Christopher Meloni

Christopher Peter Meloni (born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He gained fame for his role as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2011, 2021–present) and its spin-off Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021–present). Meloni was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006 for his work on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He also portrayed inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz (1998–2003) and starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy! (2017–2019). In addition to his television work, Meloni has appeared in films such as 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Man of Steel (2013).