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Stelio Savante

Actor / Screenwriter / Writer / Film Producer | * 04/24/1970 (53) | Cape Town (South Africa)
Stelio Savante is a South African actor and filmmaker known for his roles as a South African/Israeli journalist and undercover Mossad agent opposite Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan in the political thriller Infidel, a Portuguese mayor opposite Matt Dillon in the Hawaiian drama Running for Grace, a small town deputy directly opposite Cress Williams, Kellan Lutz and Anne Heche, in her final film performance in the noir What Remains, and a rogue policeman in the South African epic drama Colors of Heaven. In 2007 he became the first male South African-born Screen Actors Guild award nominee (Best Ensemble in a Comedy) for his recurring role on Ugly Betty followed by roles in the studio films My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. He is also known for the roles of Moses in the biblical series The Chos... ()
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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) .

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. ...

A Beautiful Mind

FSK: 12+ years

2001 | 3.9/5 | 2h 15min
Drama, Romance / Love
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On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist ...

Nefarious

Certification unknown

2023 | 3.5/5 | 1h 39min
Horror, Thriller
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The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him called The Chosen. ...

The Chosen

FSK: 12+ years

2019- | 4.3/5 | 43min per episode
Drama, Kids & Family
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The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he ...

The Sopranos

FSK: 16+ years

1999 | 4.3/5
Drama
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Movies with Stelio Savante as Actor(39)

as Harvey2024 Saint Nick of Bethlehem
as Coach Joe Baines2024 unDEFILED
as Nello2023 Fresh Kills
as Peter2023 Acre Beyond the Rye
2023 MobKing
2023 Condition of Return
2023 Candles
as Detective Russo2023 Nefarious
as Diamond Dan2023 The Mob Priest
as Bedros2022 Pursuit of Freedom
as Scott2022 What Remains
as Felix Leonard2022 Find Her
as Henri2022 Blackwood
as Vincent (The Hitchhiker)2021 Destination Marfa
as Tiran2021 The Penitent Thief
as Lenny2021 Pups Alone
as Gerald Walker2020 The Message
as Pierre Barthes2019 Infidel
as Agent Ames2018 No Postage Necessary
as Brock Winters / The Mayor2018 Bernie the Dolphin
as Mayor2018 Running for Grace
as Nate2018 Avalanche
as Michael2018 The Cleaning Lady
as Pierre Gandy2016 Windsor
as Marius Roos2016 Blood in the Water
2016 Army Dog
as Hunter S. Kimbrough2015 Eisenstein in Guanajuato
as Martin2014 Where the Road Runs Out
as Demas2014 The Two Thieves
as Joe2013 The Secret Village
as Benny Dawson2013 Awakened
as Johnathon Poe2012 Poe
as Joey2012 Stealing Roses
as Frankie2011 3 Blind Saints
as Major Shawn Dixon2011 A Million Colours
as Joel Muller2010 What if...
as Chief Bull Brittles2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
as Leo2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2005 The Coldest Winter

TV Shows/Series with Stelio Savante as Actor(9)

as Yanni2015 Togetherness
as Aris Zappo2011 Person of Interest
as Stéphane2008 The Suite Life on Deck
as Steve2006 Ugly Betty
as Danny Coyle2003 NCIS
as Dimitri2002 Without a Trace
as Phil Bartoli2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Milan Zergin1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gaetano Giarizzo1999 The Sopranos

Movies with Stelio Savante as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2021 Destination Marfa
Production/Producer2021 The Penitent Thief

Additional Information

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Citizenship: South Africa
Born: Friday, 04/24 1970 (April) in Cape Town (South Africa) (current age: 53 years + 361 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Camps Bay High School
Stelio Savante frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (11x, Actor)
John Doman (9x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (9x, Crew)
Terry Serpico (9x, Actor)
Myk Watford (9x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (8x, Actor)
Susan Misner (8x, Actress)
Matt Servitto (8x, Actor)
Rebecca Wisocky (8x, Actress)
William H. Burns (8x, Actor)
Robert LuPone (7x, Actor)
Chuck Konzelman (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:495324, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024