Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff is an American actor and director known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing. Talking about his early life, Richard was born on May 27, 1955, in Bethesda, Maryland, and was raised in New York City. Before acting, his early jobs were driving a taxi in New York City and cleaning buses in the Greyhound terminal on 11th Avenue. Initially, he studied directing and worked as a director in several off-Broadway plays, including Antigone in 1983. In the mid-1980s, he decided to try out acting, which landed him several TV roles. Famous director Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg is an American producer, director >> Read More... was impressed by him in an episode of the TV drama High Incident and decided to cast him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

This gave him a breakthrough in the cinema industry as he was cast frequently for various other roles. Ultimately, he landed his most famous role in The West Wing’s television series White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler. He has also received an Emmy Award for the same position. Richard is also on the National Advisory Board of the Council for a Livable World. Since 2017, he has had a leading role in The Good Doctor’s television series as Dr Aaron Glassman in the medical drama.