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Actor
Occupations
Actor, Stage actor
Birthday
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Birthplace
Nationality
Citizenship
United States, Slovenia
Languages
English, Slovene
Parents
Ferdo Ivanek
Education
Yale University, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Ellwood P. Cubberley High School
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
鸡 Rooster
Popularity
Tier B -- 32,626 Wikipedia views/month
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Screen debut
First screen credit at age 24
Career
Career spanning 41 years (1982-2023)
Frequent co-star
Appeared in 3 films with James Morrison
Year context
Born in 1957 -- Soviet Union launches Sputnik, starting the Space Race; Dwight D. Eisenhower was US president
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Filmography (36)
The Walking Dead: Dead City
The Croat
Let the Right One In
TV Series
Now and Then
TV Series
The Last Duel
Le Coq
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Cedric Connolly
X-Men: Apocalypse
Film
Madam Secretary
Russell Jackson
Argo
Robert Pender
The Bourne Legacy
Dr. Donald Foite
The Dancer
District Attorney
AWARDS (4)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2008
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2008
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2008
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1982
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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.
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Where was Zeljko Ivanek born?
Zeljko Ivanek was born in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia].
What movies or shows has Zeljko Ivanek been in?
Zeljko Ivanek has 36 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023), Let the Right One In (2022), Now and Then (2022), The Last Duel (2021), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
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