Date of birth: April 2, 1961 (Age: 65 as of September 2026)
Height: 6’0” (183 cm)
Weight: 199 pounds (90 kg)

Shoe size: 11(US)/44(EU)
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Blue


Christopher Peter Meloni was born on April 2, 1961, in Washington, D.C. He studied history at the University of Colorado Boulder and later trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York.
Meloni became known as Chris Keller on Oz and Detective Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He returned as Stabler in Law & Order: Organized Crime and has also appeared in True Blood, Wet Hot American Summer, Happy! and Harley Quinn.
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Biographical and career details were reviewed and the article text was updated on September 8, 2026. Historical measurements and past routine descriptions are identified as such.
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