Stelio Savante
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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
Credits
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as Technician
Safe House (2012)
as Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
as Leo
Sarah's Oil (2025)
as Earl
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
as Chief Bull Brittles
Nefarious (2023)
as Detective Russo
Infidel (2019)
as Pierre Barthes
Pups Alone (2021)
as Lenny
The Penitent Thief (2021)
as Tiran
Bernie the Dolphin (2018)
as Brock Winters / The Mayor
What Remains (2022)
as Scott
Blackwood (2022)
as Henri
Blood in the Water (2016)
as Marius Roos
What if... (2010)
as Joel Muller
Kill Trip (2026)
as Hank
Running for Grace (2018)
as Mayor
The Cleaning Lady (2018)
as Michael
Selling Isobel (2019)
as Alfonso
Find Her (2022)
as Felix Leonard
Fresh Kills (2024)
as Nello
Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
as Hunter S. Kimbrough
Between Borders (2025)
as Duane
Astoria (2000)
as Nick
No Postage Necessary (2018)
as Agent Ames
Hazel's Heart (2025)
as William
Candles (—)
Actor
Cassidy Way (2016)
as Truck Driver
Live Fast, Die Young (2008)
as Rupe
MobKing (2023)
Actor
Stay Forte (2025)
Actor
Where the Road Runs Out (2014)
as Martin
Army Dog (2016)
as Sheriff Bill McCallister
Destination Marfa (2021)
as Vincent (The Hitchhiker)
Vindication: Search and Rescue (2026)
as Government Agent Stevens
Saint Nick of Bethlehem (2024)
as Harvey
Jimmy (2013)
as Mr. Laney
The Secret Village (2013)
as Joe
The Message (2020)
as Gerald Walker
Stealing Roses (2012)
as Joey
Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
as Bedros
Awakened (2013)
as Benny Dawson
Condition of Return (2023)
Actor
A Million Colours (2011)
as Major Shawn Dixon
Windsor (2016)
as Pierre Gandy
The Two Thieves (2014)
as Demas
3 Blind Saints (2011)
as Frankie
The Coldest Winter (2005)
Actor
Avalanche (2018)
as Nate
The Mob Priest (—)
as Diamond Dan
The December Cross (—)
as Officer Ralph
Poe (2012)
as Johnathon Poe
unDEFILED (2024)
as Coach Joe Baines
Solidarity (2005)
as Adam
Do Not Open (—)
Actor
Poachers Moon (—)
as Commanding Officer Ben Miller