Actor
Stelio Savante
April 24, 1970 · Cape Town, South Africa
A South African born New Yorker with over three decades of versatile, award winning performances in popular, world-wide theatrically released studio & independent films, prime-time & cable television & New York theater. After small speaking roles opposite Russell Crowe in Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind (2001) & David Chase's The Sopranos (1999) as Gaetano; his breakthrough lead role came in 2005 on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) directed by Oscar winner Juan José Campanella. Starring opposite Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, & Bradley Cooper as the chilling yet engaging fundamentalist Milan Zergin. Also, a coveted recurring role on Ugly Betty (2006), becoming South Africa's first male SAG Award Nominee (Ensemble Comedy Performance).
Notable work
7.9A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as Technician
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Milan Zergin
6.5Safe House (2012)
as Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
8.7The Sopranos (1999)
as Gaetano Giarizzo
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Danny Coyle
8.1Person of Interest (2011)
as Aris Zappo
7.9Arrested Development (2003)
as Gator
8S.W.A.T. (2017)
as Omar Morina
5.2My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
as Leo
8.8The Chosen (2019)
as Moses
7.9FBI (2018)
as Fabian Shabani
4.8Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
as Chief Bull Brittles
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