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{{quote|''Imagine the lawyer/prosecutor/accountant you'd most dread seeing across the table from you. Okay, got it? It's this guy, isn't it? I know-freaky, right?''|'''Cracked'''}}
{{quote|''Imagine the lawyer/prosecutor/accountant you'd most dread seeing across the table from you. Okay, got it? It's this guy, isn't it? I know-freaky, right?''|'''Cracked'''}}


Željko Ivanek is a Slovenian-American actor and graduate of Yale who’s usually the best thing in whatever he’s in. He initially started off typecast as a nice guy, most notably Ed Danvers in [[Homicide Life On the Street]]. Tired of playing good guys, he asked his agent to get him more villainous roles. The agent was more than obliging.
Željko Ivanek is a Slovenian-American actor and graduate of Yale who’s usually the best thing in whatever he’s in. He initially started off typecast as a nice guy, most notably Ed Danvers in ''[[Homicide Life On the Street]]''. Tired of playing good guys, he asked his agent to get him more villainous roles. The agent was more than obliging.


A familiar face on television due to his long-term portrayals of characters such as Governor James Devlin in Oz and Andre Drazen in the first season of [[Twenty Four]], he’s enjoyed a recent profile boost after winning an Emmy for his portrayal of Ray Fiske on the critically acclaimed [[Damages]]. He tends to make even the smallest role somehow memorable, and has had recurring stints on [[Heroes]], [[True Blood]] and [[Big Love]], not to mention his role as a regular on [[The Event]]. Although the show suffered from many problems, Ivanek was a compelling presence.
A familiar face on television due to his long-term portrayals of characters such as Governor James Devlin in Oz and Andre Drazen in the first season of ''[[24 (TV)|24]], he’s enjoyed a recent profile boost after winning an Emmy for his portrayal of Ray Fiske on the critically acclaimed ''[[Damages]]''. He tends to make even the smallest role somehow memorable, and has had recurring stints on ''[[Heroes]], [[True Blood]]'' and ''[[Big Love]]'', not to mention his role as a regular on ''[[The Event]]''. Although the show suffered from many problems, Ivanek was a compelling presence.
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== Roles ==
== Roles ==
* [[Homicide Life On the Street]] as [[Nice Guy|Ed Danvers]]
* ''[[Homicide Life On the Street]]'' as [[Nice Guy|Ed Danvers]]
* [[The X Files]] as [[Idiot Savant|Roland Fuller]]
* ''[[The X Files]]'' as [[Idiot Savant|Roland Fuller]]
* [[Oz]] as [[Sleazy Politician|Governor James Devlin]]
* ''[[Oz]]'' as [[Sleazy Politician|Governor James Devlin]]
* [[Frasier]] as Dr Arnold Shaw, the pet psychiatrist
* ''[[Frasier]]'' as Dr Arnold Shaw, the pet psychiatrist
* [[Hannibal]] as [[The Dog Bites Back|Dr Cordell Doemling]]
* ''[[Hannibal]]'' as [[The Dog Bites Back|Dr Cordell Doemling]]
* [[Twenty Four]] as [[Overlord, Jr.|Andre Drazen]]
* ''[[24 (TV)|24]]'' as [[Overlord, Jr.|Andre Drazen]]
* [[Cold Case (TV)|Cold Case]] as [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|John Doe]]
* ''[[Cold Case (TV)|Cold Case]]'' as [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|John Doe]]
* [[Damages]] as [[Amoral Attorney|Ray]] [[Jerkass Woobie|Fiske]]
* ''[[Damages]]'' as [[Amoral Attorney|Ray]] [[Jerkass Woobie|Fiske]]
* [[John Adams]] as John Dickenson
* ''[[John Adams]]'' as John Dickenson
* [[Heroes]] as [[The Unfettered|Emile]] [[Complete Monster|Danko]]
* ''[[Heroes]]'' as [[The Unfettered|Emile]] [[Complete Monster|Danko]]
* [[True Blood]] as [[Knight Templar|The Magister]]
* ''[[True Blood]]'' as [[Knight Templar|The Magister]]
* [[Big Love]] as [[Smug Snake|JJ Percy Walker]]
* ''[[Big Love]]'' as [[Smug Snake|JJ Percy Walker]]
* [[The Event]] as [[Badass|Blake]] [[Authority Equals Asskicking|Sterling]]
* ''[[The Event]]'' as [[Badass|Blake]] [[Authority Equals Asskicking|Sterling]]
* [[Lost]] as [[Working With the Ex|Edmund Burke]]
* ''[[Lost]]'' as [[Working With the Ex|Edmund Burke]]
* [[In Bruges]] as [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|A Canadian Guy]]
* ''[[In Bruges]]'' as [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|A Canadian Guy]]
* [[Law and Order]] as [[Magnificent Bastard|Philip Swann]]
* ''[[Law and Order]]'' as [[Magnificent Bastard|Philip Swann]]
* [[Master Harold and The Boys]] as Hally (originated the role)
* ''[[Master Harold and The Boys]]'' as Hally (originated the role)


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Zeljko Ivanek
Imagine the lawyer/prosecutor/accountant you'd most dread seeing across the table from you. Okay, got it? It's this guy, isn't it? I know-freaky, right?
—Cracked

Željko Ivanek is a Slovenian-American actor and graduate of Yale who’s usually the best thing in whatever he’s in. He initially started off typecast as a nice guy, most notably Ed Danvers in Homicide Life On the Street. Tired of playing good guys, he asked his agent to get him more villainous roles. The agent was more than obliging.

A familiar face on television due to his long-term portrayals of characters such as Governor James Devlin in Oz and Andre Drazen in the first season of 24, he’s enjoyed a recent profile boost after winning an Emmy for his portrayal of Ray Fiske on the critically acclaimed Damages. He tends to make even the smallest role somehow memorable, and has had recurring stints on Heroes, True Blood and Big Love, not to mention his role as a regular on The Event. Although the show suffered from many problems, Ivanek was a compelling presence.

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