David Schwimmer

David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. Schwimmer's film career includes leading roles in The Pallbearer (1996), Kissing a Fool, Six Days, Seven Nights, Apt Pupil (all 1998), and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He also appeared in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. Schwimmer began his acting career in school plays at Beverly Hills High School and co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company after graduating from Northwestern University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech.More