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