Zeljko 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.

Cast

Dancer in the Dark

(District Attorney)

Black Hawk Down

(LTC Gary Harrell)

Dogville

(Ben)

Live Free or Die Hard

(Agent Molina)

The Associate

(SEC Agent Thompkins)

Homicide: The Movie

(Ed Danvers)

In Bruges

(Canadian Guy)

The Rat Pack

(Bobby Kennedy)

A Civil Action

(Bill Crowley)

Hannibal

(Dr. Cordell Doemling)

Donnie Brasco

(Tim Curley)

Tex

(Hitchhiker)

The Manchurian Candidate

(Vaughn Utly)

Truman

(Eddie Jacobsen)

The Bourne Legacy

(Dr. Donald Foite)

Argo

(Robert Pender)

The Sender

(John Doe #83)

Dogville Confessions

(Self)

The Words

(Joseph Cutler)

Seven Psychopaths

(Paolo)

Tower Heist

(Director Mazin)

Our Sons

(Donald Barnes)

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

(Self)

Mass Appeal

(Mark Dolson)

The Reagans

(Michael Deaver)

Julian Po

Echoes in the Darkness

(Vince Valaitis)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

(Thomas Mann Randolph)

Aftermath: A Test of Love

(Matt)

Nowhere to Go

(Principal Jack Walker)

My Brother's Keeper

(Dr. Hill)

Alice in Wonderland

(March Hare)

The Last Duel

(Le Coq)

Snow Falling on Cedars

(Dr. Whitman)

After Jimmy

(Dr. Darren Walters)

Artificial Paradise

(Willy)

Courage Under Fire

(Banacek)

Rachel River

(Momo)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

(Cedric Connolly)

Unfaithful

(Detective Dean)

The Hoax

(Ralph Graves)

White Squall

(Sanders)

X-Men: Apocalypse

(Pentagon Scientist)

Dash and Lilly

(Mel Berman)

The Soldier

(Bombmaker / Faux-Cleaning Lady)

School Ties

(Mr. Cleary)

Ellen Foster

(Educational Psychologist)

Manderlay

(Dr. Hector)

Infinity

(Bill Price)

All My Sons

(George Deever)

The Courier

(CIA Boss)

House

(Jason)

Heroes

(Emile Danko)

Bones

(Carl Decker)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(Andrew Melton)

Frasier

(Arnold Shaw)

The X-Files

(Roland Fuller / Dr. Arthur Grable)

Lost

(Edmund Burke)

Homicide: Life on the Street

(Ed Danvers)

Damages

(Ray Fiske)

Law & Order

(Richard Kaplan)

John Adams

(John Dickinson)

Legends

(Founding Father)

The Mob Doctor

(Dr. Stafford White)

The Event

(Blake Sterling)

Revolution

(Dr. Calvin Horn)

Oz

(Governor James Devlin)

24

(Andre Drazen)

Madam Secretary

(Russell Jackson)

The Americans

(John Skeevers)

White Collar

(Brett Forsythe)

The Mentalist

(Dr. Linus Wagner)

Big Love

(JJ)

From the Earth to the Moon

(Ken Mattingly)

Law & Order

(Phillip Swann)

Suits

(Eric Woodall)

Cold Case

(John Doe)

Banshee

(Jim Racine)

Now and Then

(Sullivan)

12 Monkeys

(Leland Goines)

The West Wing

(Steve Atwood)

The Sun Also Rises

(Bill Gorton)

Law & Order

(Ed Danvers)

The Walking Dead: Dead City

(The Croat)

Law & Order

(Charles Banks)

ER

(Bruce Resnick)

Let the Right One In

(Arthur Logan)

True Blood

(Magister)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(Everett Drake)

Echoes in the Darkness

(Vince Valaitis)

The Reagans

(Michael Deaver)

Crossing Jordan

(Elliot McCafferty)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

(Thomas Mann Randolph)

Murder, She Wrote

(Eddie Saunders)

The Twilight Zone

(ER Chief)

If Not for You

(Elliot Gordon)

Great Performances

(March Hare)

The Inside

(Teddy Bunch)

Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)

(Governor James Devlin)