Name
Željko Ivanek
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-08-15 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
Biography
Željko Ivanek is a Slovenian-American actor. Known for his work in film, television, and theatre, he is the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Drama Desk Award, as well as three Tony Award nominations.
Ivanek's film credits include Courage Under Fire (1996), Donnie Brasco (1997), Hannibal, Black Hawk Down (both 2001), Unfaithful (2002), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), The Bourne Legacy, Argo, Seven Psychopaths (all 2012), and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). He has appeared in several films by Lars von Trier: Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), and Manderlay (2005).
On television, Ivanek is known for playing Ray Fiske on the FX series Damages (2007–2010), for which he won the 2008 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. He also appeared as Ed Danvers on Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) and Russell Jackson on the CBS drama Madam Secretary (2014–2019), and has had recurring roles on series such as Oz (1997–2003), 24 (2002), True Blood (2008), Heroes (2009), Big Love (2009–2010), Banshee (2014), and 12 Monkeys (2015–2017). Since 2023, he has starred as "The Croat" on AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City.
Known For
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- 2000 Dancer in the Dark as District Attorney
- 2001 Black Hawk Down as Harrell
- 2003 Dogville as Ben
- 2007 Live Free or Die Hard as Asst. Deputy Director Molina
- 1996 The Associate as SEC Agent Thompkins
- 2000 Homicide: The Movie as Ed Danvers
- 2008 In Bruges as Canadian Guy
- 1998 The Rat Pack as Bobby Kennedy
- 1998 A Civil Action as Bill Crowley
- 2001 Hannibal as Dr. Cordell Doemling
- 1997 Donnie Brasco as Tim Curley
- 1982 Tex as Hitchhiker
- 2004 The Manchurian Candidate as Vaughn Utly
- 1995 Truman as Eddie Jacobsen
- 2012 The Bourne Legacy as Dr. Donald Foite
- 2012 Argo as Robert Pender
- 1982 The Sender as John Doe #83
- 2004 Dogville Confessions as Self
- 2012 The Words as Joseph Cutler
- 2012 Seven Psychopaths as Paolo
- 2011 Tower Heist as Director Mazin
- 1991 Our Sons as Donald Barnes
- 2012 That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- 1984 Mass Appeal as Mark Dolson
- 2003 The Reagans as Michael Deaver
- 1997 Julian Po
- 1987 Echoes in the Darkness as Vince Valaitis
- 2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal as Thomas Mann Randolph
- 1991 Aftermath: A Test of Love as Matt
- 1998 Nowhere to Go as Principal Jack Walker
- 1995 My Brother's Keeper as Dr. Hill
- 1983 Alice in Wonderland as March Hare
- 2021 The Last Duel as Le Coq
- 1999 Snow Falling on Cedars as Dr. Whitman
- 1996 After Jimmy as Dr. Darren Walters
- 1990 Artificial Paradise as Willy
- 1996 Courage Under Fire as Banacek
- 1989 Rachel River as Momo
- 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Desk Sergeant
- 2002 Unfaithful as Detective Dean
- 2006 The Hoax as Ralph Graves
- 1996 White Squall as Sanders
- 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse as Pentagon Scientist
- 1999 Dash and Lilly as Mel Berman
- 1982 The Soldier as Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady
- 1992 School Ties as Mr. Cleary
- 1997 Ellen Foster as Educational Psychologist
- 2005 Manderlay as Dr. Hector
- 1996 Infinity as Bill Price
- 1987 All My Sons as George Deever
- 2020 The Courier as CIA Boss
- 2004 House ( 1 episode ) as Jason
- 2006 Heroes ( 13 episodes ) as Emile Danko
- 2005 Bones ( 1 episode ) as Carl Decker
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Andrew Melton
- 1993 Frasier ( 1 episode ) as Arnold Shaw
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Roland Fuller / Dr. Arthur Grable
- 2004 Lost ( 1 episode ) as Edmund Burke
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 37 episodes ) as Ed Danvers
- 2007 Damages ( 16 episodes ) as Ray Fiske
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Richard Kaplan
- 2008 John Adams ( 1 episode ) as John Dickinson
- 2014 Legends ( 1 episode ) as Founding Father
- 2012 The Mob Doctor ( 13 episodes ) as Dr. Stafford White
- 2010 The Event ( 22 episodes ) as Blake Sterling
- 2012 Revolution ( 5 episodes ) as Calvin Horn
- 1997 Oz ( 32 episodes ) as Governor James Devlin
- 2001 24 ( 14 episodes ) as Andre Drazen
- 2014 Madam Secretary ( 120 episodes ) as Russell Jackson
- 2013 The Americans ( 1 episode ) as John Skeevers
- 2009 White Collar ( 1 episode ) as Brett Forsythe
- 2008 The Mentalist ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Linus Wagner
- 2006 Big Love ( 19 episodes ) as JJ
- 1998 From the Earth to the Moon ( 1 episode ) as Ken Mattingly
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Phillip Swann
- 2011 Suits ( 4 episodes ) as Eric Woodall
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as John Doe
- 2013 Banshee ( 3 episodes ) as Jim Racine
- 2022 Now and Then ( 8 episodes ) as Sullivan
- 2015 12 Monkeys ( 3 episodes ) as Leland Goines
- 1999 The West Wing ( 2 episodes ) as Steve Atwood
- 1984 The Sun Also Rises ( 2 episodes ) as Bill Gorton
- 1990 Law & Order ( 2 episodes ) as Ed Danvers
- 2023 The Walking Dead: Dead City ( 15 episodes ) as The Croat
- 1990 Law & Order ( 3 episodes ) as Charles Banks
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Bruce Resnick
- 2022 Let the Right One In ( 5 episodes ) as Arthur Logan
- 2008 True Blood ( 5 episodes ) as Magister
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Everett Drake
- 1987 Echoes in the Darkness ( 2 episodes ) as Vince Valaitis
- 2003 The Reagans ( 2 episodes ) as Michael Deaver
- 2001 Crossing Jordan ( 1 episode ) as Elliot McCafferty
- 2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal ( 2 episodes ) as Thomas Mann Randolph
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Eddie Saunders
- 2002 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as ER Chief
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as March Hare
- 2005 The Inside ( 1 episode ) as Teddy Bunch
- 1997 Ally McBeal ( 1 episode ) as Judge Marshal Pink
- 1997 The Practice ( 1 episode ) as Assistant D.A. General Mark McGovern
- 1997 The Practice ( 1 episode ) as U.S. Atty. Sanders
- 1997 The Practice ( 1 episode ) as Matthew Davies
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 1 episode ) as William Fraley
- 1996 Millennium ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Daniel 'Danny' Miller
- 2006 Shark ( 2 episodes ) as Elliott Dasher
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Mark Dolson
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Eugene Ramsey
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Joel Lassen
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as George Keller
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Momo
