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name: "Ivan G'Vera"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ivan-gvera"
roles: []
born: "1 April 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T17:06:43.367243+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ivan G'Vera

Actor. Born 1 April 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czechia].

## Details

- **Born:** 1 April 1959, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czechia]
- **Active:** 1990–2009
- **Also known as:** Ivan Gvera, Ivan Šplíchal
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 49 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_G%27Vera, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6096261, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233647

## Biography

Ivan G'Vera, born Ivan Šplíchal on 1 April 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, is a Czech-American actor. He fled Czechoslovakia at the age of 18 and later trained and worked as an actor in the United States, adopting the stage name Ivan G'Vera. He is also credited as Ivan Gvera and Ivan Šplíchal.

G'Vera is best known for playing Ivan Marais on the American soap opera *Days of Our Lives* from 1991 to 2000, with later returns. His film credits include the Venice Hotel Concierge in *Casino Royale* (2006), General Losenko in *Terminator Salvation* (2009), a Russian President in *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016), and Budenny in *Child 44* (2015). He received a nomination for Outstanding Scene Stealer at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1998.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Fi1m 49, as General Losenko — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Officer #2 (Red October) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Obliterated* (2023), series, as Vlad Litvin
- *Shadowplay* (2020), series, as Alexander Izosimov
- *Golden Sting* (2018), Actor
- *The Romanoffs* (2018), series, as Lazlo Barta
- *The Wolf: True Alpha* (2018), as Sergei Kordakov
- *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016), as Russian President
- *Místo zločinu Plzeň* (2015), series, as Milan Kalina
- *Child 44* (2015), as Budenny
- *Legends* (2014), series, as Prague Official
- *Force of Execution* (2014), as Constantine
- *Godfather's Story* (2013), Actor
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, as Commander Jonkers
- *Burning Bush* (2013), series, Actor
- *Transporter: The Series* (2013), series, as Dobry Drozd
- *Obchoďák* (2012), series, Actor
- *A Royal Affair* (2012), as Tysk læge
- *Cesty domů* (2010), series, as Coppola
- *Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus* (2010), as Willie
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), as General Losenko — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *Casino Royale* (2006), as Venice Hotel Concierge — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Shadowplay* (2002), as Alexander Izosimov (voice)
- *Winter Heat* (1994), as Ivan Marais
- *Martial Outlaw* (1993), Stunts
- *Going Under* (1991), as Soviet Sonar Man
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), as Officer #2 (Red October) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)
- *Alien Nation* (1989), series, as Bjorn
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, as Russian — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Milo Vance

## Gallery

- ![Ivan G'Vera](https://film.one/media/person/395855/gallery-972bf48619d2.jpg) Ivan G'Vera — Image via TMDB
- ![Ivan G'Vera](https://film.one/media/person/395855/gallery-f1bfadc9900b.jpg) Ivan G'Vera — Image via TMDB

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