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Aliases: Zeljko Silver Ivanek , Željko Ivanek , Желько Иванек

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 41


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Everett Drake
Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Charles Banks
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) Andrew Melton
House
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9

House

(2004) Jason
Suits
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8

Suits

(2011) Eric Woodall
The West Wing
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8

The West Wing

(1999) Steve Atwood
Bones
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8

Bones

(2005) Carl Decker
The Mentalist
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8

The Mentalist

(2008) Dr. Linus Wagner

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 The Croat
2022 Arthur Logan
Sullivan
2021 Le Coq
2020 CIA Boss
2017 Cedric Connolly
2016 Pentagon Scientist
2015 Leland Goines
2014 Russell Jackson
Founding Father
2013 John Skeevers
Jim Racine
2012 Paolo
Robert Pender
Self
Dr. Stafford White
Dr. Calvin Horn
Joseph Cutler
Dr. Donald Foite
2011 Director Mazin
Eric Woodall
2010 Blake Sterling
2009 Brett Forsythe
2008 Dr. Linus Wagner
Magister
John Dickinson
Canadian Guy
2007 Ray Fiske
Agent Molina
2006 Ralph Graves
Emile Danko
JJ
2005 Carl Decker
Dr. Hector
2004 Jason
Edmund Burke
Vaughn Utly
Self
2003 Michael Deaver
Michael Deaver
John Doe
Ben
2002 ER Chief
Detective Dean
2001 LTC Gary Harrell
Andre Drazen
Elliot McCafferty
Dr. Cordell Doemling
2000 Andrew Melton
District Attorney
Ed Danvers
Thomas Mann Randolph
1999 Dr. Whitman
Steve Atwood
Everett Drake
Mel Berman
1998 Bill Crowley
Educational Psychologist
Bobby Kennedy
Ken Mattingly
Principal Jack Walker
1997 N/A
Governor James Devlin
Tim Curley
1996 SEC Agent Thompkins
Bill Price
Dr. Darren Walters
Banacek
Sanders
1995 Eddie Jacobsen
Dr. Hill
1994 Bruce Resnick
1993 Arnold Shaw
Roland Fuller / Dr. Arthur Grable
Ed Danvers
1992 Mr. Cleary
1991 Donald Barnes
Matt
1990 Phillip Swann
Richard Kaplan
Ed Danvers
Charles Banks
Willy
1988 Momo
1987 Vince Valaitis
Vince Valaitis
George Deever
1984 Mark Dolson
Bill Gorton
1983 March Hare
1982 John Doe #83
Hitchhiker
Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady
1971 March Hare
Year Character Movie/Tv

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