Stelio Savante
South African-born Stelio Savante is an accomplished multilingual character actor whose international theatrical feature films have grossed several hundred million dollars. Following a two decade New York theater career, he transitioned into television and film. Savante's introduction to television was a small guest star role as Gaetano in David Chase's "The Sopranos"(HBO, 1999-2006). Television audiences also began to recognize him from guest star roles in several series including "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ), where he worked directly opposite Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni as the chilling, yet engaging fundamentalist, Milan Zergin. He landed supporting and lead roles in various films such as Russell Crowe's box office smash "A Beautiful Mind" (2001) and the Uma Thurman action comedy "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (2006), as well as Steve on the series "Ugly Betty" (ABC, 2006-2010) for which he earned a Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Award nomination along with the lead ensemble cast. Savante went on to star in "Eisenstein in Guanajuato" (2015), "No Postage Necessary" (2018) which he also co-produced, and "Running for Grace'' (Netflix, 2018) starring as Mayor Alvares opposite Matt Dillon and Jim Caviezel. Later ensemble leading roles are as an international journalist and Mossad agent opposite Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan in the political thriller "Infidel" (2020), starring opposite Frank Langella, Bobby Cannavale and Ashley Benson in the comedy "Angry Neighbors"(2022), starring opposite Anne Heche and Kellan Lutz as a small town deputy in the noir thriller "What Remains" (2022) and in Jennifer Esposito's directorial debut "Fresh Kills" (2023). He has also had the role of Moses in the series "The Chosen" (Netflix, 2019-), and The Butterfly Thug in the animated series "Captain Fall" (Netflix, 2023-). Savante has also voiced leading characters like Ajax in the video games "Call of Duty Black Ops 4" and "Black Ops Mobile."
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Stelio Savante
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Between Borders | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saint Nick of Bethlehem | Harvey (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Summer of Violence | Producer | - | 2024 |
92% |
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Fresh Kills | Nello (Character) | - | 2023 |
35% |
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Nefarious | Detective Russo (Character) | $5.4M | 2023 |
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MobKing | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
60% |
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What Remains |
Scott (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
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Angry Neighbors |
Damenial Krento (Character), Producer |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Find Her |
Felix Leonard (Character), Producer |
- | 2022 |
83% |
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Pursuit of Freedom |
Bedros (Character), Producer |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Blackwood | Henri (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Brut Force | Cuco (Character) | - | 2022 |
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Pups Alone | Lenny (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Destination Marfa |
Vincent (Character), Producer |
- | 2021 |
11% |
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Under the Stadium Lights | Producer | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Summertime Dropouts | Producer | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Penitent Thief |
Tiran (Character), Producer |
- | 2020 |
58% |
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Infidel | Pierre Barthes (Character) | $4.0M | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Message | Gerald Walker (Character) | - | 2020 |
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Rapid Eye Movement | Steve Larabee (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Am That Man | Detective Olsen (Character) | - | 2019 |
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Avalanche |
Nate (Character), Producer |
- | 2018 |
62% |
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The Cleaning Lady | Michael (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Bernie the Dolphin | The Mayor (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Running for Grace | Mayor (Character) | $90.8K | 2018 |
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Selling Isobel | Alfonso (Character) | - | 2017 |
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No Postage Necessary | Agent Ames (Character) | - | 2017 |
33% |
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Death House | Doctor Roos (Character) | $22.0K | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Media | Howard Boston (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Blood in the Water | Marius Roos (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cassidy Way | Truck Driver (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Windsor | Pierre Gandy (Character) | - | 2015 |
62% |
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Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Hunter S. Kimbrough (Character) | $34.3K | 2015 |
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Army Dog | Sheriff Bill (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Once We Were Slaves | Demas (Character) | - | 2014 |
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Where the Road Runs Out | Martin (Character) | - | 2014 |
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The Shift |
Steve/ |
- | 2013 |
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Awakened | Benny (Character) | - | 2013 |
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The Secret Village | Joe (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Jimmy | Mr. Laney (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Poe | Johnathon Poe (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stealing Roses | Joey (Character) | - | 2012 |
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3 Blind Saints | Frankie (Character) | - | 2011 |
100% |
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A Million Colours | Major Shawn Dixon (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Finding Hope Now | Rueben (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Corrado | Antonio (Character) | - | 2010 |
33% |
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What If ... | Joel Muller (Character) | $814.9K | 2010 |
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Live Fast, Die Young | Rupe (Character) | - | 2008 |
43% |
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Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | Chief Bull Brittles (Character) | - | 2008 |
40% |
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Leo (Character) | $22.5M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coldest Winter | Sarge (Character) | - | 2005 |
74% |
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A Beautiful Mind | Technician (Character) | $170.7M | 2001 |
33% | No Score Yet | Astoria | Nick (Character) | $44.0K | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Manhattan Chase | Dr. Ross (Character) | - | 2000 |
TV
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80% | 79% | Captain Fall | Additional Voices (Voice) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 62% | FBI | Fabian Shabani (Guest Star) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 97% | The Chosen | Moses (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Haves and the Have Nots | Dino (Guest Star) | 2018 |
75% | 85% | Arrested Development | Gator (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Making of the Mob | Joe Masseria (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Genius | David Sarnoff (Character) | 2015 |
90% | 85% | Togetherness | Yanni (Guest Star) | 2015 |
92% | 78% | Person of Interest | Aris Zappo (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Breakout Kings | Malko (Guest Star) | 2012 |
39% | No Score Yet | Undercovers | Hollis Kruger (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 77% | The Suite Life on Deck | Stéphane (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Danny Coyle (Guest Star) | 2007 |
97% | 83% | Ugly Betty | Steve (Guest Star) | 2006-2007 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Milan Zergin (Guest Star) | 2005 |
92% | 96% | The Sopranos | Gaetano Giarizzo (Guest Star) | 2000 |