
Zeljko Ivanek
- Date of Birth: 1957-08-15
- Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Slovenia
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, a... 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.

The Walking Dead: Dead City
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2023 June

Oz
Crime, Drama • 1997 July

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Drama • 2000 February

Artificial Paradise
Drama • 1990 May

The Reagans
Drama • 2003 November

Dash and Lilly
Drama, TV Movie • 1999 May

Banshee
Crime, Drama • 2013 January

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1999 September

Lost
Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama • 2004 September

Dancer in the Dark
Drama, Crime • 2000 September