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| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.| nationality = | other_names = Chris MeloniUniversity of Colorado BoulderNeighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre>Neighborhood Playhouse| occupation = Actor| years_active = 1988–presentChris Keller on Oz (TV series)>OzElliot Stabler on (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and (Law & Order: Organized Crime)Doris Sherman Meloni|July 1, 1995}}| children = 2| website = }}Christopher Peter Meloni ({{IPAc-en|m|É™|’|l|oÊŠ|n|i}}; born April 2, 1961)NEWS, NewsBank for DDN | www.daytondailynews.com, nl.newsbank.com,nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=101C9725D296FFBA&p_docnum=1, 29 November 2020, December 7, 2020,nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=101C9725D296FFBA&p_docnum=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20201207110459nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=101C9725D296FFBA&p_docnum=1,">web.archive.org/web/20201207110459nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=101C9725D296FFBA&p_docnum=1, live, NEWS, 27 March 2005, Birthdays of the week, The Washington Post, pqasb.pqarchiver.com,pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/813076561.html?dids=813076561:813076561&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+27%2C+2005&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Birthdays+of+the+week&pqatl=google, live, August 16, 2013,pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409789402.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar%2027,%202005&author=&pub=The%20Washington%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=Birthdays%20of%20the%20week," title="web.archive.org/web/20150222102603pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409789402.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar%2027,%202005&author=&pub=The%20Washington%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=Birthdays%20of%20the%20week,">web.archive.org/web/20150222102603pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409789402.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar%2027,%202005&author=&pub=The%20Washington%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=Birthdays%20of%20the%20week, 22 February 2015, is an American actor. He is best known for playing NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) (1999–2011, 2021–present) and its spin-off (Law & Order: Organized Crime) (2021–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006. He also played inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz (1998–2003) and starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy! (2017–2019).Meloni’s film credits include 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Runaway Bride (1999), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), (Green Lantern: First Flight) (2009), 42 (2013) and Man of Steel (2013).

Early life and education

Meloni was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest of three children of Cecile (née Chagnon; 1926–2016),WEB, August 8, 2016, Cecile Meloni passed 3:02 today.,www.facebook.com/christopher.meloni.5209/photos/a.191670271011081.1073741825.191668891011219/603770453134392/,ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/191668891011219/603770453134392, 2022-02-26, limited, Facebook, {{cbignore}} a homemaker, and Charles Robert Meloni (1927–2012), an endocrinologist.NEWS, August 12, 2012, Charles R. Meloni,www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=159083623, Legacy.com, June 15, 2013, December 30, 2013,www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=159083623," title="web.archive.org/web/20131230234019www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=159083623,">web.archive.org/web/20131230234019www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=159083623, live, MAGAZINE, Jewel, Dan, 6 September 1999, Runaway Guy,www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129128,00.html, People.com, August 16, 2013, August 16, 2016,www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129128,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160816204925www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129128,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160816204925www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129128,00.html, live, WEB, Eric S. Atwater: Vaughan board of directors need to do the right thing,www.conwaydailysun.com/node/7880/18668, dead,www.conwaydailysun.com/node/7880/18668," title="archive.today/20130119232150www.conwaydailysun.com/node/7880/18668,">archive.today/20130119232150www.conwaydailysun.com/node/7880/18668, January 19, 2013, August 16, 2013, Conway Daily Sun, mdy-all, He has an older brother and sister. His maternal ancestry is French Canadian, and he is a descendant of Matthias Farnsworth and Edmund Rice.WEB,staging.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/episodes/the-shirts-on-their-backs, Season 7, Episode 4-The Shirts on Their Backs, Henry Louis Gates, Finding Your Roots-PBS Television, 12 Feb 2024, His paternal ancestry is Italian; one great-grandfather was born in Sardinia and another was born in Velva.Stated on ‘’Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2021Meloni attended St. Stephen’s School,WEB, 1978 St. Stephen’s Yearbook,www.classmates.com/yearbooks/St-Stephen039s-amp-St-Agnes-School-Upper-School/76769?page=90, classmates.com, 26 July 2014, August 8, 2014,www.classmates.com/yearbooks/St-Stephen039s-amp-St-Agnes-School-Upper-School/76769?page=90," title="web.archive.org/web/20140808185359www.classmates.com/yearbooks/St-Stephen039s-amp-St-Agnes-School-Upper-School/76769?page=90,">web.archive.org/web/20140808185359www.classmates.com/yearbooks/St-Stephen039s-amp-St-Agnes-School-Upper-School/76769?page=90, live, now St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, in Alexandria, Virginia, where he played quarterback on the football team. After graduating from St. Stephens, he attended the University of Colorado-Boulder where he took acting classes for electives. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1983. Following completion of college, Meloni went to New York, where he continued his acting studies with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre as well as the Center for the Media Arts.Meloni worked as a construction worker prior to getting his acting break. He has also worked as a bouncer, bartender, and personal trainer.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Career

Meloni worked his way up the acting ladder with commercials,WEB,www.illegal-art.org/video/mcdonalds/blinddate.mp4, McDonald’s Commercial,www.illegal-art.org/video/mcdonalds/blinddate.mp4," title="web.archive.org/web/20080911025053www.illegal-art.org/video/mcdonalds/blinddate.mp4,">web.archive.org/web/20080911025053www.illegal-art.org/video/mcdonalds/blinddate.mp4, September 11, 2008, www.illegal-art.org, MP4, short-lived TV series, and bit parts in a number of films. His first noticeable role was the hotheaded son of a Mafia don in the 1996 thriller Bound. He appeared as Robbie Sinclair’s friend Spike in Dinosaurs in the early 1990s. He played criminal Jimmy Liery in eight episodes of NYPD Blue during 1996-1997 and the fiancé of Julia Roberts’s character in the 1999 romantic comedy Runaway Bride.From 1998 to 2003, Meloni portrayed the bisexual criminal Chris Keller on the HBO series Oz. Law & Order producer Dick Wolf signed Meloni to play Elliot Stabler on (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) in 1999. Meloni appeared on both Oz and Law & Order: SVU simultaneously until Oz was cancelled in 2003. Meloni was nominated for the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Elliot Stabler.WEB, Christopher Meloni Emmy Nominated,www.emmys.com/celebrities/christopher-meloni, May 18, 2014, Emmys.com, July 20, 2012,www.emmys.com/celebrities/christopher-meloni," title="web.archive.org/web/20120720103905www.emmys.com/celebrities/christopher-meloni,">web.archive.org/web/20120720103905www.emmys.com/celebrities/christopher-meloni, live, In May 2011, Meloni announced that he had been unable to agree on a contract and would not be returning for season 13 of SVU.MAGAZINE, Natalie, Abrams,www.tvguide.com/News/Christopher-Meloni-Exits-SVU-1033486.aspx, Christopher Meloni Exits Law & Order: SVU, TV Guide, NTVB Media, Portland, Oregon, May 24, 2011, May 24, 2011, May 27, 2011,www.tvguide.com/News/Christopher-Meloni-Exits-SVU-1033486.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20110527015445www.tvguide.com/News/Christopher-Meloni-Exits-SVU-1033486.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20110527015445www.tvguide.com/News/Christopher-Meloni-Exits-SVU-1033486.aspx, live, His character was written out as having put in his retirement papers. After nearly a decade, Meloni announced in March 2020 that he would be reprising his role of Stabler in the Law & Order franchise on a spin-off show titled (Law & Order: Organized Crime). Meloni appeared in a crossover event during season 22 of SVU.WEB, Andreeva, Nellie, March 31, 2020, Christopher Meloni As ‘SVU’ Character Elliot Stabler To Headline New Dick Wolf Drama Series For NBC,deadline.com/2020/03/christopher-meloni-returns-new-dick-wolf-series-elliot-stabler-nbc-law-order-svu-1202896323/, March 31, 2020, Deadline Hollywood, en, June 17, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200617212117/https://deadline.com/2020/03/christopher-meloni-returns-new-dick-wolf-series-elliot-stabler-nbc-law-order-svu-1202896323/, live, (File:Christopher Meloni (larger crop).jpg|thumb|upright|Meloni in New York City, 2006)Meloni appeared as the character Gene in Wet Hot American Summer in 2001, the puppet-loving pediatrician Dr. Norris in a 2003 episode of Scrubs, and the character of “Freakshow” in the 2004 comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. He made a cameo in its sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, as The Grand Wizard. In 2005, he appeared on Episode 107 of MTV2’s adult puppet show Wonder Showzen in a series of parody public service announcements warning of the threat of cooties. He had an uncredited role as a gay hotel desk clerk in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}In July 2009, Meloni portrayed DC Comics character Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie (Green Lantern: First Flight). He briefly appeared in the first episode of the Comedy Central series Michael & Michael Have Issues, portraying himself for a fake film starring Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}In 2012, Meloni joined the cast of True Blood during the series’ fifth season as Roman, a “powerful, 500-year-old vampire who sits at the head of the table of the Vampire Authority.“WEB,www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/true-blood-christopher-meloni-vampire-roman-337906, June 15, 2012, The Hollywood Reporter, ‘True Blood’: Christopher Meloni on Playing a 500-Year-Old, ‘Big Old Baby’ Vampire, Ford, Rebecca, January 6, 2020, January 25, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210125225331/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/true-blood-christopher-meloni-vampire-roman-337906, live, Meloni played Colonel Hardy, a supporting role, in the Superman reboot film Man of Steel, which was released in 2013.NEWS,www.deadline.com/2011/06/christopher-meloni-to-co-star-in-man-of-steel/, Christopher Meloni To Co-Star In ‘Man Of Steel’, Andreeva, Nellie, Deadline Hollywood, Mail.com, June 24, 2011, June 25, 2011, June 26, 2011,www.deadline.com/2011/06/christopher-meloni-to-co-star-in-man-of-steel/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110626025047www.deadline.com/2011/06/christopher-meloni-to-co-star-in-man-of-steel/,">web.archive.org/web/20110626025047www.deadline.com/2011/06/christopher-meloni-to-co-star-in-man-of-steel/, live, That year, he played Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher in the historical baseball feature 42. Meloni starred in the 2014 comedy They Came Together.WEB, Trumbore, Dave, June 23, 2012, Christopher Meloni Joins They Came Together,collider.com/christopher-meloni-they-came-together/, 29 November 2020, Collider, January 5, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200105203210/https://collider.com/christopher-meloni-they-came-together/, live, He stars as John Taylor in the video game (Call of Duty: Black Ops III). In 2016, Meloni shot the heist film Marauders.WEB, Richard, Roeper, ‘Marauders’: A-list actors give their all in a B-movie mystery,chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/30/18336785/marauders-a-list-actors-give-their-all-in-a-b-movie-mystery/, Chicago Sun-Times, June 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, April 6, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200406124512/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/30/18336785/marauders-a-list-actors-give-their-all-in-a-b-movie-mystery, live, Meloni starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy!, based on the comic book series created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Darick Robertson, which premiered in 2017.WEB, Pedersen, Erik, September 19, 2017, Syfy Moves ‘Happy!’ Premiere Date Back A Week,deadline.com/2017/09/happy-premiere-date-moved-syfy-christopher-meloni-patton-oswalt-1202173248/, September 19, 2017, Deadline, September 20, 2017,deadline.com/2017/09/happy-premiere-date-moved-syfy-christopher-meloni-patton-oswalt-1202173248/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170920004825deadline.com/2017/09/happy-premiere-date-moved-syfy-christopher-meloni-patton-oswalt-1202173248/,">web.archive.org/web/20170920004825deadline.com/2017/09/happy-premiere-date-moved-syfy-christopher-meloni-patton-oswalt-1202173248/, live, The series was canceled on June 4, 2019.WEB,deadline.com/2019/06/happy-deadly-class-canceled-syfy-1202627244/, ‘Happy!’ & ‘Deadly Class’ Canceled By Syfy, Deadline Hollywood, Nellie, Andreeva, June 4, 2019, June 5, 2019, June 5, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190605014705/https://deadline.com/2019/06/happy-deadly-class-canceled-syfy-1202627244/, live, In 2018, Meloni guest starred in two episodes of the FX drama series Pose, opposite Dominique Jackson.WEB,www.out.com/entertainment/2018/6/20/christopher-meloni-joins-weeks-pose, Christopher Meloni Joins This Week’s ‘Pose’, Out (magazine), Out, Hinzmann, Dennis, June 20, 2018, June 27, 2018, June 27, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180627202508/https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/6/20/christopher-meloni-joins-weeks-pose, live, He appeared on the third season of The Handmaid’s Tale as Commander Winslow in 2019.MAGAZINE,www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/handmaids-tale-christopher-meloni-commander-interview, The Handmaid’s Tale: How Christopher Meloni Became Gilead’s Big, Bad Dad, Bradley, Laura, July 3, 2019, Vanity Fair, January 6, 2020, September 21, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200921041137/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/handmaids-tale-christopher-meloni-commander-interview, live,

Philanthropy

In 2004 and 2006, respectively, Meloni competed in the fourth and the eighth series of Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown; in the eighth series, he finished in second place, behind Robin Tunney, and ahead of Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick. He played for Feed the Children.He appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy! on November 10, 2006, defeating fellow Law & Order stars Sam Waterston and Kathryn Erbe. Meloni split his $50,000 charity prize between the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program and the Montefiore Advocacy Center. He also appeared on the program’s Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational that aired on December 17, 2009. Although defeated by Joshua Malina and Harry Shearer, he won a $25,000 charity prize in the name of Smile Train.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Public image

Meloni has appeared in many public service announcements in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.WEB,www.hrc.org/1643.htm, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ang Lee and Christopher Meloni to Accept Award at Human Rights Campaign New York Gala Dinner, HRC, January 17, 2006, August 3, 2011, dead,www.hrc.org/1643.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20120616100402www.hrc.org/1643.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20120616100402www.hrc.org/1643.htm, June 16, 2012, mdy-all, In 1999, Meloni jokingly kissed Lee Tergesen (who played Tobias Beecher, Meloni’s on-screen boyfriend on Oz) at an awards dinner for GLAAD. In 2006, Meloni was given the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Award, along with actor Jake Gyllenhaal and director Ang Lee, for his work on behalf of LGBT issues.WEB, 2006-02-10, Jake Gyllenhaal and Ang Lee to be honored by HRC, Feb. 11 in NYC,www.advocate.com/news/2006/02/10/jake-gyllenhaal-and-ang-lee-be-honored-hrc-feb-11-nyc, 2020-11-29, www.advocate.com, en, May 6, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210506222150/https://www.advocate.com/news/2006/02/10/jake-gyllenhaal-and-ang-lee-be-honored-hrc-feb-11-nyc, live, In addition, in 2011, Meloni appeared in the Human Rights Campaign’s “New Yorkers for Marriage Equality” video.WEB, Law & Order SVU Star Christopher Meloni is a New Yorker for Marriage Equality,www.hrc.org/blog/entry/law-order-svu-star-christopher-meloni-is-a-new-yorker-for-marriage-equality, www.hrc.org, April 12, 2011, March 10, 2014, dead,www.hrc.org/blog/entry/law-order-svu-star-christopher-meloni-is-a-new-yorker-for-marriage-equality," title="web.archive.org/web/20140310182957www.hrc.org/blog/entry/law-order-svu-star-christopher-meloni-is-a-new-yorker-for-marriage-equality,">web.archive.org/web/20140310182957www.hrc.org/blog/entry/law-order-svu-star-christopher-meloni-is-a-new-yorker-for-marriage-equality, March 10, 2014, mdy-all, Meloni was included in the 2006 edition of People magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Personal life

Meloni married Doris Sherman Meloni (née Williams), a production designer, on July 1, 1995. They have two children through surrogacy, a daughter born in March 2001MAGAZINE, Stewart, Andrew,variety.com/2001/scene/people-news/sophia-eva-pietra-meloni-1117796915/, Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni, Variety, 2001-04-11, August 16, 2013, August 5, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180805112854/https://variety.com/2001/scene/people-news/sophia-eva-pietra-meloni-1117796915/, dead, and a son born in January 2004.WEB,variety.com/2004/scene/people-news/dante-amadeo-meloni-1117900808/, Dante Amadeo Meloni, Variety, February 27, 2004, December 9, 2017, August 14, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180814234336/https://variety.com/2004/scene/people-news/dante-amadeo-meloni-1117900808/, dead, Mariska Hargitay, who co-starred with Meloni on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and remains close friends with him, is the godmother to his daughter.WEB, Showell, Brooke, April 20, 2022, A Guide to All of Hollywood’s Celebrity Godparents,people.com/parents/famous-celebrity-godparents/?slide=2122c218-5e29-4675-af7f-f88ab09b3250#2122c218-5e29-4675-af7f-f88ab09b3250, live,web.archive.org/web/20220504024841/https://people.com/parents/famous-celebrity-godparents/?slide=2122c218-5e29-4675-af7f-f88ab09b3250#2122c218-5e29-4675-af7f-f88ab09b3250, May 4, 2022, May 4, 2022, People (magazine), People, Meloni has a Cubist-inspired representation of the crucifixion of Christ tattooed on his upper left arm, a butterfly tattoo on his left upper thigh, and a Chinese astrological chart of his family on his right lower leg.NEWS,blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/03/sir-ian-mckellan-emcees-the-%e2%80%9conly-make-believe%e2%80%9d-benefit, The Wall Street Journal, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?” Sir Ian McKellan Will Have None of That, Jeffrey Podolsky, November 3, 2009, August 4, 2017, April 4, 2017,blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/03/sir-ian-mckellan-emcees-the-%e2%80%9conly-make-believe%e2%80%9d-benefit/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170404045454blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/03/sir-ian-mckellan-emcees-the-%e2%80%9conly-make-believe%e2%80%9d-benefit/,">web.archive.org/web/20170404045454blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/03/sir-ian-mckellan-emcees-the-%e2%80%9conly-make-believe%e2%80%9d-benefit/, live, In 2007, Meloni was inducted into his high school’s athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the undefeated 1978 football team, for which he was quarterback.NEWS, Argetsinger, Amy, Roberts, Roxanne, May 1, 2007, ‘Law & Order’s’ Chris Meloni Goes Long, and Winds Up in 1978, Washingtonpost.com,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043001973.html, May 18, 2014, January 6, 2015,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043001973.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150106013625www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043001973.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150106013625www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043001973.html, live, In 2014, Meloni bought the house used in the television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.NEWS,variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/chris-meloni-picks-up-piece-of-hollywood-history-1201378159/, Variety, Mark, David, Chris Meloni Picks Up Piece of Hollywood History (EXCLUSIVE), December 16, 2014, December 9, 2017, July 5, 2017,variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/chris-meloni-picks-up-piece-of-hollywood-history-1201378159/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170705102214variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/chris-meloni-picks-up-piece-of-hollywood-history-1201378159/,">web.archive.org/web/20170705102214variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/chris-meloni-picks-up-piece-of-hollywood-history-1201378159/, live, NEWS, Beale, Lauren, December 17, 2014, Chris Meloni buys Ozzie and Harriet Nelson’s old haunt, Los Angeles Times,www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-chris-meloni-20141217-story.html, April 17, 2020, May 12, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200512221007/https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-chris-meloni-20141217-story.html, live, In 2021, on an episode of PBS’ Finding Your Roots, it was revealed that Meloni is a distant relative of Nancy Pelosi.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Filmography

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! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes1994Clean Slate (1994 film)>Clean Slate| Bodyguard|Junior (1994 film)>Junior| Mr. Lanzarotta|| 1995| 12 Monkeys| Lt. Halperin|| 1996Bound (1996 film)>Bound| Johnnie Marzzone|1998Brown’s Requiem (film)>Brown’s Requiem| Sgt. Cavanah| UncreditedFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas| Sven, Clerk at Flamingo Hotel|| The Souler Opposite| Barry Singer|1999| Carlo’s Wake| Bennetto Torello|Runaway Bride (film)>Runaway Bride| Bob Kelly|| 2001| Wet Hot American Summer| Gene Jenkinson|| 2002| That Brief Moment| Ken| Short film| 2004| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle| Freakshow|2008| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay| Grand Wizard| Credited as “Reverend Clyde Stanky”| Nights in Rodanthe| Jack Willis|2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (film)>Brief Interviews with Hideous Men| R / Subject #3|Carriers (film)>Carriers| Frank|| 2010| (Green Lantern: First Flight)Hal Jordan>Hal Jordan / Green Lantern| Voice role| 2011| National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie| Producer Charlie LaRue|2013| Awful Nice| Jon Charbineau|Man of Steel (film)>Man of Steel| Colonel Nathan Hardy|42 (film)>42| Leo Durocher|2014|Beef| Lou|| White Bird in a Blizzard| Brock Connors| Small Time (2014 film)>Small Time| Al Klein| | They Came Together| Roland|| (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For)| Mort| | 2015|The Diary of a Teenage Girl| Pascal MacCorkill| 2016| I Am Wrath| Dennis| Marauders (2016 film)>Marauders| Agent Jonathan Montgomery| Almost Friends (2016 film)>Almost Friends| Howard| | 2017Snatched (2017 film)>Snatched| Roger Simmons| | 2024 IF (film)>IF| Cosmo (voice)| “>

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! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes| 1989–19901st & Ten (HBO TV series)>1st & Ten| Vito Del Greco / Johnny Gunn| 11 episodes| 1990| When Will I Be Loved?| Ron Weston| TV film| 1990–1991| The Fanelli Boys| Frankie Fanelli| 17 episodes| 1991| In a Child’s Name| Jerry Cimarelli| TV film| 1991–1994Dinosaurs (TV series)>Dinosaurs| Spike| Voice; recurring role| 1992| (Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story)| David| TV film1993| Without a Kiss Goodbye| Ray Samuels| TV film (aka Falsely Accused)The Boys (1993 TV series)>The Boys| Doug Kirkfield|6 episodes| Golden Gate| Douglas “BW” Carlino| Unsold pilot1995A Dangerous Affair (1995 film)>A Dangerous Affair| Tommy Moretti| TV film| Hope and Gloria| Billy| Episode: “Love with an Improper Stranger”Misery Loves Company (TV series)>Misery Loves Company| Mitch| 8 episodes| 1996–1997|NYPD Blue| Jimmy Liery| 5 episodes1997The Last Don (miniseries)>The Last Don| Boz Skannet| Miniseries| Leaving L.A.| Reed Sims| 6 episodes| Every 9 Seconds| Richard Sutherland| TV film| Brooklyn South| Joe| 3 episodes1998| Target Earth| Detective Samuel “Sam” Adams| TV film| (Homicide: Life on the Street)| Bounty Hunter Dennis Knoll| 2 episodes| 1998–2003Oz (TV series)>Oz| Chris Keller| Main role| 1999| Shift| Louis| TV film| 1999–2011, 2021–present | (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)Detective Elliot Stabler| Main role (seasons 1–12); Recurring role (season 22–)| 2000, 2022| Law & Order| Episodes: “Entitled”, “Fools for Love” & “Gimme Shelter – Part 3”| 2002Murder in Greenwich (film)>Murder in Greenwich| Mark Fuhrman| TV film| 2003Scrubs (TV series)>Scrubs| Dr. Dave Norris| Episode: “My White Whale”| 2004| Sesame Street| Himself| Episode: 40652005| Wonder Showzen| Cooties Spokesman| Episode: “Health”| (Law & Order: Trial by Jury)| Detective Elliot StablerDay)”| 2008| (Gym Teacher: The Movie)| Dave Stewie| TV film| 2009| Michael & Michael Have Issues| Himself| Episode: “Greg the Intern”2011| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart| Tony BolognaCameo| Ice Loves Coco| Himself| 2012| True Blood| Roman Zimojic| 5 episodes| 2013Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)>Comedy Bang! Bang!| Dr. Phillip Banhauser| Episode: “Aziz Ansari Wears a Charcoal Blazer”2014Veep (TV series)>Veep| Ray Whelans| 2 episodes| Surviving Jack| Jack Dunlevy| 8 episodes (including one unaired episode in the US)2015| The Jack and Triumph Show| Agent Ryker| Episode: “Siri”| (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp) | Gene Jenkinson / Jonas Jurgenson| Main role; 6 episodes| Drunk History | Othniel Marsh | Episode: “New Jersey”| 2016–2017Underground (TV series)>Underground| August Pullman| Main role; 15 episodesDirected episode: “Auld Acquaintance”2017| (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later) | Gene Jenkinson| 4 episodes| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Ranger Russell| Episode: “Nature”| 2017–2019Happy! (TV series)>Happy! | Nick Sax| Main role; 18 episodes| 2018Pose (TV series)>Pose| Dick Ford| Episodes: “The Fever”, “Pink Slip”|2019, 2022| American Dad!| Gangsters| Voice, episodes: “Twinanigans”, “The Book of Fischer”|2019The Handmaid’s Tale (TV series)>The Handmaid’s Tale| Commander Winslow| 4 episodes| 2019–presentHarley Quinn (TV series)>Harley QuinnHTTPS://WWW.CBR.COM/ALAN-TUDYK-JOKER-HARLEY-QUINN-ANIMATED-SERIES/>TITLE=ALAN TUDYK TO VOICE THE JOKER IN HARLEY QUINN ANIMATED SERIESFIRST=KEVINDATE=OCTOBER 25, 2018ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 26, 2018URL-STATUS=LIVE, James Gordon (character)>Commissioner James Gordon, Two-Face Goon 2, Bouncer| Voice; 16 episodes2020| Family Guy| George Townshend| Voice; episode: “Short Cuts”| Maxxx | Don Wild | Recurring role; 6 episodes| Rick and Morty| Jesus Christ, Unnamed Rick disguise| Voice, episode: “Never Ricking Morty” and “Full Meta Jackrick”The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)>The Twilight Zone| Robert | Episode: “A Human Face”| Helpsters| Detective Dudley| Episode: “Camper Cortez/Artist Andrew & Detective Dudley”THIS IS US, #ONECHICAGO AND MORE — WHAT SHOWS RETURN IN 2021?>WORK=TVLINE.COMACCESS-DATE=AUGUST 27, 2020ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210126161631/HTTPS://TVLINE.COM/2020/08/27/NBC-PREMIERE-DATES-FALL-2020-THIS-IS-US/, live, | (Law & Order: Organized Crime)|Detective Elliot Stabler| Lead role; also executive producer| 2021| Bless the HartsDATE=SEPTEMBER 11, 2020ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT>AUTHOR=PHILIANA NGARCHIVE-DATE=SEPTEMBER 15, 2020, live, | Voice; 1 episode2023|Captain Fall|Agent Steel|Voice; 10 episodesCelebrity Jeopardy! (2022 TV series)>Celebrity Jeopardy!|Himself|Contestant“>

Video games{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Year! Title! Voice role| 2015| (Call of Duty: Black Ops III)| Commander John Taylor“>

Awards and nominations{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Year! Award! Category! Work! Result| 1999| OFTA Television Awards| Best Guest Actor in a Cable SeriesOz (TV series)>Oz| {{won}}| 2004Entertainment Industries Council#Prism Awards>Prism Awards| Best Performance in a TV Drama Series Episode(Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)| rowspan=9 {{nom}}2006| OFTA Television Awards| Best Actor in a Drama Series58th Primetime Emmy Awards>Primetime Emmy AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series| 2008Prism AwardsBest Performance in a TV Drama Series Episode| 2009| 2014Gold Derby Awards| Best Comedy Guest Actor| Veep 2019| Best Drama Guest Actor PoseACCESS-DATE=2023-01-11 LANGUAGE=EN ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230111150124/HTTPS://WWW.IMDB.COM/EVENT/EV0003084/2019/1/, live, |Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series|2021Hollywood Critics Association>Hollywood Critics Association Television AwardsSCHNEIDER >FIRST=MICHAEL TITLE=’SEVERANCE,’ ‘TED LASSO’ LEAD STREAMING NOMINEES FOR 2ND ANNUAL HCA TV AWARDS ACCESS-DATE=2023-01-11 LANGUAGE=EN-US ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20220708005717/HTTPS://VARIETY.COM/2022/TV/AWARDS/SEVERANCE-TED-LASSO-HCA-TV-AWARDS-2022-1235310661/, live, |Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama(Law & Order: Organized Crime)|2022ACCESS-DATE=2023-01-11 LANGUAGE=EN ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230111150126/HTTPS://WWW.IMDB.COM/EVENT/EV0001511/2022/1/, live, |Favorite Television Actor|{{won}}

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