Zeljko Ivanek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-08-15 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]

Zeljko Ivanek

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • House

    House

  • Lost

    Lost

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Suits

    Suits

  • 24

    24

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • ER

    ER

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Banshee

    Banshee

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • Damages

    Damages

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City

    The Walking Dead: Dead City

  • Shark

    Shark

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Live Free or Die Hard

    Live Free or Die Hard

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • Truman

    Truman

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • X-Men: Apocalypse

    X-Men: Apocalypse

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • Our Sons

    Our Sons

  • School Ties

    School Ties

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • The Last Duel

    The Last Duel

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • Argo

    Argo

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Infinity

    Infinity

  • Rachel River

    Rachel River

  • The Event

    The Event

  • In Bruges

    In Bruges

  • Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco

  • White Squall

    White Squall

  • Dogville

    Dogville

  • Seven Psychopaths

    Seven Psychopaths

  • The Courier

    The Courier

  • Dogville Confessions

    Dogville Confessions

  • The Inside

    The Inside

  • Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • Now and Then

    Now and Then

  • The Words

    The Words

  • Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • A Civil Action

    A Civil Action

  • Courage Under Fire

    Courage Under Fire

  • The Mob Doctor

    The Mob Doctor

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • If Not for You

    If Not for You

  • The Sun Also Rises

    The Sun Also Rises

  • Dash and Lilly

    Dash and Lilly

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • The Hoax

    The Hoax

  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Tex

    Tex

  • The Sender

    The Sender

  • Julian Po

    Julian Po

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • Ellen Foster

    Ellen Foster

  • The Soldier

    The Soldier

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • The Rat Pack

    The Rat Pack

  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

  • After Jimmy

    After Jimmy

  • Mass Appeal

    Mass Appeal

  • My Brother's Keeper

    My Brother's Keeper

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love

    Aftermath: A Test of Love

  • Artificial Paradise

    Artificial Paradise

  • That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

    That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

  • Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons