Christopher Meloni
Date of birth: 1961-04-02
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Chris Meloni, کریستوفر ملونی, Кристофер Питер Мелони, Christopher Peter Meloni
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.
Movie Credits
Twelve Monkeys
1995-12-29
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014-08-20
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Wet Hot American Summer
2001-07-27
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998-05-22
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas
Runaway Bride
1999-07-30
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by ja
Target Earth
1998-01-01
Unlikely heroes must overcome incredible dangers to save mankind from the threat of an alien invasio
Junior
1994-11-22
A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleag
Carriers
2009-09-04
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can
Bound
1996-09-13
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a c
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008-04-25
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Haro
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009-09-25
After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthrop
Nights in Rodanthe
2008-09-26
Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes wh
Gym Teacher: The Movie
2008-09-12
Dave Stweie was America's hope for the gold in the 1988 Seoul Games.... until he ran face first into
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009-07-28
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force
Clean Slate
1994-05-06
Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking
Man of Steel
2013-06-12
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he jou
Murder in Greenwich
2002-11-15
The story of Martha Moxley, a 15-year-old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970s. Her murder went u
National Lampoon's Dirty Movie
2011-02-15
An outrageous cut-rate producer is about to fulfill his lifelong dream to make a movie about the mos
Carlo's Wake
1999-01-01
Carlo's Wake is a black comedy about the life, death and wake of an Italian-American patriarch and h
42
2013-04-12
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabash
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009-10-17
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing
White Bird in a Blizzard
2014-10-15
In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
The Souler Opposite
1998-10-04
Barry (Christopher Meloni) is a bitter, sexist thirtysomething stand-up comic with a penchant for ag
IF
2024-05-08
After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to
Awful Nice
2013-03-08
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when their father dies and leaves th
Small Time
2014-04-18
Al Klein and his longtime friend, Ash Martini, own a used car lot and these two know every trick in
Without a Kiss Goodbye
1993-03-20
True story of a middle class mother charged with murdering her baby, despite her denials. Re-tells t
Showing Up
2014-02-25
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists in
They Came Together
2014-06-27
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
Starwater
2001-01-01
Made by Scott William Winters, Starwater is a star-studded experimental film shot while doing the HB
A Dangerous Affair
1995-01-01
Sharon Blake is a successful career woman who has a passionate affair with a possessive man. When sh
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015-08-07
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in
When Will I Be Loved?
1990-12-03
Three disillusioned wives who are contemplating divorce compare notes on their stormy marriages.
Every 9 Seconds
1997-10-12
Domestic violence drama, with Gail O'Grady as a distraught young mother, finding herself stalked by
Marauders
2016-07-01
An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper p
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015-07-31
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-
I Am Wrath
2016-04-14
A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's kil
Snatched
2017-05-03
When her boyfriend dumps Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, she persuades her ultra-cautious mom
Beef
2014-11-11
BEEF is a comedic spin on a real person courtroom show. Set in a NY deli, BEEF revolves around Lou,
Almost Friends
2017-11-17
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004-07-02
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992-03-26
An AIDS-stricken woman becomes a leader in the struggle to educate people about the disease and its
F--k
2010-04-07
Some people will do anything to find the location.
Brown's Requiem
1998-11-01
Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020-01-02
Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes foot
Shift
1999-01-01
SHIFT tells the story of the volatile relationship between Melanie, a waitress in an airport coffee
Toad
Two naive slackers, Sam and Alex, are hired to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from
Little Brother
A famous real estate agent's carefully curated world is upended when his eccentric “little brother”
Lost Cannibals of Europe
2011-01-24
Cannibalism has long been considered a dark chapter in man's history. Yet we think of it only as iso