 Schwimmer starred on the London stage in May 2005 , with Catherine Tate , Lesley Manville , Sara Powell , and Saffron Burrows , in Neil LaBute 's Some Girl ( s ) at the Gielgud Theatre . In the production , he plays a teacher who is ready to settle down and marry , but decides to visit four ex @-@ girlfriends first . For his performance , Schwimmer received critical reviews . The Independent wrote that Schwimmer " is not called upon to extend his range nearly as far as one might have expected in Some Girl ( s ) . [ ... ] Schwimmer remains bland , competent , and boyish — though not fatally boyish in the manner that appears to have turned these women on " . However , Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph praised Schwimmer , reporting he " proves inspired casting . He takes to the stage with ... his endearing gaucheness seems designed to ensure our continued sympathy . Schwimmer mercilessly lays bare his character 's opportunism , casual cruelties , and chronic self @-@ deception " . 
