Christopher Meloni Bio | Wiki
Christopher Meloni is a popular American actor known due to his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for its first 12 seasons and its spin-off Law & Order: Organized Crime, as well as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz.
He appeared in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy! from 2017 until 2019. He served as a construction worker prior to getting his acting break. He has also served as a bouncer, bartender, and personal trainer. Besides, he served his way up the acting ladder with commercials, short-lived TV series, and bit parts in a number of films. Christopher’s first noticeable role was the hotheaded son of a Mafia don in the 1996 thriller Bound. He starred as Robbie Sinclair’s friend Spike in Dinosaurs in the early 1990s.
Christopher played criminal Jimmy Liery in eight episodes of NYPD Blue from 1996 to 1997 as well as the fiancé of Julia Roberts’s character in the 1999 romantic comedy Runaway Bride. He also portrayed Colonel Hardy, a supporting role, in the Superman reboot film Man of Steel, which was released in 2013. That year, Christopher played Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher in the historical baseball feature 42. He appeared in the 2014 comedy They Came Together. He appears as John Taylor in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III. In 2016, Christopher shot the heist film Marauders.
Christopher appeared 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. Happy!, became canceled on June 4, 2019. In 2018, Christopher guest starred in two episodes of the FX drama series Pose, opposite Dominique Jackson.
Christopher Meloni Age
Christopher was born on April 2, 1961, in Washington, D.C., in the United States. He is 62 years old. Christopher celebrates his birthday on April 2, every year.
Christopher Meloni Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Christopher stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx 1.83 m).
Christopher Meloni Family
He was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest of three children of Cecile (née Chagnon; 1926–2016), a homemaker, and Charles Robert Meloni (1927–2012), an endocrinologist. Christopher has an older brother Robert Meloni Jr and a sister Michele Meloni. Christopher’s maternal ancestry is French Canadian, and he is a descendant of Matthias Farnsworth. Christopher’s paternal ancestry is Italian; one great-grandfather was born in Sardinia and another in Velva.
Christopher Meloni Wife
Christopher is married to his wife Doris Sherman Meloni (née Williams) a production designer. The two married on July 1, 1995. Christopher and his wife Doris Sherman have two children via surrogacy, a daughter Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni (b. March 23, 2001), and a son Dante Amadeo Meloni (b. January 2, 2004).
Christopher Meloni Education
He went to St. Stephen’s School[8] (now St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School) in Alexandria, Virginia, and played quarterback on the football team. Christopher studied acting at the University of Colorado at Boulder and graduated earning a degree in history in 1983. Following graduation, Christopher went to New York, where he proceeded with his studies with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and the Center for the Media Arts.
Christopher Meloni Movies
– Clean Slate (1994) as Bodyguard
– Brown’s Requiem (1998) as Sgt. Cavanah
– The Souler Opposite (1998) as Barry Singer
– Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as Grand Wizard
– Green Lantern: First Flight (2010) as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
– Awful Nice (2013) as Jon Charbineau
– Man of Steel (2013) as Colonel Nathan Hardy
– 42 (2013) as Leo Durocher
– White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) as Brock Connors
– Small Time (2014) as Al Klein
– They Came Together (2014) as Roland
– The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) as Pascal MacCorkill
– Marauders (2016) as Agent Jonathan Montgomery
– Almost Friends (2016) as Howard
– Snatched (2017) as Roger Simmons
Christopher Meloni Mariska Hargitay
He co-starred with Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and remained close friends with him. Mariska Hargitay is the godmother to Christopher’s daughter Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni.
Christopher Meloni Tv Shows
– 1st & Ten (1989-1990) as Vito Del Greco
– When Will I Be Loved? (1990) as Ron Weston
– In a Child’s Name (1991) as Jerry Cimarelli
– Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) as David
– The Boys (1993) as Doug Kirkfield
– A Dangerous Affair (1995) as Tommy Moretti
– The Last Don (1997) as Boz Skannet
– Brooklyn South (1997) as Joe
– Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2011, 2021–present) as Detective Elliot Stabler
– Scrubs (2003) as Dr. Dave Norris
– Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009) as himself
– True Blood (2012) as Roman Zimojic
– Underground (2016-2017) as August Pullman
– The Handmaid’s Tale (2019) as Commander Winslow
– Rick and Morty (2020) as Jesus Christ, Unnamed Rick disguise
– The Twilight Zone (2020) as Robert
– Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021-present) as Detective Elliot Stabler
Christopher Meloni Law & Order | SVU
Law & Order producer Dick Wolf signed Christopher to play Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 1999. Christopher starred on both Oz and Law & Order: SVU simultaneously until Oz was canceled in 2003. He was nominated for the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series due to his role as Elliot Stabler.
In May 2011, Christopher reported that he had been unable to agree on a contract and would not be coming back for season 13 of SVU. Christopher’s character was written out as having put in his retirement papers. Following nearly a decade, Christopher reported in March 2020 that he would be replaying his role of Stabler in the Law & Order franchise on a spin-off show titled Law & Order: Organized Crime. He starred in a crossover event during season 22 of SVU.
Christopher Meloni True Blood
In 2012, Christopher 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.”
Christopher Meloni In Harold And Kumar
He starred in the character of “Freakshow” in the 2004 comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Christopher made a cameo in its sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, as The Grand Wizard.
Christopher Meloni Net Worth
He gets his wealth from his work as an actor known due to his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Therefore, Christopher has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Christopher’s estimated net worth is $30 million.
How Old Is Christopher Meloni
Christopher is a 62-year-old who was born on April 2, 1961, in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
Is Christopher Meloni Married
Yes. Christopher is married to his wife Doris Sherman Meloni (née Williams) a production designer. The two married on July 1, 1995. Christopher and his wife Doris Sherman have two children via surrogacy, a daughter Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni (b. March 23, 2001), and a son Dante Amadeo Meloni (b. January 2, 2004).
Christopher Meloni Social Media Account
Instagram – chris_meloni