Stelio Savante
Biography
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). Followed by significant supporting roles in the studio films My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) opposite Eddie Izzard, Luke Wilson, & Uma Thurman directed by Ivan Reitman for Twentieth Century Fox . An ensemble lead in Sony's Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) produced by David Lancaster, a supporting role in Pure Flix's What If... (2010), & supporting lead in the Lionsgate family film Army Dog (2016) .
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Full filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Milan Zergin
- NCIS (2003) as Danny Coyle
- S.W.A.T. (2017) as Omar Morina
- FBI (2018) as Fabian Shabani
- The Sopranos (1999) as Gaetano Giarizzo
- Person of Interest (2011) as Aris Zappo
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Phil Bartoli
- Without a Trace (2002) as Dimitri
- The Chosen (2019) as Moses
- Arrested Development (2003) as Gator
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Steve
- The Suite Life on Deck (2008) as Stéphane
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) as Technician
- Togetherness (2015) as Yanni
- Sarah's Oil (2025) as Earl
- Safe House (2012) as Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
- Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) as Chief Bull Brittles
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) as Leo
- Nefarious (2023) as Detective Russo
- American Genius (2015) as David Sarnoff
- What if... (2010) as Joel Muller
- The Penitent Thief (2021) as Tiran
- Pups Alone (2021) as Lenny
- Fresh Kills (2024) as Nello