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Richard Schiff

American actor (born 1955)

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Richard Schiff is an American actor born in 1955 who has appeared in television, film, and theater productions. He is best known for his role as Toby Ziegler on the political drama series "The West Wing," which earned him an Emmy Award.

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Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Richard Schiff is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode titled "Talking Points".

Known for

The Auction — Newscaster2027
The Westies — Ruby Stein2026
Swipe NYC — Steve2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — U.S. Secretary of State2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber — Randall Pearson2022
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home — Dr. Emile Herschel2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote — Toby Ziegler2020
Vandal — Jacob Lipman2019
After Class — Jeff Cohen2019
Clemency — Marty Lumetta2019

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Richard
Family name: Schiff
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Bethesda
Spouse: Sheila Kelley
Occupation: director
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Field of work: film production
Official website: officialrichardschiff.com
Image: Richard Schiff 2023.jpg
Residence: Vancouver

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Commons category: Richard Schiff
date of birth: 1955-05-27
start of work period: 1983-00-00
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode titled "Talking Points". He is on the National Advisory Board of the Council for a Livable World. He had a recurring role on the HBO series Ballers. He had a leading role in ABC's medical drama The Good Doctor, as Dr. Aaron Glassman, and portrayed Odin in Santa Monica Studio's God of War: Ragnarök, released in 2022.

Early life and education

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