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