Christopher Meloni
American actor (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Peter Meloni (/məˈloʊni/; born April 2, 1961)[1][2] is an American actor. He is best known for playing 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), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006. He also played inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz (1998–2003) and starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy! (2017–2019).
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| Born | Christopher Peter Meloni (1961-04-02) April 2, 1961 (age 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other names | Chris Meloni |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder Neighborhood Playhouse |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Chris Keller on Oz Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime |
| Spouse |
Doris Sherman Meloni
(m. 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
Meloni's film credits include 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Runaway Bride (1999), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), Green Lantern: First Flight (2009), 42 (2013) and Man of Steel (2013).