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name: "Goran Višnjić"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 September 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:07.009566+00:00"
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# Goran Višnjić

Actor. Born 9 September 1972 in Sibenik, Yugoslavia [now Croatia].

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 September 1972, Sibenik, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]
- **Also known as:** Goran Visnjic, گوران ویسنیچ

## Biography

Goran Višnjić is a Croatian actor. Born on 9 September 1972 in Šibenik, then part of Yugoslavia, he trained at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. At the age of 21 he played the title role in *Hamlet* at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, becoming the youngest actor to do so and winning several national awards, including an Orlando.

He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač in the NBC series *ER* (1999–2008). He made his American film debut in *Welcome to Sarajevo* (1997) and has appeared in films including *Practical Magic* (1998), *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011) and *Beginners* (2011). He is married to Eva Višnjić, daughter of Croatian film director Antun Vrdoljak.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Luka Kovač — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Also known for

- *Ice Age* (2002), Soto (voice)
- *The Boys* (2019), Alastair Adana
- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Dragan Armansky
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Nikola Tesla
- *Elektra* (2005), Mark
- *The Counselor* (2013), Banker
- *Rounders* (1998), Maurice
- *Practical Magic* (1998), Jimmy Angelov

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