Željko Ivanek
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| Željko Ivanek | |
|---|---|
 Željko Ivanek | |
| Character(s) | Edmund Burke |
| Date of Birth | August 15, 1957 (age 52) |
| Origin | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| IMDb profile | |
Željko Ivanek (pronounced Zhel-ko Ee-Vah-nek) is an Emmy-Award winning actor who portrays Edmund Burke in Season 3 episode "Not in Portland".
Trivia
- Is one of five actors from the show Oz to be cast on Lost (the others being Harold Perrineau, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lance Reddick, and Ken Leung)
Background
- Graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1980.
- He has been nominated for a Tony Award three times. He has also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.
- He has appeared in numerous TV shows including Homicide:Life on the Street, 24, ER, NYPD Blue, Cold Case and Law & Order.
- He won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor far his role in Damages. One of the other actors nominated that year was Michael Emerson for his role as Ben Linus.
- He, and Adetokumboh McCormack (Yemi) are the only actors to appear on Lost, 24, and Heroes.
- Portrayed Hally in the first performance of "Master Harold ... and the boys" at Yale Repertory Theatre on March 12, 1982.
