Ivan G'Vera

Ivan G'Vera (born Ivan Šplíchal; April 1, 1959) is a Czech-American actor, best known for his role as Ivan Marais on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1991 to 2000, and sporadically thereafter. He’s also known for appearing as a Red October submarine officer in The Hunt for Red October (1990), the Venice hotel concierge in Casino Royale (2006), General Dimitri Lysenko in Terminator Salvation (2009) and the Russian president in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). At age 18, the Prague-born young man fled Czechoslovakia for the United States, attended college, and later became an actor, adopting the stage name "Ivan G'Vera". He was nominated for the "Outstanding Scene Stealer" by Soap Opera Digest Award in 1998. G'Vera is a naturalized citizen of the United States.