Christopher Meloni - wikipedia Christopher Meloni Christopher Meloni Meloni at the 2012 San Diego Comic - Con International Christopher Peter Meloni ( 1961 - 04 - 02 ) April 2, 1961 ( age 56 ) Washington, D.C., United States Residence Los Angeles, California Nationality American Other names Chris Meloni Education University of Colorado Boulder ( 1983 ) Neighborhood Playhouse Occupation Actor Years active 1988 -- present Spouse ( s ) Doris Sherman Williams ( m. 1995 ) Children Christopher Peter Meloni ( born April 2, 1961 ) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC police drama Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, and as 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 is also star and executive producer of Happy !, based on the comic book series created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Darick Robertson. The series premiered on Syfy on December 6, 2017. His films include Man of Steel, Wet Hot American Summer, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, 12 Monkeys, Runaway Bride, 42, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 2.1 Oz and Law & Order : Special Victims Unit 2.2 Other work 3 Public appearances 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 5.3 Video game 6 Awards and nominations 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Early life Meloni was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest of three children ( he has a brother and sister ) of Cecile ( née Chagnon ; 1926 -- 2016 ), a homemaker, and Charles Robert Meloni ( 1927 -- 2012 ), an endocrinologist. His maternal ancestry is French Canadian and his paternal ancestry is Sardinian ( from Italy ). Meloni attended St. Stephen 's School ( now St. Stephen 's & St. Agnes School ) in Alexandria, Virginia, and played quarterback on the football team. He studied acting at the University of Colorado at Boulder and graduated with a degree in history in 1983. After graduation, Meloni went to New York where he continued his studies with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, as well as the Center for the Media Arts. Acting career Meloni worked as a construction worker prior to getting his acting break. He has also worked as a bouncer, bartender, and personal trainer. Meloni worked his way up the acting ladder with commercials, short - lived TV series, and bit parts in a number of films. His first noticeable role was as the hotheaded son of a Mafia Don in the 1996 thriller Bound. He also appeared as Robbie Sinclair 's friend Spike in Dinosaurs and Julia Roberts ' character 's fiancé in Runaway Bride. Meloni in Wilmington, North Carolina, while filming Nights in Rodanthe Oz and Law & Order : Special Victims Unit From 1998 to 2003, Meloni portrayed the bisexual criminal Chris Keller on the HBO series Oz. Law & Order producer Dick Wolf signed Meloni to play Elliot Stabler on Law & Order : Special Victims Unit in 1999. Meloni appeared on both Oz and Law & Order : SVU simultaneously, until Oz went off the air in 2003. Meloni was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2006, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Elliot Stabler. In May 2011, Meloni announced that he would not be returning to SVU in fall 2011 for its 13th season after the failure of negotiations over a new contract. Other work Meloni in New York City, 2006 He returned to his comedic roots when he portrayed the character `` Gene '' in Wet Hot American Summer in 2001, the puppet - loving pediatrician Dr. Norris in a 2003 episode of Scrubs, and the character of `` Freakshow '' ( albeit in heavy make - up ) in the 2004 comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. He would make another cameo in its sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, as `` The Grand Wizard ''. In 2005, he appeared on episode 107 of MTV2 's adult puppet show Wonder Showzen in a series of parody public service announcements warning of the threat of cooties. He also had an uncredited role as a possibly gay hotel desk clerk in Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. In July 2009, Meloni portrayed DC Comics character Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie Green Lantern : First Flight. He briefly appeared in the first episode of the Comedy Central series Michael & Michael Have Issues portraying himself for a fake movie starring Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. Meloni played Colonel Hardy, a supporting role, in the Superman reboot film Man of Steel ( 2013 ). That year, he also played Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher in the historical baseball feature 42. On November 30, 2011, it was announced that Meloni was in talks with HBO to take on a `` major '' role in the fifth season of True Blood as an `` incredibly powerful '' vampire. It was later confirmed that he would be taking a role as a series regular for season 5 as Roman, an `` ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands. '' He also starred in the 2014 comedy They Came Together. He also stars as John Taylor in the video game Call of Duty : Black Ops III. Public appearances Meloni has appeared in many public service announcements in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) issues. In 1999, Meloni jokingly kissed Lee Tergesen ( who played Tobias Beecher, Meloni 's on - screen boyfriend on Oz ) at an awards dinner for GLAAD. In 2006, Meloni was given the Human Rights Campaign 's Equality Award, along with actor Jake Gyllenhaal and director Ang Lee, for his work on behalf of LGBT issues. In addition, in 2011, Meloni appeared in a Human Rights Campaign 's `` New Yorkers for Marriage Equality '' video. In 2004 and 2006 respectively, Meloni competed in both the fourth and the eighth series of Bravo 's Celebrity Poker Showdown ; in the eighth series he finished in second place, behind Robin Tunney, and ahead of Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick. He played for Feed the Children. He also appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy ! on November 10, 2006, defeating fellow Law & Order stars Sam Waterston and Kathryn Erbe. Meloni split his $50,000 charity prize between the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program and the Montefiore Advocacy Center. He also appeared on the program 's Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational which aired in December 17, 2009, this time he lost and won only $25,000 for his charity. The Smile Train. He was defeated by Joshua Malina and Harry Shearer. Meloni was included in the 2006 edition of People magazine 's Sexiest Men Alive. Personal life Meloni has been married to production designer Doris Sherman Meloni ( née Williams ) since July 1, 1995, and they have two children, daughter Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni ( b. March 23, 2001 ), and son Dante Amadeo Meloni ( b. January 2, 2004 ). Former Law & Order : SVU co-star Mariska Hargitay is the godmother to his daughter. He has a Cubist - inspired representation of the crucifixion of Christ tattooed on his upper left arm, as well as a butterfly tattoo on his left upper thigh and a Chinese astrological chart of his family on his right lower leg. In 2007, Meloni was inducted into his high school 's athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the undefeated 1978 football team, for which he was quarterback. Meloni currently resides in Los Angeles in a home made famous on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Clean Slate Bodyguard 1994 Junior Mr. Lanzarotta 1995 12 Monkeys Lt. Halperin Bound Johnnie Marzzone 1997 Money Talks SPY 1998 Brown 's Requiem Sgt. Cavanah Uncredited role 1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Sven, Clerk at Flamingo Hotel 1998 The Souler Opposite Barry Singer 1999 Carlo 's Wake Bennetto Torello 1999 Runaway Bride Bob Kelly Wet Hot American Summer Gene Jenkinson 2002 That Brief Moment Ken Short film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Freakshow 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Grand Wizard Credited as `` Reverend Clyde Stanky '' 2008 Nights in Rodanthe Jack Willis 2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men R / Subject # 3 2009 Carriers Frank Green Lantern : First Flight Hal Jordan / Green Lantern Voice 2011 National Lampoon 's Dirty Movie Producer Charlie LaRue 2013 Awful Nice Jon Charbineau 2013 Man of Steel Colonel Nathan Hardy 2013 42 Leo Durocher 2014 Beef Lou 2014 White Bird in a Blizzard Brock Connors 2014 Small Time Al Klein 2014 They Came Together Roland 2014 Sin City : A Dame to Kill For Mort 2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Pascal MacCorkill 2016 I Am Wrath Dennis 2016 Marauders Agent Jonathan Montgomery 2016 Holding Patterns Howard 2017 Snatched Roger Simmons Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 -- 1990 1st & Ten Vito Del Greco / Johnny Gunn 11 episodes When Will I Be Loved ? Ron Weston TV film 1990 -- 1991 Fanelli Boys, The The Fanelli Boys Frankie Fanelli 17 episodes 1991 In a Child 's Name Jerry Cimarelli TV film 1991 -- 1994 Dinosaurs Spike 11 episodes Something to Live for : The Alison Gertz Story David TV film 1993 Without a Kiss Goodbye Ray Samuels TV film aka Falsely Accused 1993 The Boys Doug Kirkfield 1993 Golden Gate Douglas ' BW ' Carlino Unsold pilot 1995 A Dangerous Affair Tommy Moretti TV film 1995 Hope and Gloria Billy Episode : `` Love with an Improper Stranger '' 1995 Misery Loves Company Mitch 8 episodes 1996 -- 1997 NYPD Blue Jimmy Liery 5 episodes 1997 The Last Don Boz Skannet Miniseries 1997 Leaving L.A. Reed Sims 6 episodes 1997 Every 9 Seconds Richard Sutherland TV film 1997 Brooklyn South Joe 3 episodes 1998 Target Earth Det. Samuel ' Sam ' Adams TV film 1998 Homicide : Life on the Street Bounty Hunter Dennis Knoll 2 episodes 1998 -- 2003 Oz Chris Keller 38 episodes 1999 Shift Louis TV film 1999 -- 2011 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Det. Elliot Stabler 272 episodes 2000 Law & Order Elliot Stabler 2 episodes ; `` Entitled '' and `` Fools for Love '' 2002 Murder in Greenwich Mark Fuhrman TV film 2003 Scrubs Dr. Dave Norris Episode : `` My White Whale '' 2005 Wonder Showzen Cooties Spokesman Episode : `` Health '' 2005 Law & Order : Trial by Jury Elliot Stabler Episode : `` Day '' 2008 Gym Teacher : The Movie Dave Stewie TV film 2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Himself Episode : `` Greg the Intern '' 2011 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Tony Bologna Cameo 2011 Ice Loves Coco Himself Cameo 2012 True Blood Roman Zimojic 5 episodes 2013 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Dr. Phillip Banhauser Episode : `` Aziz Ansari Wears a Charcoal Blazer '' 2014 Veep Ray Whelans 2 episodes 2014 Surviving Jack Jack Dunlevy 8 episodes ( 8th episode not shown on US network ) 2015 The Jack and Triumph Show Agent Ryker Episode : `` Siri '' 2015 Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp Gene Jenkinson / Jonas Jurgenson Main cast ( 6 episodes ) 2015 Drunk History Othniel Marsh Episode : `` New Jersey '' 2016 -- 2017 Underground August Pullman Main cast ( 15 episodes ) Directed episode : `` Auld Acquaintance '' 2017 Wet Hot American Summer : Ten Years Later Gene Jenkinson 4 episodes 2017 Happy ! Nick Sax Lead role Video game List of voiced performances in video games Year Title Role 2015 Call of Duty : Black Ops III Commander John Taylor Awards and nominations Emmy Awards 2006 : Nominated, `` Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series '' : Law & Order : Special Victims Unit PRISM Awards 2004 : Nominated, `` Performance in a TV Drama Series Episode '' : Law & Order : Special Victims Unit 2008 : Nominated, `` Performance in a TV Drama Series Episode '' : Law & Order : Special Victims Unit See also Biography portal References Jump up ^ `` NewsBank for DDN www.daytondailynews.com ''. Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Birthdays of the week ''. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2005 - 03 - 27. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cecile Meloni passed 3 : 02 today ''. Facebook. August 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Charles R. Meloni ''. Legacy. August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Jewel, Dan. `` Runaway Guy ''. People.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Eric S. Atwater : Vaughan board of directors need to do the right thing ''. Conwaydailysun.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Obituary ''. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` CHARLES R. MELONI Obituary : View CHARLES MELONI 's Obituary by The Washington Post ''. Legacy.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 1978 St. Stephen 's Yearbook ''. classmates.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014. Jump up ^ McDonald 's Commercial Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine... www.illegal-art.org. MP4 Jump up ^ `` Christopher Meloni Emmy Nominated ''. Emmys.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Christopher Meloni Exits Law & Order : SVU ''. TV Guide. May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( June 24, 2011 ). `` Christopher Meloni To Co-Star In ' Man Of Steel ' ''. Deadline.com. Mail.com. Retrieved June 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` True Blood season 5 spoilers : Christopher Meloni to join cast ? ''. November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` ' True Blood ' casts Christopher Meloni as a vampire ''. CNN. December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christopher Meloni Joins They Came Together ''. Collider.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Jake Gyllenhaal, Ang Lee and Christopher Meloni to Accept Award at Human Rights Campaign New York Gala Dinner ''. HRC. January 17, 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Law & Order SVU Star Christopher Meloni is a New Yorker for Marriage Equality ''. www.hrc.org. April 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Stewart, Andrew ( 2001 - 04 - 11 ). `` Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni ''. Variety. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ https://variety.com/2004/scene/people-news/dante-amadeo-meloni-1117900808/ Jump up ^ Jeffrey Podolsky ( November 3, 2009 ). `` '' Do n't Ask, Do n't Tell ? '' Sir Ian McKellan Will Have None of That ``. The Wall Street Journal. Jump up ^ Amy Argetsinger ; Roxanne Roberts ( May 1, 2007 ). `` ' Law & Order 's ' Chris Meloni Goes Long, and Winds Up in 1978 ''. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014. Jump up ^ David, Mark ( December 16, 2014 ). `` Chris Meloni Picks Up Piece of Hollywood History ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Jump up ^ `` Chris Meloni buys Ozzie and Harriet Nelson 's old haunt ''. Los Angeles Times. December 17, 2014. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christopher Meloni. 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Question: who played elliot on law and order svu
Answer: Christopher Peter Meloni