Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 2, 1961
Place of Birth:
Washington, D.C., USA
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.
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Captain Fall | Agent Steel (voice) |
| 2022 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Self |
| 2021 | Ziwe | Self |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Det. Elliot Stabler |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | |
| 2020 | How To with John Wilson | Self |
| 2020 | Maxxx | Don Wild |
| 2020 | Solar Opposites | Lonesun (voice) |
| 2019 | Bless the Harts | Detective Voccola (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Jim Gordon / Jeffrey the Parrot (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Jim Gordon (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Jim Gordon / Mr. Veronica Cale / Jeffey the Parrot (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Commissioner Gordon (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Commissioner Gordon / Guard (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Commissioner Gordon / Two-Face Goon / Bouncer (voice) |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2018 | POSE | Dick Ford |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Gene Jenkinson / Jonas Jurgenson |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | George Winslow |
| 2017 | HAPPY! | Nick Sax |
| 2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Ranger Russell |
| 2016 | Underground | August Pullman |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Gene |
| 2014 | Surviving Jack | Dr. Jack Dunlevy |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Othniel Marsh |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Jesus Christ (voice) |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 2012 | Veep | Ray Whelans |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Michael & Michael Have Issues | |
| 2008 | True Blood | Roman Zimojic |
| 2005 | Wonder Showzen | Cooties Spokesman |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Elliot Stabler |
| 2005 | American Dad! | (voice) |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Dr. Norris |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Elliot Stabler |
| 1999 | Family Guy | George Townshend (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South | Joe |
| 1997 | Leaving L.A. | Reed Sims |
| 1997 | Oz | Chris Keller |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The Last Don | Boz Skannet |
| 1995 | MADtv | Various |
| 1995 | Misery Loves Company | Mitch |
| 1995 | Hope and Gloria | Billy |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The Boys | Doug Kirkfield |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Jimmy Liery |
| 1991 | In a Child's Name | Jerry Cimarelli |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Spike (voice) |
| 1990 | The Fanelli Boys | Frankie Fanelli |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Elliot Stabler |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Team Leader |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | Self |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten | Vito Del Greco / Johnny Gunn |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | |
| Untitled Dan Fogelman NFL Series | Danny Roarke |