Zeljko Ivanek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • House

    House

  • Suits

    Suits

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • 24

    24

  • Lost

    Lost

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Banshee

    Banshee

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • ER

    ER

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Damages

    Damages

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City

    The Walking Dead: Dead City

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • X-Men: Apocalypse

    X-Men: Apocalypse

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Shark

    Shark

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • The Last Duel

    The Last Duel

  • Julian Po

    Julian Po

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Live Free or Die Hard

    Live Free or Die Hard

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • School Ties

    School Ties

  • Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • Dogville

    Dogville

  • The Words

    The Words

  • In Bruges

    In Bruges

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Argo

    Argo

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • White Squall

    White Squall

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • Rachel River

    Rachel River

  • Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

  • After Jimmy

    After Jimmy

  • Seven Psychopaths

    Seven Psychopaths

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • The Courier

    The Courier

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • Truman

    Truman

  • Our Sons

    Our Sons

  • Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In

  • Courage Under Fire

    Courage Under Fire

  • The Event

    The Event

  • The Soldier

    The Soldier

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • The Inside

    The Inside

  • Infinity

    Infinity

  • Dogville Confessions

    Dogville Confessions

  • The Sender

    The Sender

  • Mass Appeal

    Mass Appeal

  • A Civil Action

    A Civil Action

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • The Mob Doctor

    The Mob Doctor

  • Tex

    Tex

  • Now and Then

    Now and Then

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love

    Aftermath: A Test of Love

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

    That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

  • If Not for You

    If Not for You

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • The Rat Pack

    The Rat Pack

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • The Sun Also Rises

    The Sun Also Rises

  • My Brother's Keeper

    My Brother's Keeper

  • Dash and Lilly

    Dash and Lilly

  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

  • The Hoax

    The Hoax

  • Ellen Foster

    Ellen Foster

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Artificial Paradise

    Artificial Paradise