Stelio Savante

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) .

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson - a smart, sexy and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl - she uses her powers to make his life a living hell!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Uma Thurman  •  Luke Wilson  •  Anna Faris  •  Eddie Izzard

When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson - a smart, sexy and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl - she uses her powers to make his life a living hell!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Uma Thurman  •  Luke Wilson  •  Anna Faris  •  Eddie Izzard

Awakened (2013)

Samantha believes that her father murdered her mother. In her exhausting search for the truth about her young mother's untimely death 14 years earlier, Samantha receives help from beyond the grave.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arno Malarone  •  Joycelyn Engle
CAST:  Julianne Michelle  •  Steven Bauer  •  John Savage  •  Edward Furlong

Samantha believes that her father murdered her mother. In her exhausting search for the truth about her young mother's untimely death 14 years earlier, Samantha receives help from beyond the grave.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arno Malarone  •  Joycelyn Engle
CAST:  Julianne Michelle  •  Steven Bauer  •  John Savage  •  Edward Furlong

The Secret Village (2013)

Greg,an unsuccessful screenwriter and Rachel,a beautiful journalist research an outbreak of mass hysteria in a small village. They start to uncover a secret about ergot poisoning that has affected this village for years. But the cult activity has been kept a secret ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Swamy M. Kandan
CAST:  Jonathan Bennett  •  Ali Faulkner  •  Stelio Savante  •  Richard Riehle

Greg,an unsuccessful screenwriter and Rachel,a beautiful journalist research an outbreak of mass hysteria in a small village. They start to uncover a secret about ergot poisoning that has affected this village for years. But the cult activity has been kept a secret ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Swamy M. Kandan
CAST:  Jonathan Bennett  •  Ali Faulkner  •  Stelio Savante  •  Richard Riehle

A Million Colours (2011)

A story of love and friendship set against the violence of Apartheid in South Africa. It is a story of the ups and downs of the lives of the three main characters, and how their lives intersect over the years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bishai
CAST:  Wandile Molebatsi  •  Jason Hartman  •  Masello Motana  •  Stelio Savante

A story of love and friendship set against the violence of Apartheid in South Africa. It is a story of the ups and downs of the lives of the three main characters, and how their lives intersect over the years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bishai
CAST:  Wandile Molebatsi  •  Jason Hartman  •  Masello Motana  •  Stelio Savante

Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)

In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  Elmer Bäck  •  Luis Alberti  •  Rasmus Slätis  •  Jakob Öhrman

In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  Elmer Bäck  •  Luis Alberti  •  Rasmus Slätis  •  Jakob Öhrman

What if... (2010)

Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker made a decision to leave his college sweetheart and ultimately his faith, in order to pursue a lucrative business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancé, he is visited by an angel, who gives him a glimpse into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dallas Jenkins
CAST:  Kevin Sorbo  •  Kristy Swanson  •  John Ratzenberger  •  Debby Ryan

Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker made a decision to leave his college sweetheart and ultimately his faith, in order to pursue a lucrative business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancé, he is visited by an angel, who gives him a glimpse into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dallas Jenkins
CAST:  Kevin Sorbo  •  Kristy Swanson  •  John Ratzenberger  •  Debby Ryan

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)

The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Neumeier
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Jolene Blalock  •  Stephen Hogan  •  Amanda Donohoe

The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Neumeier
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Jolene Blalock  •  Stephen Hogan  •  Amanda Donohoe

Windsor (2016)

Six high school seniors and their beloved local hero search for a graceful exit from a struggling small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Porter Farrell
CAST:  Madelyn Deutch  •  Quinn Shephard  •  Peyton Clark  •  Adam Hicks

Six high school seniors and their beloved local hero search for a graceful exit from a struggling small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Porter Farrell
CAST:  Madelyn Deutch  •  Quinn Shephard  •  Peyton Clark  •  Adam Hicks

Blood in the Water (2016)

Percy and Veronica have been housesitting at a palatial modern spread in the Hollywood Hills for the summer, but the real world of New York, jobs and young professional struggles are merely days away. Nonetheless they are in a hurry to leave this paradise, because ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Cummings  •  Orson Cummings
CAST:  Willa Holland  •  Alex Russell  •  Miguel Gómez  •  Charlbi Dean

Percy and Veronica have been housesitting at a palatial modern spread in the Hollywood Hills for the summer, but the real world of New York, jobs and young professional struggles are merely days away. Nonetheless they are in a hurry to leave this paradise, because ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Cummings  •  Orson Cummings
CAST:  Willa Holland  •  Alex Russell  •  Miguel Gómez  •  Charlbi Dean

Army Dog (2016)

A brave Army dog returns to the U.S., where he helps his heroic handler bond with his resentful daughter on a camping trip despite danger lurking around every corner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ezra Kemp
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Grace Van Dien  •  Stelio Savante  •  Annemarie Pazmino

A brave Army dog returns to the U.S., where he helps his heroic handler bond with his resentful daughter on a camping trip despite danger lurking around every corner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ezra Kemp
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Grace Van Dien  •  Stelio Savante  •  Annemarie Pazmino

Where the Road Runs Out (2014)

George, a scientist living in Rotterdam is growing wary of the world of academia. The sudden death of an old friend is the incentive he needs to return to his African roots where he takes over a dilapidated field station in the jungle of Equatorial Guinea. There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudolf Buitendach
CAST:  Isaach De Bankolé  •  Juliet Landau  •  Stelio Savante  •  Sizo Motsoko

George, a scientist living in Rotterdam is growing wary of the world of academia. The sudden death of an old friend is the incentive he needs to return to his African roots where he takes over a dilapidated field station in the jungle of Equatorial Guinea. There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudolf Buitendach
CAST:  Isaach De Bankolé  •  Juliet Landau  •  Stelio Savante  •  Sizo Motsoko

Stealing Roses (2012)

Terrified at the prospect of losing his seriously ill wife, a man plans a bank robbery to pay for her medical treatments with help from his eccentric friends - while his son, a cop, tries to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Megan Clare Johnson
CAST:  John Heard  •  Cindy Williams  •  Mark Famiglietti  •  Josie Davis

Terrified at the prospect of losing his seriously ill wife, a man plans a bank robbery to pay for her medical treatments with help from his eccentric friends - while his son, a cop, tries to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Megan Clare Johnson
CAST:  John Heard  •  Cindy Williams  •  Mark Famiglietti  •  Josie Davis

Poe (2012)

Brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey is a serial killer who goes by the name 'The Chef'. One night eleven years ago his wife found out. He was arrested and imprisoned at Marathon County Asylum for the criminally insane. Eleven years pass and he is released, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Xavier
CAST:  Stelio Savante  •  David Fine  •  Gene Silvers  •  Sal Landi

Brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey is a serial killer who goes by the name 'The Chef'. One night eleven years ago his wife found out. He was arrested and imprisoned at Marathon County Asylum for the criminally insane. Eleven years pass and he is released, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Xavier
CAST:  Stelio Savante  •  David Fine  •  Gene Silvers  •  Sal Landi

3 Blind Saints (2011)

To avoid time in jail, three wily men agree to be ministers at a local church. While bungling through their duties, they uncover a greedy plot to steal from the church. When they try to rescue the church, the men wind up getting rescued in a God encounter they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Eschenbaum
CAST:  Richard Speight Jr.  •  Stelio Savante  •  Elijah Rock

To avoid time in jail, three wily men agree to be ministers at a local church. While bungling through their duties, they uncover a greedy plot to steal from the church. When they try to rescue the church, the men wind up getting rescued in a God encounter they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Eschenbaum
CAST:  Richard Speight Jr.  •  Stelio Savante  •  Elijah Rock

The Cleaning Lady (2018)

In a bid to distract herself from an affair, a narcissistic woman befriends a cleaning lady with burn scars, but she soon discovers that the scars may be more than skin deep.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Knautz
CAST:  Alexis Kendra  •  Stelio Savante  •  Rachel Alig  •  Elizabeth Sandy

In a bid to distract herself from an affair, a narcissistic woman befriends a cleaning lady with burn scars, but she soon discovers that the scars may be more than skin deep.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Knautz
CAST:  Alexis Kendra  •  Stelio Savante  •  Rachel Alig  •  Elizabeth Sandy

Running for Grace (2018)

An orphan boy of mixed race finds family with the newly arrived white village doctor in Hawaii. The boy can run like the wind, and begins bringing Doc's medicine to coffee pickers throughout the mountainous region. On an errand, the medicine runner meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David L. Cunningham
CAST:  Ryan Potter  •  Matt Dillon  •  Jim Caviezel  •  Olivia Ritchie

An orphan boy of mixed race finds family with the newly arrived white village doctor in Hawaii. The boy can run like the wind, and begins bringing Doc's medicine to coffee pickers throughout the mountainous region. On an errand, the medicine runner meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David L. Cunningham
CAST:  Ryan Potter  •  Matt Dillon  •  Jim Caviezel  •  Olivia Ritchie

No Postage Necessary (2018)

Sam always seems to make the wrong decision. A convicted computer hacker, he's single, jaded and barred from using the internet. Forced to crash on his brother's couch, he makes ends meet by working at the local Twistee Treat and stealing mail while disguised as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Culver
CAST:  George Blagden  •  Charleene Closshey  •  Robbie Kay  •  Stelio Savante

Sam always seems to make the wrong decision. A convicted computer hacker, he's single, jaded and barred from using the internet. Forced to crash on his brother's couch, he makes ends meet by working at the local Twistee Treat and stealing mail while disguised as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Culver
CAST:  George Blagden  •  Charleene Closshey  •  Robbie Kay  •  Stelio Savante

Bernie the Dolphin (2018)

A brother and sister who befriend a badly sunburned dolphin separated from his family and uncover a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend's home. The kids must devise a clever plan to stop the bad guys, protect the sea life, and, most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk Harris
CAST:  Lola Sultan  •  Logan Allen  •  Kevin Sorbo  •  Stelio Savante

A brother and sister who befriend a badly sunburned dolphin separated from his family and uncover a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend's home. The kids must devise a clever plan to stop the bad guys, protect the sea life, and, most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk Harris
CAST:  Lola Sultan  •  Logan Allen  •  Kevin Sorbo  •  Stelio Savante

Avalanche (2018)

A librarian, his wife, and her lover become trapped in a house together and are forced to navigate the chaotic fallout of their indiscretions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd L. Green
CAST:  Stelio Savante  •  Autumn Withers  •  Gideon Emery  •  Timothy Brennen

A librarian, his wife, and her lover become trapped in a house together and are forced to navigate the chaotic fallout of their indiscretions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd L. Green
CAST:  Stelio Savante  •  Autumn Withers  •  Gideon Emery  •  Timothy Brennen

The Coldest Winter (2005)

The Coldest Winter is a WWII Battle of the Bulge story that tells the tale of an American Soldier, and a German soldier, both left for dead, who awaken on the battlefield only to find themselves fighting for survival against their wounds, the weather and each other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mustizer
CAST:  Stelio Savante  •  Harold Robl  •  Keith Arthur Bolden  •  Matt Worthington

The Coldest Winter is a WWII Battle of the Bulge story that tells the tale of an American Soldier, and a German soldier, both left for dead, who awaken on the battlefield only to find themselves fighting for survival against their wounds, the weather and each other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mustizer
CAST:  Stelio Savante  •  Harold Robl  •  Keith Arthur Bolden  •  Matt Worthington
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