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Liev lent his voice for the commercials of the Infiniti car company.
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As of 2003, he has appeared in over 20 different theatrical productions including Ivanov, The Size of the World, Underground, Escape From Happiness, In the Summer House and several Shakespeare plays.
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As of 2002, Liev has narrated over 30 TV specials for HBO, PBS, and other channels.
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Besides playing Paul in the 2000 film
Spring Forward, he was also an associate producer of the movie.
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In 2005, he fought his fear of flying to be able to spend Christmas with
Naomi Watts' family in Sydney, Australia.
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Although he stars in
The Omen (2006) and the three
Scream films, Liev is terrified of horror movies.
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Liev's father Tell Schreiber, an actor and director, is divorced from his mom Heather Milgram Schreiber who is a painter. His brother Pablo is also an actor.
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In July 2007 Liev's partner
Naomi Watts, gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Alexander Pete Schreiber. Alexander was 57cm long and weight 3.2kg at birth.
The happy couple welcomed their second child, Samuel Kai, when he was born on December 13, 2008.
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Liev's mother forbade him from seeing colored movies, so he grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and other famous black-and-white movie stars.
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Liev attended high school with fellow actor
Amanda Peet.
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Liev has a Jack Russell dog named Chicken.
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Liev has a small scar on his face from a cyst.
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Liev enjoys basketball, fencing and cycling.
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Liev's surname 'Schreiber' means 'writer' in German.
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Liev has acted alongside his father, Tell Schreiber, in The Keeper.
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Before acting, Liev always had ambitions to be a writer.
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Liev is 6' 3".
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Liev studied symbiology at Hampshire College.
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Liev did general studies at Brooklyn Tech and Friends Seminary.
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Liev studied drama and arts at RADA (London) and Yale School Of Drama.
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Whom Liev is named after is disputed. His mother claims he was named after her favorite author,
Leo Tolstoy and his father claims he was named after a doctor who saved his mothers life.
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Liev isn't his given name but rather his middle name. His real birth name is Issac.
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As of January 2007, Liev is dating Australian actress
Naomi Watts.
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Liev admitted in January 2007 that he loves having sex in public places and that he once had sex on the Staten Island Ferry.
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Liev's recurring role on
CSI in early 2007 was his first appearance in a broadcast television series. Liev's film debut is in the indie comedy
Party Girl starring
Parker Posey in 1994.
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Liev's recurring role on
CSI was created especially for him, he was even part of the process of writing the character.
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Liev won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor for his portrayal of Richard Roma in the 2005 Broadway revival of GlenGarry Glen Ross.