Stelio Savante
- Acting
- April 24, 1970 · Cape Town, South Africa
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
Filmography
- Kill Trip · Hank
- Vindication: Search and Rescue · Government Agent Stevens
- Stay Forte
- Sarah's Oil · Earl
- Hazel's Heart · William
- Between Borders · Duane
- Saint Nick of Bethlehem · Harvey
- Fresh Kills · Nello
- unDEFILED · Coach Joe Baines
- Condition of Return
- MobKing
- Nefarious · Detective Russo
- What Remains · Scott
- Find Her · Felix Leonard
- Pursuit of Freedom · Bedros
- Blackwood · Henri
- Pups Alone · Lenny
- Destination Marfa · Vincent (The Hitchhiker), Producer
- The Penitent Thief · Tiran, Producer
- The Message · Gerald Walker
- Infidel · Pierre Barthes
- Selling Isobel · Alfonso
- The Chosen · Moses
- Bernie the Dolphin · Brock Winters / The Mayor
- FBI · Fabian Shabani
- The Cleaning Lady · Michael
- Running for Grace · Mayor
- No Postage Necessary · Agent Ames
- Avalanche · Nate
- S.W.A.T. · Omar Morina
- Windsor · Pierre Gandy
- Blood in the Water · Marius Roos
- Cassidy Way · Truck Driver
- Army Dog · Sheriff Bill McCallister
- American Genius · David Sarnoff
- Eisenstein in Guanajuato · Hunter S. Kimbrough
- Togetherness · Yanni
- Where the Road Runs Out · Martin
- The Two Thieves · Demas
- The Secret Village · Joe
- Awakened · Benny Dawson
- Jimmy · Mr. Laney
- Stealing Roses · Joey
- Poe · Johnathon Poe
- Safe House · Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
- Person of Interest · Aris Zappo
- A Million Colours · Major Shawn Dixon
- 3 Blind Saints · Frankie
- What if... · Joel Muller
- The Suite Life on Deck · Stéphane
- Starship Troopers 3: Marauder · Chief Bull Brittles
- Live Fast, Die Young · Rupe
- Ugly Betty · Steve
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend · Leo
- The Coldest Winter
- Solidarity · Adam
- Arrested Development · Gator
- NCIS · Danny Coyle
- Without a Trace · Dimitri
- A Beautiful Mind · Technician
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Phil Bartoli
- Astoria · Nick
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Milan Zergin
- The Sopranos · Gaetano Giarizzo
- The Mob Priest · Diamond Dan
- Candles
- The December Cross · Officer Ralph, Executive producer
- Poachers Moon · Commanding Officer Ben Miller
- Do Not Open · Producer