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Zeljko Ivanek

Zeljko Ivanek

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 15, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Ljubljana, Slovenia
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 25, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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), Don ... nie 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.

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The Last Duel

The Last Duel

2021

as Le Coq

The Courier

The Courier

2020

as CIA Boss

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

as Pentagon Scientist

The Words

The Words

2012

as Joseph Cutler

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012

as Paolo

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

2012

as Dr. Donald Foite

Argo

Argo

2012

as Robert Pender

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

2011

as Director Mazin

In Bruges

In Bruges

2008

as Canadian Guy

Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

2007

as Asst. Deputy Director Molina

The Hoax

The Hoax

2006

as Ralph Graves

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Vaughn Utly

The Reagans

The Reagans

2003

as Michael Deaver

Dogville

Dogville

2003

as Ben

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002

as Detective Dean

Hannibal

Hannibal

2001

as Dr. Cordell Doemling

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001

as LTC Gary Harrell

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

as Thomas Mann Randolph

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

as Ed Danvers

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

2000

as District Attorney

Dash and Lilly

Dash and Lilly

1999

as Mel Berman

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

as Dr. Whitman

A Civil Action

A Civil Action

1998

as Bill Crowley

The Rat Pack

The Rat Pack

1998

as Bobby Kennedy

Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

1998

as Educational Psychologist

Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

1998

as Principal Jack Walker

Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997

as Tim Curley

After Jimmy

After Jimmy

1996

as Dr. Darren Walters

White Squall

White Squall

1996

as Sanders

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as SEC Agent Thompkins

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

1996

as Banacek

Infinity

Infinity

1996

as Bill Price

My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

1995

as Dr. Hill

Truman

Truman

1995

as Eddie Jacobsen

School Ties

School Ties

1992

as Mr. Cleary

Our Sons

Our Sons

1991

as Donald Barnes

Rachel River

Rachel River

1988

as Momo

All My Sons

All My Sons

1987

as George Deever

Echoes in the Darkness

Echoes in the Darkness

1987

as Vince Valaitis

Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal

1984

as Mark Dolson

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as March Hare

The Sender

The Sender

1982

as John Doe #83

Tex

Tex

1982

as Hitchhiker

The Soldier

The Soldier

1982

as Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady

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Television Credits

Madam Secretary

as Russell Jackson

Episodes: 120

First Aired: Sep 21, 2014

The Event

as Blake Sterling

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

Big Love

as JJ

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Mar 12, 2006

Heroes

as Emile Danko

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 25, 2006

Damages

as Ray Fiske

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 24, 2007

The Mob Doctor

as Dr. Stafford White

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 17, 2012

24

as Andre Drazen

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 06, 2001

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Ed Danvers

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Now and Then

as Sullivan

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 20, 2022

The Walking Dead: Dead City

as The Croat

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 18, 2023

Revolution

as Dr. Calvin Horn

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 17, 2012

Let the Right One In

as Arthur Logan

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 09, 2022

True Blood

as Magister

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

Oz

as Governor James Devlin

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

Suits

as Eric Woodall

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 23, 2011

Banshee

as Jim Racine

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 11, 2013

12 Monkeys

as Leland Goines

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 16, 2015

The X-Files

as Roland Fuller / Dr. Arthur Grable

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

The Mentalist

as Dr. Linus Wagner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2008

The West Wing

as Steve Atwood

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

The Sun Also Rises

as Bill Gorton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 09, 1984

Law & Order

as Ed Danvers

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Echoes in the Darkness

as Vince Valaitis

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 01, 1987

The Reagans

as Michael Deaver

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 30, 2003

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Thomas Mann Randolph

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 13, 2000

House

as Jason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

Bones

as Carl Decker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Andrew Melton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Frasier

as Arnold Shaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Lost

as Edmund Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

Law & Order

as Richard Kaplan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

John Adams

as John Dickinson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2008

Legends

as Founding Father

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 13, 2014

The Americans

as John Skeevers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 2013

White Collar

as Brett Forsythe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2009

From the Earth to the Moon

as Ken Mattingly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1998

Law & Order

as Phillip Swann

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Cold Case

as John Doe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Law & Order

as Charles Banks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

ER

as Bruce Resnick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Everett Drake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Crossing Jordan

as Elliot McCafferty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Murder, She Wrote

as Eddie Saunders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Twilight Zone

as ER Chief

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2002

If Not for You

as Elliot Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1995

Great Performances

as March Hare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Inside

as Teddy Bunch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 08, 2005

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