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Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić (born September 9, 1972) is a Croatian-born American actor who has appeared in American and British films and TV. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the hit television series ER. He's also known for his roles as Erik the Red on the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla, Garcia Flynn on NBC's Timeless, John Woods on CBS's Extant, Marco Costanteon NBC's Crossing Lines, Nicholae Schiller on ABC's Red Widow, Dragan Armansky in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), voice of Soto in Ice Age, Jimmy Angelo in Practical Magic, and Bazta Sergeant in The Peacemaker. He grew up in Sibenik, Croatia (then Yugoslavia), a port town on the Adriatic Sea, where he decided at an early age that he wanted to be an actor. He first performed in local theater groups and then entered the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Goran gained popularity in Croatia when, at the age of 21, he was cast as Hamlet in the prestigious Dubrovnik Summer Festival’s staging of Shakespeare’s play. His performance earned him three national Best Actor awards, including an Orlando (the Croatian equivalent of a Tony). He made his American motion-picture debut in the "Welcome to Sarajevo," drama, directed by Michael Winterbottom. In his leisure time, he enjoys fencing, swimming and diving. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Eva, and their three children.

Personal information

Birthday

1972-09-09

Birth Place

Sibenik, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]

Movies and TV shows :

95 Decibels

95 Decibels

2013

0.0

Movie
A Rifle for Sleeping

A Rifle for Sleeping

1997

0.0

Movie
poster

American Masters

1986

7.1

TV
Apocrypha

Apocrypha

2009

5.1

Movie
Asthma

Asthma

2015

6.0

Movie
Beginners

Beginners

2011

6.8

Movie
poster

BlackBoxTV Presents

2010

5.8

TV
Committed

Committed

2000

4.8

Movie
poster

Crossing Lines

2013

6.7

TV
Dark Hearts

Dark Hearts

2014

3.8

Movie
Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

2002

5.1

Movie
poster

Doctor Who

2005

7.5

TV
poster

Dollface

2019

7.1

TV
Elektra

Elektra

2005

5.0

Movie
poster

EP Daily

1997

10.0

TV
poster

ER

1994

7.8

TV
poster

Extant

2014

6.3

TV
Fatima

Fatima

2020

7.3

Movie
poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

5.9

TV
Helen

Helen

2009

6.7

Movie
Hellraiser

Hellraiser

2022

6.2

Movie
Ice Age

Ice Age

2002

7.4

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
K-11

K-11

2013

5.7

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Leverage

2008

7.6

TV
Long Dark Night

Long Dark Night

2004

6.4

Movie
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

7.5

Movie
Maternal Half-Brothers

Maternal Half-Brothers

1988

6.3

Movie
Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

2014

5.9

Movie
Never Here

Never Here

2017

5.4

Movie
Night Watch

Night Watch

1995

4.6

Movie
poster

Pan Am

2011

6.4

TV
Paranoia

Paranoia

1993

0.0

Movie
Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998

6.8

Movie
Recognition

Recognition

1996

0.0

Movie
poster

Red Widow

2013

5.9

TV
Robert Capa: In Love and War

Robert Capa: In Love and War

2003

7.0

Movie
Rounders

Rounders

1998

7.0

Movie
Scream for Help

Scream for Help

1994

0.0

Movie
See You

See You

1995

5.0

Movie
Spartacus

Spartacus

2004

6.7

Movie
poster

Spartacus

2004

6.8

TV
poster

Stormy Silence

1997

0.0

TV
The Accursed

The Accursed

2021

6.6

Movie
poster

The Boys

2019

8.5

TV
The Counselor

The Counselor

2013

5.3

Movie
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

2009

7.2

Movie
poster

The Deep

2010

5.9

TV
The Deep End

The Deep End

2001

6.1

Movie
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
The General

The General

2019

0.5

Movie
poster

The General

2019

3.0

TV
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

7.4

Movie
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood

2012

8.0

Movie
The Last Will

The Last Will

2001

4.4

Movie
poster

The Megan Mullally Show

2006

4.2

TV
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

1997

6.0

Movie
The Tribes of Palos Verdes

The Tribes of Palos Verdes

2017

5.3

Movie
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

This Is Us

2016

8.2

TV
poster

Timeless

2016

7.2

TV
poster

Tito

2010

0.0

TV
poster

Today

1952

5.5

TV
poster

Unscripted

2005

8.0

TV
poster

Vikings: Valhalla

2022

7.7

TV
Welcome to Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo

1997

6.4

Movie