Željko Ivanek
49 movies · 52 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 15, 1957 (age 69)
- 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).
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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
Željko Ivanek: movies and TV shows
Acting (101)
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 The Last Duel
as Le Coq
- 2020 The Courier
as CIA Boss
- 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
as Desk Sergeant
- 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse
as Pentagon Scientist
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012 Seven Psychopaths
as Paolo
- 2012 Argo
as Robert Pender
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 The Words
as Joseph Cutler
- 2012 The Bourne Legacy
as Dr. Donald Foite
- 2011 Tower Heist
as Director Mazin
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 In Bruges
as Canadian Guy
- 2007
- 2007 Live Free or Die Hard
as Asst. Deputy Director Molina
- 2006 The Hoax
as Ralph Graves
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Manderlay
as Dr. Hector
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 The Manchurian Candidate
as Vaughn Utly
- 2003 The Reagans
as Michael Deaver
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Dogville
as Ben
- 2002
- 2002 Unfaithful
as Detective Dean
- 2001 Black Hawk Down
as Harrell
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Hannibal
as Dr. Cordell Doemling
- 2000
- 2000 Dancer in the Dark
as District Attorney
- 2000 Homicide: The Movie
as Ed Danvers
- 2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Mann Randolph
- 2000
- 1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
as Dr. Whitman
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Dash and Lilly
as Mel Berman
- 1998 A Civil Action
as Bill Crowley
- 1998 The Rat Pack
as Bobby Kennedy
- 1998
- 1998 Nowhere to Go
as Principal Jack Walker
- 1997 Ellen Foster
as Educational Psychologist
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 The Practice · TV
as Assistant D.A. General Mark McGovern / U.S. Atty. Sanders / Matthew Davies · 3 episodes
- 1997 Donnie Brasco
as Tim Curley
- 1996 The Associate
as SEC Agent Thompkins
- 1996
- 1996 Infinity
as Bill Price
- 1996 After Jimmy
as Dr. Darren Walters
- 1996 Courage Under Fire
as Banacek
- 1996 White Squall
as Sanders
- 1995 Truman
as Eddie Jacobsen
- 1995 My Brother's Keeper
as Dr. Hill
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992 School Ties
as Mr. Cleary
- 1991 Our Sons
as Donald Barnes
- 1991 Aftermath: A Test of Love
as Matt
- 1990
- 1990 Artificial Paradise
as Willy
- 1989 Rachel River
as Momo
- 1987 Echoes in the Darkness
as Vince Valaitis
- 1987
- 1987 All My Sons
as George Deever
- 1986
- 1984 Mass Appeal
as Mark Dolson
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983 Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
- 1982
- 1982 The Sender
as John Doe #83
- 1982 Tex
as Hitchhiker
- 1982 The Soldier
as Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady
- 1982
- 1971
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2012
- 2004