Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Parent | Ferdo Ivanek |
Željko Ivanek(/ˈʒɛlkoʊɪˈvɑːnɪk/;[1]Slovene:[ˈʒɛːlkɔiˈʋaːnək];born August 15, 1957) is aSlovenian-Americanactor. Known for his work in film, television, and theatre, he is the recipient of aPrimetime Emmy Award,aScreen Actors Guild Award,and aDrama Desk Award,as well as threeTony Awardnominations.
Ivanek's film credits includeCourage 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), andThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017). He has appeared in several films byLars von Trier:Dancer in the Dark(2000),Dogville(2003), andManderlay(2005).
On television, Ivanek is known for playing Ray Fiske on theFXseriesDamages(2007–2010), for which he won the 2008Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor.He also appeared asEd DanversonHomicide: Life on the Street(1993–1999) andRussell Jacksonon theCBSdramaMadam Secretary(2014–2019), and has had recurring roles on series such asOz(1997–2003),24(2002),True Blood(2008),Heroes(2009),Big Love(2009–2010),Banshee(2014), and12 Monkeys(2015–2017). Since 2023, he has starred as "The Croat" onAMC'sThe Walking Dead: Dead City.
Early life and education
[edit]Ivanek was born inLjubljana,PR Slovenia,FPR Yugoslavia,[2]to the family ofFerdo Ivanek,originally fromVaraždin,Croatia,[3]and Vojka, née Šimić.[4][better source needed]In 1960, Željko, his younger brother Ivan, and his mother immigrated toPalo Alto, California,United States, where his father was working as a research assistant at the Department of Electrical Engineering atStanford University.[4][5]His mother also worked at Stanford University as a project manager.[6]
In 1962, Ivanek and his family moved back to Slovenia for five years; they returned to Palo Alto in 1967. Having performed in numerous community theater plays in theSan Francisco Bay Area,Ivanek graduated fromEllwood P. Cubberley High Schoolin Palo Alto in 1975.[7]In 1978, Ivanek graduated fromYale University,majoring in theater. He later attended theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[8]
Acting career
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Ivanek has worked extensively on the stage. In 1982, he originated the role of Hally inAthol Fugard's play"Master Harold"...and the Boys.He appeared in the U.S. premieres ofCloud Nine(for which he earned the 1981Drama Desk Awardfor Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play), andThe Pillowman.He performs frequently on Broadway and has been nominated for threeTony Awardsfor his performances in the original production ofBrighton Beach Memoirs,inTwo Shakespearean Actors,and in a revival ofThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,alongsideDavid SchwimmerandTim Daly.
However, Ivanek is perhaps best known for his supporting roles in a number of well-known television series. His first television role was as Sammie Wheaton on the soap operaThe Edge of Night.Other roles include Emile Danko inHeroes;RolandinThe X-Files;prosecuting attorneyEd DanversinHomicide: Life on the Street;Ray Fiske inDamages;J.J. inBig Love;the Magister inTrue Blood;Governor James DevlininOz;Serbian terroristAndre Drazenin24;and Blake Sterling, theDirector of National Intelligencein theNBCdrama seriesThe Event.[9][10]
Most recently, Ivanek playedRussell Jacksonin the TV seriesMadam Secretary.He portrayedJohn Dickinson,thePennsylvaniarepresentative to theSecond Continental Congress,in the miniseriesJohn Adams.He has guest-starred on such shows asLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitandHouse.He has appeared several times onLaw & Order,both as one-off characters and asEd Danversin crossover episodes withHomicide: Life on the Street.
In addition to his stage and television work, Ivanek has appeared in more than 20 feature films, includingThe Sender,in which he made his feature film debut as the unnamed title character;School Ties;Black Hawk Down;In Bruges;Dogville;The Bourne Legacy;Donnie Brasco;Argo;Seven Psychopaths;andThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
In 2012, he portrayed Dr. Stafford White in the dramaThe Mob Doctor.As of 2014, he had supporting roles in several shows on broadcast and cable television, including the seriesRevolution,where he plays the recurring roles of Dr. Calvin Horn and an illusory nanotech avatar of Horn;Suits;Banshee;andThe Americans.
In the documentaryThat Guy... Who Was in That Thing,Ivanek states that his contract includes ariderto ensure that the first letter in his name,Ž,has itscaronproperly rendered in any credits sequence where his name appears.
Awards
[edit]Ivanek has received recognition for his on-screen work. In 2008, he was awarded thePrimetime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Seriesfor his performance in the role of Ray Fiske onDamages.[11]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2018, Ivanek resided in New York City with his partner, Greg Pierce. Pierce is the nephew of actorDavid Hyde Pierce.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Great Performances | March Hare | Episode: "Alice in Wonderland" |
1986 | American Playhouse | George Deever | Episode: "All My Sons" |
1987 | St. Elsewhere | Mark Dolson | Episode: "You Again?" |
Echoes in the Darkness | Vince Valaitis | Television movie | |
1990 | L.A. Law | Joel Lassen | Episode: "Bound for Glory" |
1993 | Law & Order | Phillip Swann | Episode: "American Dreams" |
1993–1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Ed Danvers | 37 episodes |
1994 | The X-Files | Roland Fuller / Dr. Arthur Grable | Episode: "Roland" |
1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Eddie Saunders | Episode: "Home Care" |
Truman | Eddie Jacobsen | Television movie | |
1997–1999 | Law & Order | ASAEd Danvers | 2 episodes |
1997 | Frasier | Dr. Arnold Shaw | Episode: "Death and the Dog" |
The Practice | DAMark McGovern | Episode: "The Civil Right" | |
Millennium | Dr. Daniel "Danny" Miller | Episode: "Walkabout" | |
Ally McBeal | Judge Marshal Pink | Episode: "One Hundred Tears Away" | |
1997–2003 | Oz | Governor James Devlin | 27 episodes |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Ken Mattingly | Episode: "The Original Wives Club" |
The Rat Pack | Robert F. Kennedy | Television movie | |
2000 | ER | Bruce Resnick | Episode: "The Dance We Do" |
Homicide: The Movie | Ed Danvers | TV film | |
2001 | The Practice | AUSASteven Sanders | Episode: "The Confession" |
2002 | The Practice | Matthew Davies | Episode: "Neighboring Species" |
24 | Andre Drazen | 15 episodes | |
The Twilight Zone | ER chief | Episode: "The Lineman" | |
2003 | The West Wing | Steve Atwood | 2 episodes |
The Reagans | Michael Deaver | TV movie | |
2004 | Law & Order | Mr. Capplin | Episode: "Gov Love" |
Touching Evil | Ronald Hinks | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2005 | NYPD Blue | Justin Deroos | Episode: "Stoli With a Twist" |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Andrew Melton | Episode: "Nesting Dolls" | |
2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Everett Drake | Episode: "Taboo" |
Bones | Carl Decker | Episode: "The Woman in the Car" | |
Shark | Eliot Dasher | 2 episodes | |
Cold Case | John Doe | Episode: "One Night" | |
2007–2010 | Damages | Raymond "Ray" Fiske | 16 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film |
2007 | Lost | Edmund Burke | Episode: "Not in Portland" |
2008 | Numbers | William Fraley | Episode: "When Worlds Collide" |
John Adams | John Dickinson | 2 episodes | |
House | Jason | Episode: "Last Resort" | |
2008–2014 | The Mentalist | Dr. Linus Wagner | 2 episodes |
True Blood | Magister | 5 episodes | |
2009 | Heroes | Emile "The Hunter" Danko | 13 episodes |
2009–2010 | Big Love | J.J. | 12 episodes |
2010–2011 | The Event | Blake Sterling | 22 episodes |
2013 | White Collar | Brett Forsythe | Episode: "Digging Deeper" |
2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Dr. Stafford White | 13 episodes |
2013–2014 | Revolution | Dr. Calvin Horn | 5 episodes |
2014 | Banshee | FBISpecial Agent Jim Racine | 3 episodes |
The Americans | John Skeevers | Episode: "Stealth" | |
2014–2015 | Suits | Eric Woodall | 4 episodes |
2014–2019 | Madam Secretary | Russell Jackson | 102 episodes |
2015–2017 | 12 Monkeys | Leland Goines | 3 episodes |
2022 | Now and Then | Detective Sullivan | 8 episodes |
Let the Right One In | Arthur | Recurring | |
2023–present | The Walking Dead: Dead City | "The Croat" | Main cast |
Stage
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"SLOWGIRL: Interview with Željko Ivanek"onYouTube
- ^"Željko Ivanek profile".TV Guide.RetrievedAugust 6,2017.
- ^Suhić, Nevenka (October 18, 2011)."Ponosan na svoje korijene!"[Proud of his roots!].Regionalni Tjednik(in Croatian). No. 387. Varaždin, Croatia: Regionalni Tjednik d.o.o. p. 11.RetrievedFebruary 24,2022.
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- ^Hausner, Jerry (January 10, 2022)."In Memoriam: Dr. Ferdo Ivanek".IEEE Microwave Magazine.23(2): 101.doi:10.1109/MMM.2021.3126823.S2CID245871920.
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- ^"Around Town".Palo Alto Online.February 14, 1996.RetrievedJune 29,2017.
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- ^"NBC Picks Up Three New Series for 2010-11 Season with" The Event "," Outsourced "and" Love Bites "".The Futon Critic.May 7, 2010.RetrievedMay 16,2010.
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- ^Levin, Gary (January 5, 2009)."'Damages' returns in all its complexity. "USA Today.p. 01D. Retrieved viaBiography In Contextdatabase, November 25, 2018.
- ^"Actor Željko Ivanek Hosts 35th Anniversary NAMI Event".Baltimore Magazine.September 24, 2018.
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- ^"The Survivor – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".ibdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^"Cloud 9".iobdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^Fugard, Athol (2009)."Master Harold"… and the boys.Penguin.ISBN9780307475206.
- ^"Brighton Beach Memoirs – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".ibdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^"David Hare's 'A Map of the World' Opens Off-Broadway".AP NEWS.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^"Loot – Broadway Play – 1986 Revival | IBDB".ibdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^Rich, Frank (January 25, 1988)."Stage: Brook's 'Cherry Orchard'".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^"Guthrie Theater flourishing in its 25th year. Moli'ere play on stage, 'Hamlet' in the wings".The Christian Science Monitor.July 29, 1988.ISSN0882-7729.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^Rich, Frank (September 25, 1990)."Review/Theater; Early Chekhov in a Cross-Cultural Exercise".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^"Two Shakespearean Actors – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".ibdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^McNally, Terrence (1992).It's Only a Play.Dramatists Play Service. p. 4.ISBN0822205823.
- ^League, The Broadway."The Glass Menagerie – Broadway Play – 1994 Revival | IBDB".ibdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^ab"Dumb Waiter & The Zoo Story, The".Williamstown Theatre Festival.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^Weber, Bruce (November 25, 2002)."THEATER REVIEW; Psychiatrists Do Battle, Mental Illness In the Middle".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
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- ^"The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial – Broadway Play – 2006 Revival | IBDB".ibdb.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
- ^Isherwood, Charles (June 19, 2012)."Filling the Silence With the Voice of Youth".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
External links
[edit]- 1957 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Ljubljana
- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
- American expatriate male actors
- American expatriates in England
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American male film actors
- American people of Slovenian descent
- Yale University alumni
- Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Male actors from Palo Alto, California
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American people of Croatian descent
- Slovenian people of Croatian descent