After moving to Los Angeles, David found himself the 'short, pudgy one' at high-school , but enrolling in a school drama class was the turning point for him as he caught the acting bug after appearing in the school's production of West Side Story.

    After his graduation from high school, Schwimmer returned to Northwestern, where he received a B.S. degree in speech/theater. Following his graduation in 1988, Schwimmer, along with seven other Northwestern graduates, founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago. The group is an ensemble of actors, directors, and writers.

    Returning to LA, David only managed to get one acting job in six months, so he returned to the theatre company in Chicago, where he remained for a further two years.

    In 1993, Schwimmer made his debut as a television-series regular on the comedy "Monty." He had recurring roles in a few other TV series. He also hosted Montreal's "13th Annual Just For Laughs Festival."

    Schwimmer's next movie, Dogwater, in which he stars and directs will show us how well he is on camera and also behind the camera.

    Marta Kauffman and David Crane, the creators of 'Friends', remembered David from a previous audition, and went about creating the character called 'Ross' based on the voice that they had remembered. David went on to be the only cast member of 'Friends' who was directly offered the role without auditioning.

David writes, and play several sports.

Filmography

     Six Days, Seven Nights 1998 Movie (Frank Martin)
     Apt Pupil 1998 movie (Ed French)
     Kissing a Fool 1998 movie (Max Abbitt)
     Since You've Been Gone 1998 movie
     ...aka Dogwater (working title)
     Breast Men 1997 TV movie (Kevin Saunders)
     Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997 TV Special
     The Pallbearer 1996 Movie (Tom Thompson)
     Friends 1994 TV Series (Ross Geller)
     Monty 1994 TV Series (Greg Richardson)
     Wolf 1994 Movie (Cop)
     Twenty Bucks 1993 Movie (Neil Campbell)
     Crossing the Bridge 1992 Movie (John Anderson)
     Flight of the Intruder 1990 Movie (Duty Officer)
     The Wonder Years 1988 TV Series [Michael (1992-1992)]

Other guest stars include:

     ER (voice)
     The Single Guy
     NYPD Blue
     Blossom
     L.A. Law