Schiff at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight
Born
(1955-05-27) May 27, 1955 (age 68)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater
City College of New York
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1983–present
Spouse
Sheila Kelley
(m. 1996)
Children
2
Relatives
Clarence B. Jones (stepfather)
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.[1] He had a recurring role on the HBO series Ballers. Since September 2017 he has had a leading role in ABC's medical drama The Good Doctor, as Dr. Aaron Glassman, president of a fictional teaching hospital in San Jose, California.[2] He also provided the voice and motion-capture for Odin in Santa Monica Studio's God of War: Ragnarök, released in 2022. [3]
^"Board". Council for a Livable World.
^Denise Petski (March 13, 2017). "'The Good Doctor': Richard Schiff Cast In ABC Medical Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^Ehrlich, David (2022-11-18). "Allfather Knows Best: How Veteran Character Richard Schiff Became the Year's Best Villain — in a Video Game". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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