honor of the great literary figures - Leo and Pablo.
When the boy was twelve years old, his parents broke up. Pablo stayed with his father and soon moved with him to Seattle. After graduating from school, Pablo faced the choice of his profession. He was fond of sports and wanted to devote his future to basketball, but soon changed his mind. Probably, his decision was influenced by his father and older brother, who devoted themselves to creativity. As a result, Pablo chose an acting career and received a theater education at the University of Pennsylvania. A few years later, he becomes a certified actor and from that moment his creative biography begins.
Creative way
Pablo made his stage debut in the play "Wake Up and Sing", which was a great success on Broadway. The young actor's excellent work was highly appreciated and brought Pablo a Tony Award nomination.
Schreiber began working in films with a cameo role in the comedy film "Bubble Boy", after which he was invited to television, where the young actor gets a job in the popular TV series "The Wire" and appears on the screen for thirteen seasons.
After a while, Pablo took part in the filming of the thriller The Manchurian Candidate, where D. Washington and M. Streep became his partners on the set. In addition, the film received a small role for Sergeant Raymond Shaw and his half-brother Leo.
The next works of Pablo were roles in the films: "Invitation to Suicide", "Kings of Dogtown", "The Medium", "In sight", "The Good Wife", "Law and Order". Basically, these were small, episodic roles, but, according to the actor himself, the main thing for him is that he likes the image and character of the proposed character, and whether he will be the main or secondary, it does not matter at all.
At the very beginning of 2013, Pablo J. Cohen's friend invited the actor to play in the new Netflix project Orange Is the New Black, which is dedicated to life in one of the women's prisons in the United States. Schreiber agrees and gets the role of one of the negative characters - overseer George Pornous Mendesa. Immediately after its release, the series becomes one of the most popular television projects. His filming continues at the present time. Filmed for seven seasons, and Pablo entered the main cast of the project.
Two years ago, in 2017, a new project, American Gods, was launched, based on the famous novel by Neil Gaiman. Schreiber got one of the main roles in it - Sweeney the leprechaun. In 2019, the second season of the series, beloved by the audience, began.
In 2019, Schreiber will also appear on the screens in the new adventure-fantasy film "The King's Daughter", which tells about the reign of Louis XIV and his search for the elixir of immortality.
Personal life
Jessica Monti, a yoga and healthy lifestyle coach, became Pablo's chosen one in 2007. The family existed for about seven years and broke up in 2014 for unknown reasons. The couple had two children - boys Dante and Timoteo. Although the children live with their mother, Pablo visits them constantly and tries to devote all his free time to them.
