Christopher Meloni

Co-starred with Diane Lane and Richard Gere in "Nights in Rodanthe"

Portrayed Mark Fuhrman in TV-movie "Murder in Greenwich" (USA), which is based on the unsolved murder of Martha Moxley

Cast as Detective Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC); earned an Emmy (2006) nomination for Best Actor

Played the sports-obsessed Coach Bob, opposite Julia Roberts in "Runaway Bride"

Along with "Oz" co-star Rita Moreno, acted in the film "Carlo's Wake"

Cast as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama "Oz"

Played a bounty hunter in a two-part episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC)

Re-teamed with Terry Gilliam for a small role in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

Cast in a recurring role on Steven Bochco's "Brooklyn South" (CBS)

Played Daryl Hannah's ex-husband in "Mario Puzo's 'The Last Don'" (CBS)

Featured as the hotheaded son of a Mafia Don in the crime thriller "Bound"

Had a recurring role on Steven Bochco's "NYPD Blue" (ABC) as Jimmy Leary, the love interest of Kim Delaney

Appeared in Terry Gilliam's thought-provoking time travel tale "12 Monkeys"

Starred in the one-act play "Who Made Robert De Niro King of America"

Appeared in the Dana Carvey vehicle "Clean Slate"

Had a supporting role in "Junior," starring a pregnant Arnold Schwartzenegger

Cast in the TV-movie "Without a Kiss Goodbye" (CBS), as the husband of a woman wrongly convicted of poisoning their infant son

Co-starred in the CBS miniseries "In a Child's Name"

Voiced the recurring character of Spike on the ABC animated series "Dinosaurs"

Had featured role in the NBC TV-movie "When Will I Be Loved"

Played Frankie, one of the title brothers in the NBC sitcom "The Fanelli Boys"

Was a regular on the HBO series, "1st & Ten" as an ex-con turned quarterback

Early TV credit, a small role in an episode of "The Equalizer" (CBS)

Dropped out of college during his junior year to move to Los Angeles; returned to Colorado after six weeks

Had a recurring part on the NBC daytime drama "Search for Tomorrow"

Moved to NYC to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse

Raised in Washington, DC

While still in college, began appearing with repertory theater companies in Colorado