Željko Ivanek
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.
Filmography
The Last Duel
as Le Coq
The Last Duel
as Le Coq
X-Men: Apocalypse
as Pentagon Scientist
X-Men: Apocalypse
as Pentagon Scientist
Seven Psychopaths
as Paolo
Seven Psychopaths
as Paolo
Argo
as Robert Pender
Argo
as Robert Pender
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
as Self
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
as Self
The Words
as Joseph Cutler
The Words
as Joseph Cutler
The Bourne Legacy
as Dr. Donald Foite
The Bourne Legacy
as Dr. Donald Foite
Tower Heist
as Director Mazin
Tower Heist
as Director Mazin
In Bruges
as Canadian Guy
In Bruges
as Canadian Guy
Live Free or Die Hard
as Asst. Deputy Director Molina
Live Free or Die Hard
as Asst. Deputy Director Molina
Manderlay
as Dr. Hector
Manderlay
as Dr. Hector
The Manchurian Candidate
as Vaughn Utly
The Manchurian Candidate
as Vaughn Utly
Dogville Confessions
as Self
Dogville Confessions
as Self
The Reagans
as Michael Deaver
The Reagans
as Michael Deaver
Dogville
as Ben
Dogville
as Ben
Black Hawk Down
as LTC Gary Harrell
Black Hawk Down
as LTC Gary Harrell
Hannibal
as Dr. Cordell Doemling
Hannibal
as Dr. Cordell Doemling
Homicide: The Movie
as Ed Danvers
Homicide: The Movie
as Ed Danvers
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Mann Randolph
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Mann Randolph
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Dr. Whitman
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Dr. Whitman
Dash and Lilly
as Mel Berman
Dash and Lilly
as Mel Berman
A Civil Action
as Bill Crowley
A Civil Action
as Bill Crowley
The Rat Pack
as Bobby Kennedy
The Rat Pack
as Bobby Kennedy
Nowhere to Go
as Principal Jack Walker
Nowhere to Go
as Principal Jack Walker
Julian Po
Julian Po
Donnie Brasco
as Tim Curley
Donnie Brasco
as Tim Curley
The Associate
as SEC Agent Thompkins
The Associate
as SEC Agent Thompkins
Infinity
as Bill Price
Infinity
as Bill Price
Courage Under Fire
as Banacek
Courage Under Fire
as Banacek
White Squall
as Sanders
White Squall
as Sanders
Truman
as Eddie Jacobsen
Truman
as Eddie Jacobsen
My Brother's Keeper
as Dr. Hill
My Brother's Keeper
as Dr. Hill
School Ties
as Mr. Cleary
School Ties
as Mr. Cleary
Our Sons
as Donald Barnes
Our Sons
as Donald Barnes
Aftermath: A Test of Love
as Matt
Aftermath: A Test of Love
as Matt
Artificial Paradise
as Willy
Artificial Paradise
as Willy
Rachel River
as Momo
Rachel River
as Momo
Echoes in the Darkness
as Vince Valaitis
Echoes in the Darkness
as Vince Valaitis
Mass Appeal
as Mark Dolson
Mass Appeal
as Mark Dolson
Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
The Sender
as John Doe #83
The Sender
as John Doe #83
The Soldier
as Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady
The Soldier
as Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady