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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-04-24 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Also Known As

Stelio Savante

Biography

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) .

Known For

Acting

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

2008

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

as

Chief Bull Brittles

Pups Alone

2021

Pups Alone

as

Lenny

Nefarious

2023

Nefarious

as

Detective Russo

MobKing

2023

MobKing

as

Poe

2012

Poe

as

Johnathon Poe

3 Blind Saints

2011

3 Blind Saints

as

Frankie

Selling Isobel

2019

Selling Isobel

as

Alfonso

Find Her

2022

Find Her

as

Felix Leonard

Blackwood

2022

Blackwood

as

Henri

Awakened

2013

Awakened

as

Benny Dawson

Stealing Roses

2012

Stealing Roses

as

Joey

unDEFILED

2024

unDEFILED

as

Coach Joe Baines

What Remains

2022

What Remains

as

Scott

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

2015

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

as

Hunter S. Kimbrough

Cassidy Way

2016

Cassidy Way

as

Truck Driver

Fresh Kills

2024

Fresh Kills

as

Nello

Safe House

2012

Safe House

as

Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)

Blood in the Water

2016

Blood in the Water

as

Marius Roos

Sarah's Oil

2025

Sarah's Oil

as

Earl

Windsor

2016

Windsor

as

Pierre Gandy

Army Dog

2016

Army Dog

as

Sheriff Bill McCallister

A Million Colours

2011

A Million Colours

as

Major Shawn Dixon

What if...

2010

What if...

as

Joel Muller

The Mob Priest

The Mob Priest

as

Diamond Dan

No Postage Necessary

2018

No Postage Necessary

as

Agent Ames

The Cleaning Lady

2018

The Cleaning Lady

as

Michael

Bernie the Dolphin

2018

Bernie the Dolphin

as

Brock Winters / The Mayor

The Two Thieves

2014

The Two Thieves

as

Demas

Avalanche

2018

Avalanche

as

Nate

The Message

2020

The Message

as

Gerald Walker

Infidel

2019

Infidel

as

Pierre Barthes

Pursuit of Freedom

2022

Pursuit of Freedom

as

Bedros

Destination Marfa

2021

Destination Marfa

as

Vincent (The Hitchhiker)

Between Borders

2025

Between Borders

as

Duane

Jimmy

2013

Jimmy

as

Mr. Laney

The December Cross

The December Cross

as

Officer Ralph

Poachers Moon

Poachers Moon

as

Commanding Officer Ben Miller

Solidarity

2005

Solidarity

as

Adam

A Beautiful Mind

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as

Technician

Hazel's Heart

2025

Hazel's Heart

as

William

Astoria

2000

Astoria

as

Nick

NCIS

NCIS

as

Danny Coyle

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as

Steve

The Chosen

The Chosen

as

Moses

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

as

Aris Zappo

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Gaetano Giarizzo

FBI

FBI

as

Fabian Shabani

American Genius

American Genius

as

David Sarnoff

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

as

Omar Morina

Production

Crew

Directing