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.
Movies (48)
Little Brother
2026
IF
2024
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Almost Friends
2017
Snatched
2017
Marauders
2016
I Am Wrath
2016
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
Beef
2014
White Bird in a Blizzard
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
They Came Together
2014
Small Time
2014
Showing Up
2014
Man of Steel
2013
42
2013
Awful Nice
2013
Dirty Movie
2011
Lost Cannibals of Europe
2011
F--k
2010
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
Carriers
2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
Nights in Rodanthe
2008
Gym Teacher: The Movie
2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
Murder in Greenwich
2002
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
Runaway Bride
1999
Carlo's Wake
1999
Shift
1999
Brown's Requiem
1998
The Souler Opposite
1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
Target Earth
1998
Every 9 Seconds
1997
Bound
1996
Twelve Monkeys
1995
A Dangerous Affair
1995
Junior
1994
Clean Slate
1994
Without a Kiss Goodbye
1993
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
When Will I Be Loved?
1990
Toad
TV Shows (65)
Captain Fall
2023
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
Ziwe
2021
Cinema Toast
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
How To with John Wilson
2020
Solar Opposites
2020
Maxxx
2020
Harley Quinn
2019
Harley Quinn
2019
Harley Quinn
2019
Harley Quinn
2019
Harley Quinn
2019
Harley Quinn
2019
Bless the Harts
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Twilight Zone
2019
POSE
2018
HAPPY!
2017
At Home with Amy Sedaris
2017
Steve
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Underground
2016
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015
Surviving Jack
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Rick and Morty
2013
Drunk History
2013
Veep
2012
Finding Your Roots
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009
True Blood
2008
Wonder Showzen
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Scrubs
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Family Guy
1999
Brooklyn South
1997
The View
1997
The View
1997
Oz
1997
The Last Don
1997
Leaving L.A.
1997
MADtv
1995
Misery Loves Company
1995
Hope and Gloria
1995
NYPD Blue
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
In a Child's Name
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Law & Order
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Equalizer
1985
1st & Ten
1984
Jeopardy!
1984
Sesame Street
1969