Liev Schreiber, Salt

Hailed as one of the definitive actors of his generation, Liev Schreiber pursues in his film and theater roles a smörgåsbord of variously contrasting and complementary roles. Salt, his hit summer movie opposite Angelina Jolie, casts Schreiber as a resourceful CIA operative, while a year ago, in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, he was wonderfully convincing as a cross-dressing celebrant during the Summer of Peace and Love.

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