Stelio Savante
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
Credits
- 2025 · Sarah's Oil as
- 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 as
- 2023 · MobKing as
- 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 · 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 as
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Gator
- 2003 · NCIS as Danny Coyle
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Dimitri
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Phil Bartoli
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Milan Zergin
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Gaetano Giarizzo
- Future · Candles as
- Future · The Mob Priest as Diamond Dan
- Future · Acre Beyond the Rye as Peter