Željko Ivanek (born 15 August 1957) is a television, film, and stage actor.

Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then a part of Yugoslavia), Ivanek graduated from Yale University in 1978 and afterward attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Five years later, he originated the role of Hally in Athol Fugard's play Master Harold...and the Boys. He has also appeared in the U.S. premieres of such notable plays as Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine and Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman.

He frequently appears on Broadway and has been nominated for three Tony Awards including one for his performance in the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs , one as a featured actor in Two Shakespearean Actors and one for his lead performance as Queeg in a revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial alongside David Schwimmer and Tim Daly.

He is perhaps best known for[citation needed] his supporting roles in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (as prosecuting attorney Ed Danvers), Oz (Governor James Devlin), and 24 (Andre Drazen). In 2007, he was cast as a regular in the Glenn Close FX series Damages. In his screen appearances he often plays professional men such as lawyers or government functionaries, sometimes of an evil nature.

Partial filmography

• The Sender (1982)
• Tex (1982)
• Mass Appeal (1984)
• Our Sons (1991)
• School Ties (1992)
• "Roland", episode of The X-Files (1994)
• White Squall (1996)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• Infinity (1996)
• The Associate (1996)
• Oz (1997-2003)
• Donnie Brasco (1997)
• The Rat Pack (1998)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
• Homicide: The Movie (2000)
• Dancer in the Dark (2000)
• 24 (2001-2002)
• Hannibal (2001)
• Black Hawk Down (2001) as Lt. Col. Gary Harrell
• Unfaithful (2002)
• Dogville (2003)
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
• Manderlay (2005)
• Lost (2007)
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

External links

• Željko Ivanek at the Internet Movie Database
• Željko Ivanek at the Internet Broadway Database