Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit until 2013, and later reprising the role (as a series regular) on the 2021 spinoff series, Law & Order: Organized Crime. Meloni was nominated for the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Elliot Stabler.
He played criminal Jimmy Liery in eight episodes of NYPD Blue during 1996-1997. He also played inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz. In June 2012, he returned to HBO as the vampire Roman on the main cast of True Blood for the series' fifth season. Meloni also starred in and executive-produced the Syfy series Happy! from 2017 to 2019. He then appeared on the third season of The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Winslow in 2019.
He has appeared in a number of films to include Wet Hot American Summer, 12 Monkeys, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Runaway Bride, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Man of Steel, and 42.
He played criminal Jimmy Liery in eight episodes of NYPD Blue during 1996-1997. He also played inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz. In June 2012, he returned to HBO as the vampire Roman on the main cast of True Blood for the series' fifth season. Meloni also starred in and executive-produced the Syfy series Happy! from 2017 to 2019. He then appeared on the third season of The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Winslow in 2019.
He has appeared in a number of films to include Wet Hot American Summer, 12 Monkeys, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Runaway Bride, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Man of Steel, and 42.
Known for
![IF](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xbKFv4KF3sVYuWKllLlwWDmuZP7.jpg)
IF
![Captain Fall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qJk5ks6g9FYT2nQ82UzkJDTKRDW.jpg)
Captain Fall
![Celebrity Jeopardy!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vhll3DMjzU5xs94BqFl1aYp1DSc.jpg)
Celebrity Jeopardy!
![Ziwe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w38InL3XBKIOU7x6KRo5q8xYWlD.jpg)
Ziwe
![Law & Order: Organized Crime](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i3iwNb1rlAxtttkGf4jEJzHgSSm.jpg)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
![How To with John Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jpHziYpJniprEFDFwMbOHabgnow.jpg)
How To with John Wilson
![Maxxx](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3WpKZftLQDfajWpT30ahbCHICfp.jpg)
Maxxx
![The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lthKMJ0QZhFQAZCDjpK3I2lcTbW.jpg)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
![Harley Quinn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/abDkDGruscppQ2zBb2qcrdkRzzH.jpg)
Harley Quinn
![Bless the Harts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/havvMQWenLDVRMF46ncF1vVoLLU.jpg)
Bless the Harts
![The Twilight Zone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aEuzZqJTEH9E4JwQyv8JtuCu22B.jpg)
The Twilight Zone
![POSE](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5f23i30nFJz0nrd3DGheOCqXa2P.jpg)
POSE
![HAPPY!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t17TmixmWhJeIC4ytLfis6frLYf.jpg)
HAPPY!
![Almost Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uJMknKxZagbhAYiiMjEaFnsZzRR.jpg)
Almost Friends
![At Home with Amy Sedaris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aS3TQaKQt8eZIZewsOtkFdj4cDM.jpg)
At Home with Amy Sedaris
![Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cpztqCrGNEjBQYlW0behUYMVs1t.jpg)
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
![Snatched](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gsleO1KultziWltEAngAEZkxQhf.jpg)
Snatched
![The Handmaid's Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tFTJ3YbOor3BtabI96QehXxEBii.jpg)
The Handmaid's Tale
![Marauders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bAvmDn5C7arBoRrfaG3b3Kdue1q.jpg)
Marauders
![I Am Wrath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6NvLA3BP5ktLaZ1qdLY0oHsaqwD.jpg)
I Am Wrath
![Underground](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hBgYiAHqZBY0ypGKMd8NzYbEwnq.jpg)
Underground
![The Diary of a Teenage Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5YlUrdYKuscD7pwf3yy9duVLbui.jpg)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
![Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/depAfoSmNgjQWfo38a4L6SnKtek.jpg)
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
![Beef](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uGUgSEBZGBMHzBhADljkzNARv93.jpg)
Beef
![Sin City: A Dame to Kill For](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/90LRjhJ5N4zavCB81L5d4TYstRP.jpg)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
![White Bird in a Blizzard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aVGYxG8kFR5EOtQ8vwdSJgIyHLy.jpg)
White Bird in a Blizzard
![They Came Together](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ifvKTtvmPYOGed2hP9ogPq98In7.jpg)
They Came Together
![Small Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/plL7UtSuJCseH2WltA7lnOBYZtb.jpg)
Small Time
![Surviving Jack](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mDbKt7W6wQRg59dpGJUY8r9HNx2.jpg)
Surviving Jack
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![Rick and Morty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gdIrmf2DdY5mgN6ycVP0XlzKzbE.jpg)
Rick and Morty
![Drunk History](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6zTclFjUEm6aTodjYciYtwzh5tY.jpg)
Drunk History
![Man of Steel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dksTL9NXc3GqPBRHYHcy1aIwjS.jpg)
Man of Steel
![42](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iZ7jVGQWj3eBUdqwAPUlKk0BaS2.jpg)
42
![Awful Nice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/td6kN56msj9BaAOGJfaOOB1ouFv.jpg)
Awful Nice
![Veep](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cdd78fGdaA3EbK2ToZRWcaaB1fx.jpg)
Veep
![Finding Your Roots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4CSYByEefe43AXMlMyKEihEPGU.jpg)
Finding Your Roots
![Dirty Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ff5bC7A97Ce78TF8sAZ7Jdl7dI3.jpg)
Dirty Movie
![F--k](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AaSdKrSS3U8PyI1WrU04VtG7pST.jpg)
F--k
![My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4hSoGO9dE3mC4OaC6q9Y2XCSV5c.jpg)
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
![Brief Interviews with Hideous Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zCPz6WJLs4WAHcLnwbHfkiO578O.jpg)
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
![Carriers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jxjnjHtHXgvjdhkwpelE9ZwVMg6.jpg)
Carriers
![Green Lantern: First Flight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zma3rOg6yJxgJ1Lo9uuw3tJOjbZ.jpg)
Green Lantern: First Flight
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Nights in Rodanthe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nyB5BeSNJUcWwKN7ypCMjbvnarq.jpg)
Nights in Rodanthe
![Gym Teacher: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wMo3NWZG35gwr5uJsXh9UlPhERQ.jpg)
Gym Teacher: The Movie
![True Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ktEp6fzL4xzCWsSVtrcH8JaQNQy.jpg)
True Blood
![Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gmXKlm8c8O7JEISYP4WiWq2x3We.jpg)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
![Wonder Showzen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tgXqlZG0ruHIaQLzXMmkXLONb4d.jpg)
Wonder Showzen
![Law & Order: Trial by Jury](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9nVHqaRDRqLCMpA2DQW0XSQnu5j.jpg)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
![American Dad!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5vO7R4xYlDipTp8gzfRbWegO8eb.jpg)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![Murder in Greenwich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nlSXpnlTn1U32lCGRMIqQT2sdpP.jpg)
Murder in Greenwich
![Scrubs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u1z05trCA7AuSuDhi365grwdos1.jpg)
Scrubs
![Wet Hot American Summer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dVdHnfcLZFSscEUZqCzctwOVjC0.jpg)
Wet Hot American Summer
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Runaway Bride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aq0wzlWTEaUHlehS14cS5kejRIY.jpg)
Runaway Bride
![Family Guy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0HUz4eUNUe3TeEd8fQWYazPaC7.jpg)
Family Guy
![Brown's Requiem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hhshoH9MZM9cB9lfArRtZ0mf9Gv.jpg)
Brown's Requiem
![The Souler Opposite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yCkyqxTWSDwPAURZCnjEVHrl92C.jpg)
The Souler Opposite
![Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tisNLcMkxryU2zxhi0PiyDFqhm0.jpg)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
![Target Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ijbNQTdwG469cV6FRV9CaOSFjDv.jpg)
Target Earth
![Every 9 Seconds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwcrinNhC6kHmkvJnUiP5j4MsND.jpg)
Every 9 Seconds
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Oz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oTQ9PUnCgf9CimYeWuDGp8iaT07.jpg)
Oz
![The Last Don](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zvFib9i69BgFBJsUbHoHNTa7GSJ.jpg)
The Last Don
![Leaving L.A.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iDZjxvp2s4tmBp8p5WzBhTPBaqU.jpg)
Leaving L.A.
![Bound](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9qAy6UWVw44dGrsyKrdEMt5qIUM.jpg)
Bound
![Twelve Monkeys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gt3iyguaCIw8DpQZI1LIN5TohM2.jpg)
Twelve Monkeys
![MADtv](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tXHrqYbETym7Def99MeXrpPyRA.jpg)
MADtv
![Misery Loves Company](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mIu7XXnZMxO9rc7s54Er9jqjBUj.jpg)
Misery Loves Company
![Hope and Gloria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3bB5fiIV8cUXBZaaRureSkb7lqa.jpg)
Hope and Gloria
![A Dangerous Affair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cT5m1AbH7Sd0oaBIlQcAyFTct95.jpg)
A Dangerous Affair
![Junior](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQmgPrXf7c7daRdl3Zwgm65lw3o.jpg)
Junior
![Clean Slate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kAYsvQvBVshLHGTIDGHcj9jTJq0.jpg)
Clean Slate
![NYPD Blue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hrdusQVSArJPRGnB5bHzd2ISP4V.jpg)
NYPD Blue
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![Without a Kiss Goodbye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aCu7OW4arBVXoGBrWC4fIyo3rEa.jpg)
Without a Kiss Goodbye
![Homicide: Life on the Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nb5310xlFjx5r9TnpKoaOTQsAlP.jpg)
Homicide: Life on the Street
![Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3ovS9oXfoi3ZJCW9TJTRn0I6wXl.jpg)
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
![In a Child's Name](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1nWOjQfgdcGVRWObo0Sb2XbOMCR.jpg)
In a Child's Name
![Dinosaurs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rcD2grjO6xAerWLkSgpmGkGhnTH.jpg)
Dinosaurs
![When Will I Be Loved?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xbXk8mVp2nelZ8eHduBiYGVQbvO.jpg)
When Will I Be Loved?
![Law & Order](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![The Fanelli Boys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uAABljjMaaBAwuU7FiwWhzpPxlv.jpg)
The Fanelli Boys
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![The Equalizer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q21Ggcd3eFMboo4TN0rh2ibuNjE.jpg)
The Equalizer
![1st & Ten](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1NQICCAkwDhBtEZhO0ZtD8ZkhkS.jpg)
1st & Ten
![Jeopardy!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/11rWvQOEZBouD7wet0sWHwu7NDs.jpg)
Jeopardy!
![Sesame Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/14k9BfZ2p4rQBMeJ5crKTfUZVwD.jpg)
Sesame Street