X-Men Star Liev Schreiber Rushed to Hospital: What We Know So Far

Liev Schreiber had a scare this week, but it sounds like he is okay. The actor went to the hospital after a brutal headache, spent the night for tests, and by the next afternoon doctors cleared him to get back to work. Not exactly a relaxing Sunday, but a relief by Monday.

What happened

• Sunday night in New York City, Schreiber developed a severe headache and went to the hospital after his doctor told him to get checked out.
• He stayed overnight for tests.
• By Monday afternoon, doctors had cleared him to return to work, according to TMZ.
• Reports say he was able to walk and speak normally; the exact cause of the issue has not been shared.

This rings a bell for him

This is not the first time Schreiber has dealt with something scary and weird health-wise. In 2024, during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he talked about being diagnosed with transient global amnesia while he was starring in the Broadway revival of 'Doubt: A Parable'. It started with a nasty headache in his dressing room, and then things got unsettling: he could not recognize his co-star Amy Ryan and later blanked on his lines.

"The worst nightmare that an actor could possibly ever experience."

For anyone unfamiliar, transient global amnesia is a short-lived memory glitch. The National Center for Biotechnology Information describes it as temporary and typically over within 24 hours. Schreiber said he has not had a repeat episode since. He also admitted he was embarrassed at the time and worried people would think he was faking to take a night off.

Bottom line: Sunday was a scare, but by Monday he was cleared and back to it. Given his past experience, you can understand why a sudden headache would set off alarms.