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Željko Ivanek

Acting 68 years old Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia] ★ 2.8
Born: August 15, 1957

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.

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Known For

Law & Order
Law & Order Ed Danvers 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Charles Banks 1990
The Mentalist
The Mentalist Dr. Linus Wagner 2008
Lost
Lost Edmund Burke 2004
Suits
Suits Eric Woodall 2011

Filmography

Acting Credits (107)

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

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