Biography
With rugged looks and an imposing presence, Christopher Meloni frequently found himself cast in tough guy roles, but when given the chance the actor displayed surprising range, particularly in comedy. Meloni broke in via television and eventually began landing bit parts in feature films like "Clean Slate" (1994), "Junior" (1994) and "12 Monkeys" (1995). Meloni all but cemented his stature as a Mafia-type thug with his vicious performance in …
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Career Milestones
| 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 | ||
1981 | Dropped out of college during his junior year to move to Los Angeles; returned to Colorado after six weeks | |
1988 | Early TV credit, a small role on an episode of "The Equalizer" (CBS) | |
1989 | Cast as an ex-con turned quarterback on the HBO series "1st & Ten" | |
1990 | Landed featured role in the NBC TV-movie "When Will I Be Loved?" | |
1990 | Played Frankie, one of the title brothers on the NBC sitcom "The Fanelli Boys" | |
1991 | Co-starred in the CBS miniseries "In a Child's Name" | |
1991 | Voiced the recurring character of Spike on the ABC animated series "Dinosaurs" | |
1993 | Cast in the TV-movie "Without a Kiss Goodbye" (CBS) as the husband of a woman wrongly convicted of poisoning their infant son | |
1994 | Appeared in the Dana Carvey vehicle "Clean Slate" | |
1994 | Playing supporting role in "Junior," starring a pregnant Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
1995 | Appeared in Terry Gilliam's thought-provoking time travel tale "12 Monkeys" | |
1995 | Starred in the one-act play "Who Made Robert De Niro King of America" | |
1996 | Featured as the hotheaded son of a Mafia Don in the crime thriller "Bound" | |
1996 | Landed recurring role on Steven Bochco's "NYPD Blue" (ABC) as Jimmy Leary, the love interest of Kim Delaney | |
1997 | Cast in a recurring role on Steven Bochco's "Brooklyn South" (CBS) | |
1997 | Played Daryl Hannah's ex-husband in "Mario Puzo's 'The Last Don'" (CBS) | |
1998 | Along with "Oz" co-star Rita Moreno, acted in the film "Carlo's Wake" | |
1998 | Cast as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama "Oz" | |
1998 | Played a bounty hunter in a two-part episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC) | |
1998 | Re-teamed with Terry Gilliam for a small role in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" | |
1999 | Cast as Detective Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC); earned an Emmy (2006) nomination for Best Actor; left the show after 12 seasons | |
1999 | Played the sports-obsessed Coach Bob opposite Julia Roberts in "Runaway Bride" | |
2001 | Acted in the ensemble comedy "Wet Hot American Summer" | |
2002 | Portrayed Mark Fuhrman in TV-movie "Murder in Greenwich" (USA Network), which was based on the unsolved murder of Martha Moxley | |
2004 | Played almost-unrecognizable role of 'Freakshow' in comedy feature "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" | |
2008 | Co-starred with Diane Lane and Richard Gere in "Nights in Rodanthe" | |
2009 | Featured in the horror "Carriers" | |
2012 | Joined the cast of HBO's "True Blood" as 500-year-old vampire Roman | |
Awards
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |