Christopher Meloni
Known for

Acting

Credits

113

Gender

Man

Birthday

2 Apr 1961 (63)

Place of birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also known as
Chris Meloni

Christopher 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.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024IFCosmo (voice)
2023Captain FallAgent Steel (voice)
2022Celebrity Jeopardy!Self
2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeDet. Elliot Stabler
2021ZiweSelf
2020How To with John WilsonSelf
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUSelf
2020MaxxxDon Wild
2019Harley QuinnJim Gordon / Jeffrey The Parrot (voice)
2019Harley QuinnJim Gordon / Jeffery The Parrot (voice)
2019Harley QuinnGordon (voice)
2019Harley QuinnJim Gordon (voice)
2019Harley QuinnJim Gordon / Mr. Veronica Cale / Jeffey the Parrot (voice)
2019Harley QuinnCommissioner Gordon (voice)
2019Harley QuinnCommissioner Gordon / Guard (voice)
2019Harley QuinnCommissioner Gordon / Two-Face Goon / Bouncer (voice)
2019The Twilight Zone
2019Bless the HartsDetective Voccola (voice)
2018POSEDick Ford
2017The Handmaid's TaleGeorge Winslow
2017SnatchedRoger Simmons
2017HAPPY!Nick Sax
2017Almost FriendsHoward
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterGene Jenkinson / Jonas Jurgenson
2017At Home with Amy SedarisRanger Russell
2016MaraudersMontgomery
2016I Am WrathDennis
2016UndergroundAugust Pullman
2015The Diary of a Teenage GirlPascal MacCorkill
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampGene
2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet HotSelf
2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForMort
2014White Bird in a BlizzardBrock Connor
2014They Came TogetherRoland
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014Surviving JackDr. Jack Dunlevy
2014Small TimeAl Klein
2014BeefLou
2014Showing UpSelf
2014Here's Johnny! With Christopher MeloniSelf
2013Man of SteelColonel Nathan Hardy
2013Rick and MortyJesus Christ (voice)
201342Leo Durocher
2013Drunk HistoryOthniel Marsh
2013Awful NiceJon Charbineau
2012VeepRay Whelans
2012Finding Your RootsSelf
2011Dirty MovieThe Producer
2010F--kChristopher
2009CarriersFrank Holloway
2009Green Lantern: First FlightHal Jordan (voice)
2009Brief Interviews with Hideous MenR / Subject #3
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009My Dog: An Unconditional Love StorySelf
2008True BloodRoman Zimojic
2008Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo BayGrand Wizard
2008Nights in RodantheJack
2008Gym Teacher: The MovieDave Stewie
2005American Dad!Additional Voices (voice)
2005American Dad!(voice)
2005Wonder ShowzenCooties Spokesman
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryElliot Stabler
2004Harold & Kumar Go to White CastleFreakshow
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2002Murder in GreenwichMark Fuhrman
2001ScrubsDr. Norris
2001Wet Hot American SummerGene
2001Starwater
1999Family GuyGeorge Townshend (voice)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitElliot Stabler
1999Runaway BrideCoach Bob Kelly
1999Carlo's WakeBennetto Torello
1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasClerk at Flamingo Hotel
1998Brown's RequiemSgt. Cavanaugh (uncredited)
1998Target EarthDet. Samuel 'Sam' Adams
1998The Souler OppositeBarry Singer
1997OzChris Keller
1997The ViewSelf
1997The ViewSelf - Guest
1997The Last DonBoz Skannet
1997Brooklyn SouthJoe
1997Every 9 SecondsRichard Sutherland
1997Leaving L.A.Reed Sims
1996BoundJohnnie Marzzone
1995Twelve MonkeysLt. Halperin
1995MADtvVarious
1995A Dangerous AffairTommy Moretti
1995Hope and GloriaBilly
1995Misery Loves CompanyMitch
1994JuniorMr. Lanzarotta
1994Clean SlateBodyguard #2
1993NYPD BlueJimmy Liery
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Without a Kiss GoodbyeRay Samuels
1993The BoysDoug Kirkfield
1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryDavid
1991DinosaursSpike (voice)
1991In a Child's NameJerry Cimarelli
1990Law & OrderElliot Stabler
1990The Fanelli BoysFrankie Fanelli
1990When Will I Be Loved?Ron Weston
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1985The EqualizerTeam Leader
1984Jeopardy!
19841st & TenVito Del Greco / Johnny Gunn
1969Sesame Street
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeExecutive Producer
2017HAPPY!Director
2016UndergroundDirector
2014Here's Johnny! With Christopher MeloniThanks