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