An American actor born on April 2, 1961 in Washington, District of Columbia. He started his career on television through a number of TV series, including Oz (1998–2003). He's best known as Detective Elliot Stabler in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– ). He appeared in films such as Twelve Monkeys (1995), Runaway Bride (1999) and Man of Steel (2013).