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Name
Stelio Savante

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1970-04-24 (56 years old)

Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa

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) .

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend as Leo
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder as Chief Bull Brittles
2021 Pups Alone as Lenny
2023 Nefarious as Detective Russo
2023 MobKing
2012 Poe as Johnathon Poe
2011 3 Blind Saints as Frankie
2019 Selling Isobel as Alfonso
2023 Condition of Return
2022 Find Her as Felix Leonard
2005 The Coldest Winter
2013 The Secret Village as Joe
2022 Blackwood as Henri
2013 Awakened as Benny Dawson
2012 Stealing Roses as Joey
2024 Saint Nick of Bethlehem as Harvey
2024 unDEFILED as Coach Joe Baines
2022 What Remains as Scott
2015 Eisenstein in Guanajuato as Hunter S. Kimbrough
2008 Live Fast, Die Young as Rupe
2016 Cassidy Way as Truck Driver
2024 Fresh Kills as Nello
2012 Safe House as Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
2014 Where the Road Runs Out as Martin
2016 Blood in the Water as Marius Roos
2025 Sarah's Oil as Earl
2016 Windsor as Pierre Gandy
2016 Army Dog as Sheriff Bill McCallister
2011 A Million Colours as Major Shawn Dixon
2010 What if... as Joel Muller
Soon The Mob Priest as Diamond Dan
2018 No Postage Necessary as Agent Ames
2018 The Cleaning Lady as Michael
2018 Running for Grace as Mayor
2018 Bernie the Dolphin as Brock Winters / The Mayor
2014 The Two Thieves as Demas
2018 Avalanche as Nate
2020 The Message as Gerald Walker
2019 Infidel as Pierre Barthes
2021 The Penitent Thief as Tiran
Soon Candles
2022 Pursuit of Freedom as Bedros
2021 Destination Marfa as Vincent (The Hitchhiker)
2025 Between Borders as Duane
2013 Jimmy as Mr. Laney
Soon The December Cross as Officer Ralph
Soon Poachers Moon as Commanding Officer Ben Miller
2025 Stay Forte
2005 Solidarity as Adam
2001 A Beautiful Mind as Technician
2025 Hazel's Heart as William
2000 Astoria as Nick
2026 Vindication: Search and Rescue as Government Agent Stevens
Soon Do Not Open
2026 Kill Trip as Hank

1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Milan Zergin
2002 Without a Trace ( 1 episode ) as Dimitri
2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Danny Coyle
2006 Ugly Betty ( 9 episodes ) as Steve
2019 The Chosen ( 1 episode ) as Moses
2011 Person of Interest ( 1 episode ) as Aris Zappo
1999 The Sopranos ( 1 episode ) as Gaetano Giarizzo
2008 The Suite Life on Deck ( 1 episode ) as Stéphane
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Phil Bartoli
2015 Togetherness ( 1 episode ) as Yanni
2003 Arrested Development ( 1 episode ) as Gator
2018 FBI ( 1 episode ) as Fabian Shabani
2015 American Genius ( 1 episode ) as David Sarnoff
2017 S.W.A.T. ( 1 episode ) as Omar Morina

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