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
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Cosmo (voice)
2024
Captain Fall
Agent Steel (voice) · (10 episodes)
2023
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Ziwe
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Cinema Toast
(10 episodes)
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Det. Elliot Stabler · (75 episodes)
2021
How To with John Wilson
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Solar Opposites
Lonesun (voice) · (1 episode)
2020
Maxxx
Don Wild · (6 episodes)
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
2020
Harley Quinn
Jim Gordon / Jeffrey the Parrot (voice) · (2 episodes)
2019
Harley Quinn
Jim Gordon (voice) · (2 episodes)
2019
Harley Quinn
Jim Gordon / Mr. Veronica Cale / Jeffey the Parrot (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Harley Quinn
Commissioner Gordon (voice) · (13 episodes)
2019
Harley Quinn
Commissioner Gordon / Guard (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Harley Quinn
Commissioner Gordon / Two-Face Goon / Bouncer (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Bless the Harts
Detective Voccola (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
2019
POSE
Dick Ford · (2 episodes)
2018
HAPPY!
Nick Sax · (18 episodes)
2017
Almost Friends
Howard
2017
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Ranger Russell · (1 episode)
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Gene Jenkinson / Jonas Jurgenson · (4 episodes)
2017
Snatched
Roger Simmons
2017
The Handmaid's Tale
George Winslow · (4 episodes)
2017
Marauders
Montgomery
2016
I Am Wrath
Dennis
2016
Underground
August Pullman · (20 episodes)
2016
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Pascal MacCorkill
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Gene · (8 episodes)
2015
Beef
Lou
2014
White Bird in a Blizzard
Brock Connor
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Mort
2014
They Came Together
Roland
2014
Small Time
Al Klein
2014
Surviving Jack
Dr. Jack Dunlevy · (8 episodes)
2014
Showing Up
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Rick and Morty
Jesus Christ (voice) · (2 episodes)
2013
Drunk History
Othniel Marsh · (1 episode)
2013
Man of Steel
Colonel Nathan Hardy
2013
42
Leo Durocher
2013
Awful Nice
Jon Charbineau
2013
Veep
Ray Whelans · (2 episodes)
2012
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
National Lampoon's Dirty Movie
The Producer
2011
F--k
Christopher
2010
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Self
2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
R / Subject #3
2009
Carriers
Frank Holloway
2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
Hal Jordan (voice)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Michael & Michael Have Issues
(1 episode)
2009
Nights in Rodanthe
Jack
2008
Gym Teacher: The Movie
Dave Stewie
2008
True Blood
Roman Zimojic · (5 episodes)
2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Grand Wizard
2008
Wonder Showzen
Cooties Spokesman · (1 episode)
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Elliot Stabler · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Additional Voices (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
(voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Freakshow
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(2 episodes)
2003
Murder in Greenwich
Mark Fuhrman
2002
Scrubs
Dr. Norris · (1 episode)
2001
Wet Hot American Summer
Gene
2001
Starwater
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elliot Stabler · (283 episodes)
1999
Runaway Bride
Coach Bob Kelly
1999
Family Guy
George Townshend (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Carlo's Wake
Bennetto Torello
1999
Shift
Louis
1999
Brown's Requiem
Sgt. Cavanaugh (uncredited)
1998
The Souler Opposite
Barry Singer
1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Clerk at Flamingo Hotel
1998
Target Earth
Det. Samuel 'Sam' Adams
1998
Every 9 Seconds
Richard Sutherland
1997
Brooklyn South
Joe · (3 episodes)
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
Oz
Chris Keller · (43 episodes)
1997
The Last Don
Boz Skannet · (1 episode)
1997
Leaving L.A.
Reed Sims · (6 episodes)
1997
Bound
Johnnie Marzzone
1996
Twelve Monkeys
Lt. Halperin
1995
MADtv
Various · (1 episode)
1995
Misery Loves Company
Mitch · (8 episodes)
1995
Hope and Gloria
Billy · (1 episode)
1995
A Dangerous Affair
Tommy Moretti
1995
Junior
Mr. Lanzarotta
1994
Clean Slate
Bodyguard #2
1994
NYPD Blue
Jimmy Liery · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1993
The Boys
Doug Kirkfield · (7 episodes)
1993
Without a Kiss Goodbye
Ray Samuels
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
(2 episodes)
1993
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
David
1992
In a Child's Name
Jerry Cimarelli · (2 episodes)
1991
Dinosaurs
Spike (voice) · (11 episodes)
1991
When Will I Be Loved?
Ron Weston
1990
Toad
Law & Order
Elliot Stabler · (2 episodes)
1990
The Fanelli Boys
Frankie Fanelli · (19 episodes)
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1988
The Equalizer
Team Leader · (1 episode)
1985
1st & Ten
Vito Del Greco / Johnny Gunn · (14 episodes)
1984
Jeopardy!
(1 episode)
1984
Sesame Street
(1 episode)
1969