{"id":269959,"date":"2025-11-18T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/269959\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:12:14","slug":"liev-schreiber-rushed-to-hospital-after-sudden-severe-head-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/269959\/","title":{"rendered":"Liev Schreiber rushed to hospital after &#8216;sudden severe head pain&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"594\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2178262961.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24735656\" alt=\"Giorgio Armani RTW Spring 2025 - Arrivals\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tLiev Schreiber was briefly hospitalised with a severe headache (Picture: John Nacion\/WWD via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Actor <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/liev-schreiber\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/liev-schreiber\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liev Schreiber<\/a> was rushed to a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/new-york\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York<\/a> hospital on Monday after he was struck by an unexpectedly intense pain in his head.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old actor contacted his doctor when the pain escalated rapidly and was urged to seek immediate evaluation, leading to a series of urgent tests as clinicians worked to pinpoint the cause, reports\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/11\/17\/liev-schreiber-hospitalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to hospital for treatment and admitted overnight as a precaution. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Out of an abundance of caution, Liev went into the hospital for testing and as of this afternoon, he has been cleared to return to work,\u2019 his representative said in a statement to Metro. <\/p>\n<p>Early examinations of Schreiber \u2013 best known for his seven-season run as brooding fixer Ray Donovan -reportedly suggest that the episode was not a stroke or other major neurological event. <\/p>\n<p>Schreiber was able to speak normally, walk unaided, and move all limbs without impairment, reassuring doctors that he had not suffered any acute or lasting neurological damage.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2198272532.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24735637\" alt=\"30th Annual Critics Choice Awards - Show\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe actor is married to Taylor Neisen (Picture: Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)<\/p>\n<p>The incident follows Schreiber\u2019s past experiences with unusually severe headaches. <\/p>\n<p>In April 2024, he revealed that a debilitating migraine left him temporarily unable to recall certain memories \u2013 an episode serious enough that he later underwent neurological evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Schreiber has also spoken candidly about another unsettling medical event earlier in his career: an abrupt bout of transient global amnesia that occurred mid-performance during a Broadway show. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2198408518.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24735636\" alt=\"AARP's Annual Movies For Grownups Awards - Red Carpet\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSchreiber is known for his role as Ray Donovan (Picture: Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for AARP)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1044778956.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24735737\" alt=\"Celebrity Sightings in New York City - October 2, 2018\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tHe played the role for seven seasons (Picture: Bobby Bank\/GC Images)<\/p>\n<p>He remembered stepping backstage with a piercing headache and realising instantly that something was wrong. <\/p>\n<p>Moments later, he could no longer remember his co-star\u2019s name, his lines, or even which play he was in. An MRI ruled out stroke or hemorrhage, and his memory returned by the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>He discussed the episode on an episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/news\/us-news\/trump-seth-meyers-comments-illegal-asia-tour-759154-20251102\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/a>, saying: \u2018I was in my dressing room and I had a terrible headache, I thought it was maybe a fast food headache, but it felt a little stronger than that. I\u2019m walking down the stairs and I\u2019m thinking, \u201cThis is not normal. I don\u2019t feel okay.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doctors have not yet established whether this week\u2019s symptoms bear any connection to Schreiber\u2019s previous episode, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Metro contacted representatives for Liev Schreiber for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Got a story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/18\/elon-musk-calls-billie-eilish-not-sharpest-tool-shed-online-spat-24737282\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk calls Billie Eilish \u2018not the sharpest tool in the shed\u2019 in online spat<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/18\/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-put-united-front-premiere-following-split-rumours-24736367\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater put on united front at premiere following split rumours<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/18\/billy-bob-thornton-finally-explains-romantic-blood-vial-ex-angelina-jolie-24735903\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Bob Thornton finally explains \u2018romantic\u2019 blood vial with ex Angelina Jolie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liev Schreiber was briefly hospitalised with a severe headache (Picture: John Nacion\/WWD via Getty Images) Actor Liev Schreiber&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,40572,3334,56,54,55,3335],"class_list":["post-269959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-liev-schreiber","tag-showbiz","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-us-showbiz-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}