<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Doris Sherman Williams (m . 1995) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Christopher Peter Meloni (born April 2, 1961) is an American actor . He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz . In June 2012, he returned to HBO, as the vampire Roman on the main cast of True Blood for the series' fifth season . Meloni is currently starring in and is an executive producer of Happy!, based on the comic book series created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Darick Robertson . The series premiered on Syfy on December 6, 2017 . </P> <P> His films include Man of Steel, Wet Hot American Summer, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, 12 Monkeys, Runaway Bride, 42, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . </P>

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