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Christopher Meloni

Acting

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

Also known as Chris Meloni · کریستوفر ملونی · Кристофер Питер Мелони

Biography

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Rick and Morty

2013as Jesus Christ (voice)

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009as Self

Harley Quinn

2019as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Pose

2018as Dick Ford

Scrubs

2001as Dr. Norris

How to with John Wilson

2020as Self

The Handmaid's Tale

2017as George Winslow

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005as Elliot Stabler

Oz

1997as Chris Keller

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993as Dennis Knoll

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021as Det. Elliot Stabler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Elliot Stabler

Solar Opposites

2020as Lonesun (voice)

Dinosaurs

1991as Spike (voice)

True Blood

2008as Roman Zimojic

12 Monkeys

1995as Lt. Halperin

Veep

2012as Ray Whelans

Happy!

2017as Nick Sax

Family Guy

1999as George Townshend (voice)

Law & Order

1990as Elliot Stabler

42

2013as Leo Durocher

Wonder Showzen

2005as Cooties Spokesman

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998as Clerk at Flamingo Hotel

Bound

1996as Johnnie Marzzone

Mad TV

1995as Various

NYPD Blue

1993as Jimmy Liery

Sesame Street

1969

IF

2024as Cosmo (voice)

At Home with Amy Sedaris

2017as Ranger Russell

Green Lantern: First Flight

2009as Hal Jordan (voice)

Gym Teacher: The Movie

2008as Dave Stewie

American Dad!

2005as (voice)

Drunk History

2013as Othniel Marsh

Jeopardy!

1984as Self

The Twilight Zone

2019

Underground

2016as August Pullman

Man of Steel

2013as Colonel Nathan Hardy

Captain Fall

2023as Agent Steel (voice)

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015as Pascal MacCorkill

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004as Freakshow

Bless the Harts

2019as Detective Voccola (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

2017as Gene Jenkinson / Jonas Jurgenson

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

2015as Gene

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014as Mort

Finding Your Roots

2012as Self

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022as Self - Contestant

Almost Friends

2016as Howard

Nights in Rodanthe

2008as Jack

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2008as Grand Wizard