Christopher Meloni

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 in a Drama Series

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 NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street"

Reteamed with Terry Gilliam for a small role in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

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

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

Had a recurring role on Steven Bochco's "NYPD Blue" (ABC), as Jimmy Leary, the target of an undercover investigation who romanced cop Kim Delaney

Was featured in the crime thriller "Bound"

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"

Was a regular on HBO's "1st & Ten: Do it Again", playing an ex-con turned quarterback

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

Dropped out of college during his junior year to move to L.A. to pursue acting; returned to Colorado after six weeks

After college, moved to NYC to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse

Appeared in TV commericals

Began acting career while in college, appearing with repertory theater companies in Boulder and Denver, Colorado

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

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

Raised in Washington, DC