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Stelio Savante
0.5 Popularity
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
Credits
Stay Forte
2025
10.0
Sarah's Oil
as Earl
2025
7.7
Hazel's Heart
as William
2025
5.5
Between Borders
as Duane
2025
5.0
Saint Nick of Bethlehem
as Harvey
2024
7.0
Fresh Kills
as Nello
2024
6.1
unDEFILED
as Coach Joe Baines
2024
7.3
Condition of Return
2023
5.6
MobKing
2023
5.8
Nefarious
as Detective Russo
2023
6.8
What Remains
as Scott
2022
4.9
Find Her
as Felix Leonard
2022
4.0
Pursuit of Freedom
as Bedros
2022
4.5
Blackwood
as Henri
2022
3.8
Pups Alone
as Lenny
2021
5.9
Destination Marfa
as Vincent (The Hitchhiker)
2021
4.0
The Penitent Thief
as Tiran
2021
5.8
The Message
as Gerald Walker
2020
6.0
Infidel
as Pierre Barthes
2019
5.6
Selling Isobel
as Alfonso
2019
5.0
The Chosen
as Moses
2019
8.7
Bernie the Dolphin
as Brock Winters / The Mayor
2018
5.9
FBI
as Fabian Shabani
2018
7.9
The Cleaning Lady
as Michael
2018
5.4
Running for Grace
as Mayor
2018
6.5
No Postage Necessary
as Agent Ames
2018
5.3
Avalanche
as Nate
2018
2.3
S.W.A.T.
as Omar Morina
2017
8.1
Windsor
as Pierre Gandy
2016
4.0
Blood in the Water
as Marius Roos
2016
4.6
Cassidy Way
as Truck Driver
2016
4.4
Army Dog
as Sheriff Bill McCallister
2016
5.3
American Genius
as David Sarnoff
2015
6.4
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
as Hunter S. Kimbrough
2015
6.1
Togetherness
as Yanni
2015
6.7
Where the Road Runs Out
as Martin
2014
5.7
The Two Thieves
as Demas
2014
5.0
The Secret Village
as Joe
2013
2.7
Awakened
as Benny Dawson
2013
4.1
Jimmy
as Mr. Laney
2013
6.9
Stealing Roses
as Joey
2012
3.0
Poe
as Johnathon Poe
2012
3.6
Safe House
as Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
2012
6.5
Person of Interest
as Aris Zappo
2011
8.1
A Million Colours
as Major Shawn Dixon
2011
7.2
3 Blind Saints
as Frankie
2011
3.5
What if...
as Joel Muller
2010
6.9
The Suite Life on Deck
as Stéphane
2008
7.8
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
as Chief Bull Brittles
2008
4.8
Live Fast, Die Young
as Rupe
2008
4.0
Ugly Betty
as Steve
2006
6.4
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
as Leo
2006
5.1
🎬
The Coldest Winter
2005
0.0
Solidarity
as Adam
2005
0.0
Arrested Development
as Gator
2003
7.9
NCIS
as Danny Coyle
2003
7.6
Without a Trace
as Dimitri
2002
7.2
A Beautiful Mind
as Technician
2001
7.9
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Phil Bartoli
2001
7.6
🎬
Astoria
as Nick
2000
0.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Milan Zergin
1999
7.9
The Sopranos
as Gaetano Giarizzo
1999
8.6
🎬
The Mob Priest
as Diamond Dan
N/A
0.0
Candles
N/A
0.0
🎬
Poachers Moon
as Commanding Officer Ben Miller
N/A
0.0
🎬
The December Cross
as Officer Ralph
N/A
0.0