 After his supporting role debut in the ABC television movie A Deadly Silence ( 1989 ) , Schwimmer followed this with roles on the legal drama L.A. Law in 1992 , and the comedy @-@ drama series The Wonder Years . He made his feature film debut in Flight of the Intruder ( 1991 ) , had a recurring role as a lawyer @-@ turned @-@ vigilante in NYPD Blue before auditioning , unsuccessfully , for a series pilot called Couples . He landed his first regular series role as the liberal son of a conservative talk show host ( Henry Winkler ) in the sitcom Monty . 
