Spotlight: Boston Globe newspaper tigers who exposed abuse in the Catholic Church

Spotlight looks set to win big at the Oscars with its true tale of the Boston Globe’s investigation into abuse and cover-ups by the Catholic Church, writes Helen Barlow

LIEV Schreiber, 48, is a natural authority figure and brings veritas to every character he plays. It’s probably no coincidence he’s currently playing one of his many military roles in Michael Bay’s The 5th Wave, or that he portrays Marty Baron, the editor at the helm of the Boston Globe’s 2002 Pulitzer-Prize-winning investigation into abusing priests in the Oscar frontrunner Spotlight.

“I’ve never really understood people’s perceptions of me,” says the well-built actor.