Visnjic, Goran 1972–

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced "VISH-nyich"; born September 9, 1972, in Sibenik, Croatia; son of a bus driver and a saleswoman; married Ivana Vrodoljak (a sculptor), May 8, 1999. Education: Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia. Avocational Interests: Fencing, swimming, diving, wind surfing, and kung fu.

Addresses: Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Actor and producer. Appeared in commercials for Tuborg beer. International Fund for Animal Welfare, spokesperson. Military service: Croatian army, c. 1990.

Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2000, 2001, for ER; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, drama, 2002, for The Deep End; Golden Arena, national competition: best actor, Pula Film Festival, 2004, for Duga mracna noc; Best Actor Award, Paris Film Festival, 2004, for Doctor Sleep; voted Best Croatian actor by Vecernji list, 2004, Vladimir Nazor Award, best realization of a theatrical performance—film, 2005, both for Duga mracna noc.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ustasa terrorist, Braca po materi (also known as Maternal Halfbrothers), 1988.

Paranoja (also known as Paranoia), 1993.

Risto Bavic, Welcome to Sarajevo, Miramax, 1997.

Bazta Sergeant, The Peacemaker, DreamWorks, 1997.

Puska za uspavljivanje, 1997.

Maurice, Rounders, Miramax, 1998.

Jimmy Angelov, Practical Magic, Warner Bros., 1998.

Niko/Neil, Committed (also known as Non Stop Girl), Miramax, 2000.

Bepo Stambuk, Posljednja volja (also known as The Last Will), Imageworks Entertainment International, 2001.

Alek "Al" Spera, The Deep End, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2001.

Voice of Soto, Ice Age (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Dr. Michael Strother, Doctor Sleep (also known as Close Your Eyes and Hypnotic), Deal, 2002.

Voice of Robert Capra, Robert Capra: In Love and War (documentary), 2003.

Ivan Kolar-Iva, Duga mracna noc (also known as Long Dark Night), 2004.

Mark Miller, Elektra, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Posljednja volja (also known as The Last Will), Imageworks Entertainment International, 2001.

Producer, Duga mracna noc (also known as Long Dark Night), 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Luka Kovac, ER, NBC, 1999–.

Ivan Kolar, Duga mracna noc, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Vladimir Vidric, Olujne tisine 1895–1995, 1997.

Title role, Spartacus, USA Network, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Soldier, Michele va alla guerra (also known as Schrei nach Hilfe), 1994.

United Nations security officer, Night Watch (also known as Alistair MacLean's "Night Watch" and Detonator 2: Night Watch), USA Network, 1995.

Maks, Vidimo se (also known as See You), 1995.

Ivan, Prepoznavanje, 1996.

Davor, Tesko je reci zbogom, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "The Deep End," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, 2001.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2001, 2002.

Himself, The Movie Chart Show, 2001.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2001, 2003.

Himself, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2001, 2003.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2001, 2004.

Himself, Today (also known as The Today Show), NBC, 2001, 2004.

Himself, Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003.

Himself, E! News Daily (also known as E! News Live), E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2005.

Himself, "Elektra," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004.

Himself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Himself, Unscripted, HBO, 2005.

Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2005.

Himself, "Celebrity Game," Ballbreakers, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Duga mracna noc, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Title role, Hamlet, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1993–2000.

Also appeared in Les fourberies de scapin; L'ecole des femmes; Miss Julie; Ivanov; The Brothers Karamozov; Le baruffe chiozotte.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in "The Power of Goodbye" by Madonna, 1998; "Zivot" ("Life") by Tony Cetinski's, 1998.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

In Style, February, 2005.

People Weekly, December 6, 1999, p. 101; May 8, 2000, p. 116.

Redbook, February, 2005, p. 30.

TV Guide, April 22, 2000, p. 34.

US Weekly, May 15, 2000, p. 36.