person

Stelio Savante

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-04-24

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

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) .

Also Known For

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Jul 20, 2006

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Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

Jul 19, 2008

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59

Pups Alone

Nov 19, 2021

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67

Nefarious

Apr 14, 2023

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58

MobKing

May 26, 2023

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36

Poe

May 08, 2012

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35

3 Blind Saints

Jan 01, 2011

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49

Selling Isobel

Oct 26, 2019

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56

Condition of Return

Jul 23, 2023

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40

Find Her

Oct 01, 2022

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NA

The Coldest Winter

Oct 21, 2005

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27

The Secret Village

Oct 18, 2013

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38

Blackwood

Jul 22, 2022

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40

Awakened

Jun 12, 2013

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30

Stealing Roses

Jun 01, 2012

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70

Saint Nick of Bethlehem

Nov 14, 2024

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73

unDEFILED

Feb 04, 2024

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49

What Remains

Dec 02, 2022

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61

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Feb 11, 2015

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40

Live Fast, Die Young

Jan 01, 2008

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44

Cassidy Way

Feb 23, 2016

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61

Fresh Kills

Jun 14, 2024

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Safe House

Feb 08, 2012

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56

Where the Road Runs Out

Sep 26, 2014

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46

Blood in the Water

Aug 26, 2016

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74

Sarah's Oil

Nov 06, 2025

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40

Windsor

Sep 22, 2016

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52

Army Dog

Jan 12, 2016

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72

A Million Colours

May 01, 2011

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What if...

Aug 20, 2010

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The Mob Priest

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53

No Postage Necessary

Jul 06, 2018

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The Cleaning Lady

Aug 24, 2018

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Running for Grace

Aug 17, 2018

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Bernie the Dolphin

Dec 07, 2018

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50

The Two Thieves

Apr 01, 2014

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Avalanche

Mar 25, 2018

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60

The Message

Feb 16, 2020

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56

Infidel

Nov 08, 2019

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58

The Penitent Thief

Feb 25, 2021

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NA

Candles

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45

Pursuit of Freedom

Sep 16, 2022

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40

Destination Marfa

Aug 02, 2021

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50

Between Borders

Jan 26, 2025

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Jimmy

Jun 04, 2013

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NA

The December Cross

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NA

Poachers Moon

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NA

Stay Forte

Nov 20, 2025

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NA

Solidarity

Jun 16, 2005

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A Beautiful Mind

Dec 14, 2001

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Hazel

Sep 26, 2025

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Astoria

Mar 26, 2000

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

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72

Without a Trace

Sep 26, 2002

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76

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

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Ugly Betty

Sep 28, 2006

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86

The Chosen

Apr 21, 2019

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81

Person of Interest

Sep 22, 2011

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86

The Sopranos

Jan 10, 1999

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78

The Suite Life on Deck

Sep 26, 2008

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76

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Sep 30, 2001

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67

Togetherness

Jan 11, 2015

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79

Arrested Development

Nov 02, 2003

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79

FBI

Sep 25, 2018

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American Genius

Jun 01, 2015

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S.W.A.T.

Nov 02, 2017