---
name: "Mark Ivanir"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-ivanir"
fi1m_id: "mark-ivanir"
imdb_id: "nm0411980"
tmdb_id: 6696
wikidata_id: "Q1033909"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 September 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-23T21:15:55.554864+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."
---

# Mark Ivanir

## Identity

Mark Ivanir

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-ivanir
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-ivanir
- **IMDb ID:** nm0411980
- **TMDB ID:** 6696
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1033909
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ivanir, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1033909, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6696

Actor. Born 6 September 1968 in Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine].

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 September 1968, Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir, Марк Олександрович Іванір, Марк Александрович Иванир
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 91 (1), 2000s 67 (4), 2010s 71 (3), 2020s 58 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 64 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 3, Thriller 3, Action 2, Crime 2, History 2
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,679m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ivanir, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1033909, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6696

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Emilia Pérez*](https://film.one/film/emilia-perez.md) (58)

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## Fi1m on Mark Ivanir

> Mark Ivanir is too often hired for an accent and a suggestion of danger. We value the humanity he looks for in tough characters, and would like more films to give him room to pursue it.

In *Emilia Pérez* (2024), Mark Ivanir’s surgeon, Wasserman, asks whether changing the body changes the soul. Jacques Audiard’s film never returns to the question, treating transition chiefly as a way of moving the plot along. We were uncomfortable with how readily it asked that question and then abandoned it. It is frustrating to see a supporting actor given something consequential to say when the script has no further use for it.

The international breakthrough was *Schindler's List* (1993), in which he played Marcel Goldberg for Steven Spielberg. We find Spielberg’s drama harrowing and humane, despite the stretches that press too hard for tears, and Ivanir is part of the ensemble that gives it force. Spielberg cast him again as the cab driver Goran in *The Terminal* (2004). Work with Robert De Niro on *The Good Shepherd* (2006) brought further attention, but supporting and guest parts continued to define much of his screen career.

The familiar assignments are Russian or Eastern European characters, intelligence men and people whose motives are doubtful. Those parts have kept him working, but they also encourage us to notice the accent before the actor. His clowning and stage experience feed into his physical acting, and we value his interest in finding humanity in tough characters. Larger parts would give us more time to see what he can do with that preparation.

*A Late Quartet* (2012) is the obvious place to look beyond the smaller assignments: Daniel Lerner is one of his largest screen roles. That matters in a career so often sustained by Russian or Eastern European casting. We would like more opportunities to see what he does when an accent is not the first thing the part requires. Start there if *Emilia Pérez* has left you wondering what else its surgeon might have been allowed to do.

## Biography

Mark Ivanir is an Israeli actor. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine (then Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR), he immigrated to Israel with his family in 1972. He trained at the École Philippe Gaulier in Paris and has lived in Los Angeles since 2001.

His film credits include Marcel Goldberg in *Schindler's List* (1993), roles in *The Terminal* (2004), *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011) and *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), and Dr. Wasserman in *Emilia Pérez* (2024). Television appearances include *The Mentalist*, *Grimm*, *The Blacklist* and *Homeland*.

In 2024 Ivanir shared the Mill Valley Film Festival Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for *Emilia Pérez*.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Emilia Pérez* (2024), Fi1m 58, as Wasserman — [page](https://film.one/film/emilia-perez.md)
- *Babylon Berlin* (2017), Fi1m 82, as Abraham Goldstein / Abe Gold — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-berlin.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Fi1m 53, as Karlenko — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Afghar Outpost Soldier / Secretary (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)
- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), Fi1m 77, as Dmitri Shipkov — [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md)
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Fi1m 64, as Valentin Mironov #2 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), Fi1m 64, as Patron - Dive Bar — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-and-mrs-smith-2005.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Cab Driver Goran — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Schindler's List* (1993), Fi1m 91, as Marcel Goldberg — [page](https://film.one/film/schindlers-list.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

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

- *Heart of a Killer* (2026), series, Actor
- *Idiotka* (2026), as Samuel Levlansky
- *The Last Frontier* (2025), series, as Viktor Voss
- *Guns & Moses* (2025), as Rabbi Danny
- *Zero Day* (2025), series, as Natan
- *Emilia Pérez* (2024), as Wasserman — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/emilia-perez.md)
- *Die Zweiflers* (2024), series, as Jackie Zweifler
- *Heart of Stone* (2023), as King of Spades
- *The Company You Keep* (2023), series, as Grigori Abramov
- *Litvinenko* (2022), series, as Alexander Goldfarb
- *Pantheon* (2022), series, as Yair Gispan (voice)
- *Rubikon* (2022), as Dimitri Krylow
- *Mayor of Kingstown* (2021), series, as Roman
- *FBI: International* (2021), series, as General Stanislau Lenkov
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Mikael Abramov
- *Nasdrovia* (2020), series, as Aleksei
- *Kajillionaire* (2020), as Stovik
- *Away* (2020), series, as Misha
- *The New Pope* (2020), series, as Bauer
- *Esau* (2019), as Jacob
- *For All Mankind* (2019), series, as Mikhail Mikhailovic — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/for-all-mankind-2019.md)
- *The Morning Show* (2019), series, as Al
- *The Red Sea Diving Resort* (2019), as Mossad Chief Barack Isaacs
- *FBI* (2018), series, as General Stanislau Lenkov
- *Barry* (2018), series, as Vacha, Ruslan — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)
- *7 Days in Entebbe* (2018), as General Motta Gur
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Cohen
- *Babylon Berlin* (2017), series, as Abraham Goldstein / Abe Gold — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-berlin.md)
- *Bye Bye Germany* (2017), as Holzmann
- *The Man Who Was Thursday* (2016), as Jack
- *Blindspot* (2015), series, as Anton Stepulov
- *Transparent* (2014), series, as Nitzan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md)
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Timur Soroka
- *Beauty and the Baker* (2013), series, as Tzvika Granot
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Ivan — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Transporter: The Series* (2013), series, as Sergej Zarov
- *A Late Quartet* (2012), as Daniel Lerner
- *Jennifer* (2012), as Mark
- *360* (2012), as The Boss
- *Ghost Recon: Alpha* (2012), as Ghost Leader
- *The Fourth State* (2012), as Aslan
- *Big Miracle* (2012), as Dimitri
- *Touch* (2012), series, as Yuri Andreev
- *The Gordin Cell* (2012), series, as Yaakov 'Yasha' Lundin
- *Grimm* (2011), series, as Boris Myshkin — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), as Afghar Outpost Soldier / Secretary (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Ivan Krupin — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), as Karlenko — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *The Human Resources Manager* (2010), as Le DHR
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Garig Dobrian — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Nikita* (2010), series, as Vladimir Ivanov
- *Bunraku* (2010), as Eddie
- *In the Face of Crime* (2010), series, as Andrej
- *Undisputed III: Redemption* (2010), as Gaga
- *Dollhouse* (2009), series, as Cyril — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *What Just Happened* (2008), as Johnny
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Jan Nemic — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), series, as Roland David Barrett — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Get Smart* (2008), as Russian Guy in Bathroom
- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), series, as Dmitri Shipkov — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md)
- *Cane* (2007), series, as Dimitry Yasis
- *The Hunting Party* (2007), as Boris
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Ivan Vaskov / FSB Handler
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), as Valentin Mironov #2 — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Undisputed II: Last Man Standing* (2006), as Gaga
- *When Do We Eat?* (2006), as Rafi
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Yuri
- *The Cutter* (2005), as Doctor Joseph
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, as Nicolai Shevchenko
- *Cries from Ramah* (2005), as Joseph
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), as Patron - Dive Bar — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-and-mrs-smith-2005.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), as Cab Driver Goran — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, as Alpha-126
- *Rutenberg* (2003), as Abraham Rothenberg
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Yevgeny Putkin
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Gregor Kasparov
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Edgar Heinz
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Alex Kozodav — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), series, as Trask — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Boris Oransky — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Ramil Polvon
- *Hollywood Palms* (2000), as Russian Mover
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Cirque Manager
- *The Man Who Cried* (2000), as Man in Sweatshop
- *A Secret Affair* (1999), as Danko
- *Mr. Mani* (1996), series, Actor
- *Duel* (1993), as רוזנטל הצעיר
- *Schindler's List* (1993), as Marcel Goldberg — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/schindlers-list.md)
- *Delta Force 3: The Killing Game* (1991), as Pietre
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Nicolas Brezin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Iron Eagle II* (1988), as Balyonev

## Gallery

- ![מארק איווניר](https://film.one/media/person/10717/gallery-61199aaab17a.jpg) מארק איווניר — Ofer Hajayov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mark_Ivanir.jpg/1280px-Mark_Ivanir.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mark Ivanir](https://film.one/media/person/10717/gallery-6732904a2868.jpg) Mark Ivanir — Ofer Hajayov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Mark_Ivanir_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mark Ivanir at the 2025 South by Southwest festival.](https://film.one/media/person/10717/gallery-d4613319ccb4.jpg) Mark Ivanir at the 2025 South by Southwest festival. — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Mark_Ivanir_at_SXSW_2025.jpg/1280px-Mark_Ivanir_at_SXSW_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![רוזנקרנץ וגילדנשטרן מתים בתיאטרון גשר (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/10717/gallery-b2eeaf2a8232.jpg) רוזנקרנץ וגילדנשטרן מתים בתיאטרון גשר (2008) — Gesher Theater archive, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Roz_i_Gill_2.jpg/1280px-Roz_i_Gill_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mark Ivanir](https://film.one/media/person/10717/gallery-1026e4204ade.jpg) Mark Ivanir — Image via TMDB
- ![Mark Ivanir](https://film.one/media/person/10717/gallery-be8c5f6559a6.jpg) Mark Ivanir — Image via TMDB

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