Biography
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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Hellraiser
2022
as Roland Voight
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group o...

The Accursed
2021
as Nikola
Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing ...

Fatima
2020
as Artur
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who t...

The General
2019
as Ante Gotovina
Follows the life of general Ante Gotovina.

The Tribes of Palos Verdes
2017
as Joe
When the situation at her idyllic Palos Verdes home turns volatile, young Medina attempts to surf her way to happiness.

Never Here
2017
as S
An artist whose work involves capturing images of strangers begins to believe she herself is being observed.

Asthma
2015
as Ragen
A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.

Midnight Sun
2014
as Muktuk
In northern Canada, a young boy sets a goal for himself to to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother. Goran Visnjic joins the cast as Muk...

Dark Hearts
2014
as Armand
When struggling artist Colson finds his muse in sultry singer Fran, their daring romance spirals out of control into a dangerous game of deception and...

95 Decibels
2013
as Dr. Corry
95 Decibels explores the emotional obstacles parents face when they get an unexpected diagnosis of hearing loss for their child.

The Counselor
2013
as Banker
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

K-11
2013
as Raymond Saxx
Raymond Saxx Jr., a powerful record producer, wakes from a drug-induced blackout to find himself locked up and classified "K-11." Plunged into a night...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2012
A look at the necessity of shooting in Sweden, with emphasis on the country's culture, history, climate, and politics as they play central to the stor...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Dragan Armansky
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tatto...

Beginners
2011
as Andy
Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories ...

Helen
2009
as David
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles aro...

Apocrypha
2009
as Man
A young boy picks up his father's camera, with which he accidentally films a dying romance between a man and a woman-

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
2009
as Stefan Zgrzembski
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted w...

Elektra
2005
as Mark Miller
Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and h...

Spartacus
2004
as Spartacus
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when h...

Long Dark Night
2004
as Ivan Kolar 'Iva'
"Long Dark Night" follows the life of the fictional character Iva Kolar: his experiences as a Croatian University student, his role as a Partisan figh...

Long Dark Night
2004
Producer
"Long Dark Night" follows the life of the fictional character Iva Kolar: his experiences as a Croatian University student, his role as a Partisan figh...

Robert Capa: In Love and War
2003
as Robert Capa (voice)
Profile of iconic war photographer Robert Capa, whose career spanned five epic conflicts across three continents before his untimely death at the age ...

Ice Age
2002
as Soto (voice)
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and S...

Doctor Sleep
2002
as Michael Strother
While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a st...

The Last Will
2001
as Bepo Štambuk
After the death of a wealthy Croatian emigrant, it is discovered that he left his fortune to an unknown, illegitimate relative back in Croatia.

The Last Will
2001
Co-Producer
After the death of a wealthy Croatian emigrant, it is discovered that he left his fortune to an unknown, illegitimate relative back in Croatia.

The Deep End
2001
as Alek Spera
With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult ...

Committed
2000
as Neil
After her husband, Carl, suddenly leaves, Joline travels from New York to Texas to track him down. Although Joline tries to remain upbeat, she is disc...

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Boyfriend (segment "The Power of Good-bye")
A collection of Madonna's favorite videos from 1993-1999. Contains the 14 videos: Bad Girl, Fever, Rain, Secret, Take A Bow, Bedtime Story, Human Natu...

Practical Magic
1998
as Jimmy Angelov
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, d...

Rounders
1998
as Maurice
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

The Peacemaker
1997
as Bazta Sergeant
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a...

Welcome to Sarajevo
1997
as Risto Bavić
Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks wh...

A Rifle for Sleeping
1997
as Devetka - '9'
Janko, a police officer/veteran of the war, who is suffering from insomnia caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, now works as a guard in front of ...

Recognition
1996
as Ivan
During the war, Ana lost members of her family and was raped by a member of the Serb paramilitary forces. Years later, she accidentally sees her torme...

Night Watch
1995
as U.N. Security Officer
UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch"....

See You
1995
as Maks
In the war-driven Balkans in 1991, four friends meet to pay respect to a dead friend...
Scream for Help
1994
as Soldier

Paranoia
1993
A Croatian short film.

Maternal Half-Brothers
1988
as Ustaša terorista
This story about two maternal half-brothers, a Croat and a Serb. Although they never met, and both lose their loved ones in ethnic clashes, there is a...