Zeljko Ivanek
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
District Attorney
Dancer in the Dark
LTC Gary Harrell
Black Hawk Down
Ben
Dogville
Asst. Deputy Director Molina
Live Free or Die Hard
SEC Agent Thompkins
The Associate
Ed Danvers
Homicide: The Movie
Canadian Guy
In Bruges
Bobby Kennedy
The Rat Pack
Bill Crowley
A Civil Action
Dr. Cordell Doemling
Hannibal
Tim Curley
Donnie Brasco
Hitchhiker
Tex
Vaughn Utly
The Manchurian Candidate
Eddie Jacobsen
Truman
Dr. Donald Foite
The Bourne Legacy
Robert Pender
Argo
John Doe #83
The Sender
Self
Dogville Confessions
Joseph Cutler
The Words
Paolo
Seven Psychopaths
Director Mazin
Tower Heist
Donald Barnes
Our Sons
Self
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
Mark Dolson
Mass Appeal
Michael Deaver
The Reagans
Julian Po
Vince Valaitis
Echoes in the Darkness
Thomas Mann Randolph
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Matt
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Principal Jack Walker
Nowhere to Go
Dr. Hill
My Brother's Keeper
March Hare
Alice in Wonderland
Le Coq
The Last Duel
Dr. Whitman
Snow Falling on Cedars
Dr. Darren Walters
After Jimmy
Willy
Umetni raj
Banacek
Courage Under Fire
Momo
Rachel River
Cedric Connolly
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Detective Dean
Unfaithful
Ralph Graves
The Hoax
Sanders
White Squall
Pentagon Scientist
X-Men: Apocalypse
Mel Berman
Dash and Lilly
Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady
The Soldier
Mr. Cleary
School Ties
Educational Psychologist
Ellen Foster
Dr. Hector
Manderlay
Bill Price
Infinity
George Deever
All My Sons
CIA Boss
The Courier
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-08-15
Place of Birth
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
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