Stelio Savante

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-04-24 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

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) .

Known For

A Beautiful Mind
7.9%

A Beautiful Mind

Dec 14, 2001

Safe House
6.5%

Safe House

Feb 8, 2012

The Sopranos
8.7%

The Sopranos

Jan 10, 1999

NCIS
7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

Person of Interest
8.1%

Person of Interest

Sep 22, 2011

Arrested Development
7.9%

Arrested Development

Nov 2, 2003

My Super Ex-Girlfriend
5.1%

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Jul 20, 2006

FBI
7.9%

FBI

Sep 25, 2018

The Chosen
8.6%

The Chosen

Apr 21, 2019

The Suite Life on Deck
7.8%

The Suite Life on Deck

Sep 26, 2008

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Acting

The Mob Priest as Diamond Dan
Acre Beyond the Rye as Peter
Candles
The December Cross as Officer Ralph
Poachers Moon as Commanding Officer Ben Miller
Stay Forte
2025
Sarah's Oil
2025
Between Borders as Duane
2024
Saint Nick of Bethlehem as Harvey
2024
Fresh Kills as Nello
2024
unDEFILED as Coach Joe Baines
2023
Condition of Return
2023
MobKing
2023
Nefarious as Detective Russo
2022
What Remains as Scott
2022
Find Her as Felix Leonard
2022
Pursuit of Freedom as Bedros
2022
Blackwood as Henri
2021
Pups Alone as Lenny
2021
Destination Marfa as Vincent (The Hitchhiker)
2021
The Penitent Thief as Tiran
2020
The Message as Gerald Walker
2019
Infidel as Pierre Barthes
2019
Selling Isobel as Alfonso
2019
The Chosen as Moses
2018
Bernie the Dolphin as Brock Winters / The Mayor
2018
FBI as Fabian Shabani
2018
The Cleaning Lady as Michael
2018
Running for Grace as Mayor
2018
No Postage Necessary as Agent Ames
2018
Avalanche as Nate
2016
Windsor as Pierre Gandy
2016
Blood in the Water as Marius Roos
2016
Cassidy Way as Truck Driver
2016
Army Dog as Sheriff Bill McCallister
2015
American Genius as David Sarnoff
2015
Eisenstein in Guanajuato as Hunter S. Kimbrough
2015
Togetherness as Yanni
2014
Where the Road Runs Out as Martin
2014
The Two Thieves as Demas
2013
The Secret Village as Joe
2013
Awakened as Benny Dawson
2013
Jimmy as Mr. Laney
2012
Stealing Roses as Joey
2012
Poe as Johnathon Poe
2012
Safe House as Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
2011
Person of Interest as Aris Zappo
2011
A Million Colours as Major Shawn Dixon
2011
3 Blind Saints as Frankie
2010
What if... as Joel Muller
2008
The Suite Life on Deck as Stéphane
2008
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder as Chief Bull Brittles
2008
Live Fast, Die Young as Rupe
2006
Ugly Betty as Steve
2006
My Super Ex-Girlfriend as Leo
2005
The Coldest Winter
2005
Solidarity as Adam
2003
Arrested Development as Gator
2003
NCIS as Danny Coyle
2002
Without a Trace as Dimitri
2001
A Beautiful Mind as Technician
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Phil Bartoli
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Milan Zergin
1999
The Sopranos as Gaetano Giarizzo

Production

The December Cross as Executive Producer
2021
Destination Marfa as Producer
2021
The Penitent Thief as Producer
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