
Born Aug 15, 1957 (age 69) · Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]
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.

as Pentagon Scientist

as Desk Sergeant

as Robert Pender

as Harrell

as Asst. Deputy Director Molina

as Dr. Donald Foite

as Canadian Guy

as Dr. Cordell Doemling
as Tim Curley
as Paolo
as Le Coq
as Director Mazin
as Ben
as District Attorney
as Vaughn Utly
as Detective Dean
as CIA Boss
as Joseph Cutler
as Banacek
as Bill Crowley
as Mr. Cleary
as Sanders
as Dr. Hector
as Ralph Graves
as SEC Agent Thompkins
as Dr. Whitman
as John Doe #83
as Hitchhiker