Stelio Savante

Stelio Savante
Born (1970-04-24) April 24, 1970
Cape Town, South Africa
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1996–present
Known forUgly Betty
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Sarah's Oil
Colors of Heaven
Running for Grace
Infidel
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
The Chosen

Stelio Savante (born April 24, 1970), a South African actor, is a steady product of leading, large supporting, & recurring roles with 140 credits in television, international theatrically released features that have accumulated over $400 million in world-wide box office, & leading roles in video game franchises that have grossed billions of dollars.

Following two decades of Lort contract theater in New York, Savante gained wider recognition for his roles in award winning television series and mainstream international films that performed well at the box office. His most recent roles include turns as a menacing enforcer opposite Zachary Levi, and Sonequa Martin-Green, in the Amazon MGM biopic Sarah's Oil, a gruff father and farmer in Samuel Goldwyn's survival thriller Hazel, a missionary widower opposite Elizabeth Tabish and Elizabeth Mitchell in the immigrant drama Between Borders, a Portuguese mayor opposite Matt Dillon in the Hawaiian drama Running for Grace, a small town deputy directly opposite Anne Heche, in her final film performance in the noir What Remains, a South African/Israeli journalist and undercover Mossad agent opposite Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan in the political thriller Infidel, and a rogue policeman in the South African epic drama Colors of Heaven.

In 2007 he became the first male South African-born Screen Actors Guild award nominee (Best Ensemble in a Comedy) for his recurring role on Ugly Betty followed by roles in the studio films My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. He is also known for the roles of Moses in the biblical series The Chosen, and the voice of Ajax in the popular video games Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Call of Duty: Mobile.