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ŽELJKO IVANEK

Actor
BORN August 15, 1957
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HEIGHT 5'9" (1.75 m)
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NATIONALITY Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
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YEARS ACTIVE 1981 – Present
ŽELJKO IVANEK

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2018
ACTOR AWARDS

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

WINNER
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2008
EMMY AWARDS

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

👤 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, 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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name eljko
  • Born August 15, 1957
  • Height 5'9" (1.75 m)
  • Nationality Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
  • Citizenship Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
  • Education Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, BA), London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
  • Current Status Active (Film & Television production)
  • Years Active 1981 – Present
  • Occupation Actor
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Greg Pierce
  • Children N/A
  • Social

🎬 FILMOGRAPHY