Actor
Goran Višnjić
September 9, 1972 · Sibenik, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]
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.
Notable work
7.4Ice Age (2002)
as Soto (voice)
8.4The Boys (2019)
as Alastair Adana
7.4The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
as Dragan Armansky
7.6Doctor Who (2005)
as Nikola Tesla
5.1Elektra (2005)
as Mark
5.3The Counselor (2013)
as Banker
7Rounders (1998)
as Maurice
6.8Practical Magic (1998)
as Jimmy Angelov
8.2This Is Us (2016)
as Vincent Kelly
6.8Beginners (2011)
as Andy
6The Peacemaker (1997)
as Bazta Sergeant
7.6Vikings: Valhalla (2022)
as Erik the Red
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