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Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Acting

Born: April 2, 1961Washington, D.C., USA

Christopher Peter Meloni (born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit until 2013, and later reprising the role (as a series regular) on the 2021 spinoff series, Law & Order: Organized Crime. Meloni was nominated for the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Elliot Stabler. He played criminal Jimmy Liery in eight episodes of NYPD Blue during 1996-1997. He also played inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz. In June 2012, he returned to HBO as the vampire Roman on the main cast of True Blood for the series' fifth season. Meloni also starred in and executive-produced the Syfy series Happy! from 2017 to 2019. He then appeared on the third season of The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Winslow in 2019. He has appeared in a number of films to include Wet Hot American Summer, 12 Monkeys, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Runaway Bride, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Man of Steel, and 42.

Known For
Filmography

Little Brother

2026
IF

IF

Cosmo (voice)

2024
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Self

2020
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

Howard

2017
Snatched

Snatched

Roger Simmons

2017
Marauders

Marauders

Montgomery

2016
I Am Wrath

I Am Wrath

Dennis

2016
The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Pascal MacCorkill

2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Self

2015
Beef

Beef

Lou

2014
White Bird in a Blizzard

White Bird in a Blizzard

Brock Connor

2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Mort

2014
They Came Together

They Came Together

Roland

2014
Small Time

Small Time

Al Klein

2014
Showing Up

Showing Up

Self

2014
Man of Steel

Man of Steel

Colonel Nathan Hardy

2013
42

42

Leo Durocher

2013
Awful Nice

Awful Nice

Jon Charbineau

2013
Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

The Producer

2011
Lost Cannibals of Europe

Lost Cannibals of Europe

Self - Narrator

2011
F--k

F--k

Christopher

2010
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

Self

2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

R / Subject #3

2009
Carriers

Carriers

Frank Holloway

2009
Green Lantern: First Flight

Green Lantern: First Flight

Hal Jordan (voice)

2009
Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

Jack

2008
Gym Teacher: The Movie

Gym Teacher: The Movie

Dave Stewie

2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Grand Wizard

2008
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Freakshow

2004
Murder in Greenwich

Murder in Greenwich

Mark Fuhrman

2002
Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer

Gene

2001

Starwater

2001
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

Coach Bob Kelly

1999
Shift

Shift

Louis

1999
Carlo's Wake

Carlo's Wake

Bennetto Torello

1999
Brown's Requiem

Brown's Requiem

Sgt. Cavanaugh (uncredited)

1998
The Souler Opposite

The Souler Opposite

Barry Singer

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Clerk at Flamingo Hotel

1998
Target Earth

Target Earth

Det. Samuel 'Sam' Adams

1998
Every 9 Seconds

Every 9 Seconds

Richard Sutherland

1997
Bound

Bound

Johnnie Marzzone

1996
Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys

Lt. Halperin

1995
A Dangerous Affair

A Dangerous Affair

Tommy Moretti

1995
Junior

Junior

Mr. Lanzarotta

1994
Clean Slate

Clean Slate

Bodyguard #2

1994
Without a Kiss Goodbye

Without a Kiss Goodbye

Ray Samuels

1993
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

David

1992
When Will I Be Loved?

When Will I Be Loved?

Ron Weston

1990