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Zeljko Ivanek

  • Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia (then a part of Yugoslavia)
  • Birthday: August 15, 1957

Even though most people could not pronounce Zeljko Ivanek’s name, there was no denying he made an impression every time he appeared onscreen. Already an accomplished stage star, Ivanek appeared in several film and TV projects, often as conniving and evil men who wore three-piece suits. His performance as a smooth-talking Southern lawyer in “Damages” (FX, 2007- ) earned the Slovenian-born actor his first time Emmy Award nomination and win in 2008, where he went up against his co-star Ted Danson for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.<…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Portrayed Pennsylvania representative, John Dickinson in the HBO miniseries John Adams

  • 2007

    Cast as attorney Ray Fiske in the FX legal drama, Damages

  • 2006

    Cast as an intense naval officer in the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ; earned a Tony Award nomination

  • 2006

    Re-teamed with von Trier for Manderlay ; the second part to his U.S.A. trilogy

  • 2005

    Cast in Martin McDonagh s Broadway play The Pillowman at the Booth Theatre

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Awards

  • 2008

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • 1982

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

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