Tall and athletically built, with a charming presence and an easy smile, brown-haired actor Christopher... (Learn more)
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Christopher Meloni’s Milestones
| Had a recurring part on the NBC daytime drama "Search for Tomorrow" | |
| Moved to NYC to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse | |
| Raised in Washington, DC | |
| While still in college, began appearing with repertory theater companies in Colorado | |
| 1981 | Dropped out of college during his junior year to move to Los Angeles; returned to Colorado after six weeks |
| 1988 | Early TV credit, a small role in an episode of "The Equalizer" (CBS) |
| 1989 - 1990 | Was a regular on the HBO series, "1st & Ten" as an ex-con turned quarterback |
| 1990 | Had featured role in the NBC TV-movie "When Will I Be Loved" |
| 1990 - 1991 | Played Frankie, one of the title brothers in the NBC sitcom "The Fanelli Boys" |
| 1991 | Co-starred in the CBS miniseries "In a Child's Name" |
| 1991 - 1994 | Voiced the recurring character of Spike on the ABC animated series "Dinosaurs" |
| 1993 | Cast in the TV-movie "Without a Kiss Goodbye" (CBS), as the husband of a woman wrongly convicted of poisoning their infant son |
| 1994 | Appeared in the Dana Carvey vehicle "Clean Slate" |
| 1994 | Had a supporting role in "Junior," starring a pregnant Arnold Schwartzenegger |
| 1995 | Appeared in Terry Gilliam's thought-provoking time travel tale "12 Monkeys" |
| 1995 | Starred in the one-act play "Who Made Robert De Niro King of America" |
| 1996 | Featured as the hotheaded son of a Mafia Don in the crime thriller "Bound" |
| 1996 | Had a recurring role on Steven Bochco's "NYPD Blue" (ABC) as Jimmy Leary, the love interest of Kim Delaney |
| 1997 | Cast in a recurring role on Steven Bochco's "Brooklyn South" (CBS) |
| 1997 | Played Daryl Hannah's ex-husband in "Mario Puzo's 'The Last Don'" (CBS) |
| 1998 | Along with "Oz" co-star Rita Moreno, acted in the film "Carlo's Wake" |
| 1998 - 2003 | Cast as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama "Oz" |
| 1998 | Played a bounty hunter in a two-part episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC) |
| 1998 | Re-teamed with Terry Gilliam for a small role in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" |
| 1999 - 0 | Cast as Detective Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC); earned an Emmy (2006) nomination for Best Actor |
| 1999 | Played the sports-obsessed Coach Bob, opposite Julia Roberts in "Runaway Bride" |
| 2002 | Portrayed Mark Fuhrman in TV-movie "Murder in Greenwich" (USA), which is based on the unsolved murder of Martha Moxley |
| 2008 | Co-starred with Diane Lane and Richard Gere in "Nights in Rodanthe" |
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