Zeljko Ivanek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

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: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • House

    House

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Suits

    Suits

  • 24

    24

  • Lost

    Lost

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • ER

    ER

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Banshee

    Banshee

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Oz

    Oz

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City

    The Walking Dead: Dead City

  • Damages

    Damages

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • X-Men: Apocalypse

    X-Men: Apocalypse

  • Live Free or Die Hard

    Live Free or Die Hard

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • The Last Duel

    The Last Duel

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • Courage Under Fire

    Courage Under Fire

  • Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • In Bruges

    In Bruges

  • Dogville

    Dogville

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco

  • Argo

    Argo

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • Seven Psychopaths

    Seven Psychopaths

  • The Event

    The Event

  • School Ties

    School Ties

  • Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In

  • The Soldier

    The Soldier

  • The Inside

    The Inside

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

  • White Squall

    White Squall

  • The Words

    The Words

  • The Courier

    The Courier

  • Truman

    Truman

  • The Sender

    The Sender

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love

    Aftermath: A Test of Love

  • Now and Then

    Now and Then

  • My Brother's Keeper

    My Brother's Keeper

  • A Civil Action

    A Civil Action

  • Our Sons

    Our Sons

  • Julian Po

    Julian Po

  • Infinity

    Infinity

  • After Jimmy

    After Jimmy

  • If Not for You

    If Not for You

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • The Mob Doctor

    The Mob Doctor

  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Rachel River

    Rachel River

  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Dogville Confessions

    Dogville Confessions

  • The Sun Also Rises

    The Sun Also Rises

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Tex

    Tex

  • The Hoax

    The Hoax

  • Ellen Foster

    Ellen Foster

  • The Rat Pack

    The Rat Pack

  • Dash and Lilly

    Dash and Lilly

  • That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

    That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

  • Mass Appeal

    Mass Appeal

  • Artificial Paradise

    Artificial Paradise