Željko Ivanek
Acting
Born: Aug 15, 1957
From: Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bourne Legacy | Dr. Donald Foite | 2012 | 6.243 |
| Argo | Robert Pender | 2012 | 7.284 |
| The Words | Joseph Cutler | 2012 | 6.676 |
| Seven Psychopaths | Paolo | 2012 | 6.8 |
| That Guy... Who Was in That Thing | Self | 2012 | 6.4 |
| Tower Heist | Director Mazin | 2011 | 6.116 |
| In Bruges | Canadian Guy | 2008 | 7.501 |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Asst. Deputy Director Molina | 2007 | 6.642 |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Vaughn Utly | 2004 | 6.481 |
| Dogville Confessions | Self | 2004 | 6.907 |
| Dogville | Ben | 2003 | 7.8 |
| The Reagans | Michael Deaver | 2003 | 5.875 |
| Black Hawk Down | LTC Gary Harrell | 2001 | 7.4 |
| Hannibal | Dr. Cordell Doemling | 2001 | 6.8 |
| Dancer in the Dark | District Attorney | 2000 | 7.849 |
| Homicide: The Movie | Ed Danvers | 2000 | 6.887 |
| Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Thomas Mann Randolph | 2000 | 8.0 |
| The Rat Pack | Bobby Kennedy | 1998 | 5.864 |
| A Civil Action | Bill Crowley | 1998 | 6.469 |
| Nowhere to Go | Principal Jack Walker | 1998 | 7.0 |
| Donnie Brasco | Tim Curley | 1997 | 7.538 |
| Julian Po | 1997 | 6.476 | |
| The Associate | SEC Agent Thompkins | 1996 | 6.254 |
| Truman | Eddie Jacobsen | 1995 | 7.694 |
| Our Sons | Donald Barnes | 1991 | 5.409 |
| Aftermath: A Test of Love | Matt | 1991 | 5.857 |
| Echoes in the Darkness | Vince Valaitis | 1987 | 7.5 |
| Mass Appeal | Mark Dolson | 1984 | 5.885 |
| Tex | Hitchhiker | 1982 | 6.068 |
| The Sender | John Doe #83 | 1982 | 5.675 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1957 |
| From | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now … |