Željko Ivanek
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1957
- Birthplace
- Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
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
The Last Duel 2021
as Le Coq
The Courier 2020
as CIA Boss
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017
as Desk Sergeant
X-Men: Apocalypse 2016
as Pentagon Scientist
Legends 2014
as The Founding Father
Seven Psychopaths 2012
as Paolo
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing 2012
as Self
Argo 2012
as Robert Pender
The Words 2012
as Joseph Cutler
The Bourne Legacy 2012
as Dr. Donald Foite
Tower Heist 2011
as Director Mazin
In Bruges 2008
as Canadian Guy
Live Free or Die Hard 2007
as Asst. Deputy Director Molina
The Hoax 2006
as Ralph Graves
Manderlay 2005
as Dr. Hector
The Manchurian Candidate 2004
as Vaughn Utly
Dogville Confessions 2004
as Self
The Reagans 2003
as Michael Deaver
Dogville 2003
as Ben
Unfaithful 2002
as Detective Dean
Black Hawk Down 2001
as Harrell
Hannibal 2001
as Dr. Cordell Doemling
Dancer in the Dark 2000
as District Attorney
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 2000
as Thomas Mann Randolph
Homicide: The Movie 2000
as Ed Danvers
Snow Falling on Cedars 1999
as Dr. Whitman
Dash and Lilly 1999
as Mel Berman
A Civil Action 1998
as Bill Crowley
The Rat Pack 1998
as Bobby Kennedy
- Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to Go 1998
as Principal Jack Walker
Ellen Foster 1997
as Educational Psychologist
Julian Po 1997
Actor
Donnie Brasco 1997
as Tim Curley
The Associate 1996
as SEC Agent Thompkins
Infinity 1996
as Bill Price
- After Jimmy
After Jimmy 1996
as Dr. Darren Walters
Courage Under Fire 1996
as Banacek
White Squall 1996
as Sanders
Truman 1995
as Eddie Jacobsen
- My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper 1995
as Dr. Hill
School Ties 1992
as Mr. Cleary
Our Sons 1991
as Donald Barnes
Aftermath: A Test of Love 1991
as Matt
Artificial Paradise 1990
as Willy
Rachel River 1989
as Momo
Echoes in the Darkness 1987
as Vince Valaitis
All My Sons 1987
as George Deever
Mass Appeal 1984
as Mark Dolson
Alice in Wonderland 1983
as March Hare
The Sender 1982
as John Doe #83
Tex 1982
as Hitchhiker
The Soldier 1982
as Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady
Credits from TMDB.