IvanekwasborninLjubljana,Slovenia,thenapartofYugoslavia.HeemigratedwithhisparentstotheUnitedStatesin1960whenhewas3yearsold;afteratwo-yearstay,thefamilymovedbacktoSloveniaforfiveyearsandthenreturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1967.IvanekgraduatedfromYaleUniversityin1978andafterwardattendedtheLondonAcademyofMusicandDramaticArt. In1982,IvanekoriginatedtheroleofHallyinAthol...(展开全部) IvanekwasborninLjubljana,Slovenia,thenapartofYugoslavia.HeemigratedwithhisparentstotheUnitedStatesin1960whenhewas3yearsold;afteratwo-yearstay,thefamilymovedbacktoSloveniaforfiveyearsandthenreturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1967.IvanekgraduatedfromYaleUniversityin1978andafterwardattendedtheLondonAcademyofMusicandDramaticArt. In1982,IvanekoriginatedtheroleofHallyinAtholFugard'splayMasterHarold...andtheBoys.HehasalsoappearedintheU.S.premieresofsuchnotableplaysasCarylChurchill'sCloudNine-garneringthe1981DramaDeskAwardforOutstandingFeaturedActorinaPlay-andMartinMcDonagh'sThePillowman.HewouldlaterworkagainwithMcDonagh,playingaminorroleasaCanadiantouristinthefilmInBruges. IvanekfrequentlyappearsonBroadwayandhasbeennominatedforthreeTonyAwards:oneforhisperformanceintheoriginalproductionofBrightonBeachMemoirs,onemoreasafeaturedactorinTwoShakespeareanActors,andanotherforhisleadperformanceasCaptainQueeginarevivalofTheCaineMutinyCourtMartialalongsideDavidSchwimmerandTimDaly. IvanekisperhapsbestknownforhissupportingrolesinthetelevisionseriesTheXFilesasRoland;Homicide:LifeontheStreetasprosecutingattorneyEdDanvers;DamagesasRayFiske;OzasGovernorJamesDevlin;24asAndreDrazen;LostasEdmundBurke;HeroesasEmileDanko;andasJ.J.inHBO'sseriesBigLove. Inhisscreenappearances,heoftenplaysprofessionalmensuchaslawyersorgovernmentfunctionaries,sometimesofanevilnature. In2006,hegueststarredonLaw&Order:SpecialVictimsUnitplayingthefatherofacollegestudent(SchuylerFisk)withwhomhehasanincestuousrelationship. IvanekportrayedJohnDickinson,representativefromPennsylvaniaoftheSecondContinentalCongressintheHBOminiseriesJohnAdams.HewasagainseenonHBOinNovember2008intheseriesTrueBlood,inwhichheplayedtheroleoftheMagister.HereprisedhisroleastheMagisterin2010,theshow'sthirdseason. OnSeptember21,2008IvanekwasawardedanEmmyforOutstandingSupportingActorinaDramaSeriesforhisperformanceintheroleofRayFiskeonDamages. IvanekappearedinthethirdandfourthseasonsofBigLove,asNickiGrant'sfirsthusband,J.J. Heappearedasagun-wieldingpatientintheepisode"LastResort"onHouse. IvanekwasintheNBCdramaseriesTheEvent.