Born 1961 (age 65) · Washington, D.C., USA
Appears in 109 titles

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.

Filmography

Man of Steel
6.6
Man of Steel
2013
as Colonel Nathan Hardy
Twelve Monkeys
7.6
Twelve Monkeys
1995
as Lt. Halperin
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Clerk at Flamingo Hotel
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
6.6
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
as Freakshow
Runaway Bride
6.1
Runaway Bride
1999
as Coach Bob Kelly
42
7.2
42
2013
as Leo Durocher
Junior
5.2
Junior
1994
as Mr. Lanzarotta
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
IF
7.0
IF
2024
as Cosmo (voice)
Carriers
6.1
Carriers
2009
as Frank Holloway
Bound
7.2
Bound
1996
as Johnnie Marzzone
Wet Hot American Summer
6.3
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Gene
Snatched
5.3
Snatched
2017
as Roger Simmons
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
6.6
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015
as Pascal MacCorkill
White Bird in a Blizzard
6.2
White Bird in a Blizzard
2014
as Brock Connor
I Am Wrath
5.7
I Am Wrath
2016
as Dennis
Marauders
5.8
Marauders
2016
as Montgomery
Nights in Rodanthe
6.2
Nights in Rodanthe
2008
as Jack
Green Lantern: First Flight
7.0
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
as Hal Jordan (voice)