Stelio Savante

Birthday: 1970-04-24
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

A South African born New Yorker with over three decades of versatile, award winning performances in popular, world-wide theatrically released studio & independent films, prime-time & cable television & New York theater. After small speaking roles opposite Russell Crowe in Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind (2001) & David Chase's The Sopranos (1999) as Gaetano; his breakthrough lead role came in 2005 on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) directed by Oscar winner Juan José Campanella. Starring opposite Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, & Bradley Cooper as the chilling yet engaging fundamentalist Milan Zergin. Also, a coveted recurring role on Ugly Betty (2006), becoming South Africa's first male SAG Award Nominee (Ensemble Comedy Performance). Followed by significant supporting roles in the studio films My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) opposite Eddie Izzard, Luke Wilson, & Uma Thurman directed by Ivan Reitman for Twentieth Century Fox . An ensemble lead in Sony's Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) produced by David Lancaster, a supporting role in Pure Flix's What If... (2010), & supporting lead in the Lionsgate family film Army Dog (2016) .

Credits

Year Title Character
The Mob Priest Diamond Dan
Acre Beyond the Rye Peter
Candles
The December Cross Officer Ralph
2025-12-25 Sarah's Oil
2025-01-26 Between Borders Duane
2024-11-14 Saint Nick of Bethlehem Harvey
2024-06-14 Fresh Kills Nello
2024-02-04 unDEFILED Coach Joe Baines
2023-07-23 Condition of Return
2023-05-26 MobKing
2023-04-14 Nefarious Detective Russo
2022-12-02 What Remains Scott
2022-10-01 Find Her Felix Leonard
2022-09-16 Pursuit of Freedom Bedros
2022-07-22 Blackwood Henri
2021-11-19 Pups Alone Lenny
2021-08-02 Destination Marfa Vincent (The Hitchhiker)
2021-02-25 The Penitent Thief Tiran
2020-02-16 The Message Gerald Walker
2019-11-08 Infidel Pierre Barthes
2019-10-26 Selling Isobel Alfonso
2018-12-07 Bernie the Dolphin Brock Winters / The Mayor
2018-08-24 The Cleaning Lady Michael
2018-08-17 Running for Grace Mayor
2018-07-06 No Postage Necessary Agent Ames
2018-03-25 Avalanche Nate
2016-09-22 Windsor Pierre Gandy
2016-08-26 Blood in the Water Marius Roos
2016-02-23 Cassidy Way Truck Driver
2016-01-12 Army Dog Sheriff Bill McCallister
2015-02-11 Eisenstein in Guanajuato Hunter S. Kimbrough
2014-09-26 Where the Road Runs Out Martin
2014-04-01 The Two Thieves Demas
2013-10-18 The Secret Village Joe
2013-06-12 Awakened Benny Dawson
2013-06-04 Jimmy Mr. Laney
2012-06-01 Stealing Roses Joey
2012-05-08 Poe Johnathon Poe
2012-02-08 Safe House Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
2011-05-01 A Million Colours Major Shawn Dixon
2011-01-01 3 Blind Saints Frankie
2010-08-20 What if... Joel Muller
2008-07-19 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Chief Bull Brittles
2008-01-01 Live Fast, Die Young Rupe
2006-07-20 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Leo
2005-10-21 The Coldest Winter