Washington, Apr 24 : Actor Liev Schreiber has revealed that he almost dodged death when he got caught in a riptide while learning to surf off the coast of Australia.

Liev, who was holidaying in Australia with lover Naomi Watts, decided to give surfing a try off the coast of Sydney suburb Tamarama.

Though, Liev thought that he could swim out of the riptide, the intensity of the tide proved him wrong, as it almost killed him.

Washington, March 16: Real-life partners Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have both inked deals to play spies in rival movies.

The stunning actress has been roped in to play secret agent Valerie Plan with co-star Sean Penn in ‘Fair Game’.

Schreiber, on the other hand, would share the frame with Angelina Jolie as her CIA boss in ‘Salt’.

The 41-year-old actor revealed that both of them were supporting each other to get into the skin of their similar characters.

Washington, February 19 : Liev Schreiber will join Angelina Jolie in the new spy film "Salt" for Columbia Pictures, according to reports.

The `Scream' actor will play boss and friend to the thriller's title character Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is accused of being a Russian sleeper spy and must avoid being captured to establish her innocence.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Sunil Perkash are set to produce the film while Ric Kidney and Mark Vahradian play executive producers.