
Photo: Elaine Reed Photography / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
For me, Allelon Ruggiero will forever be Steven Meeks in Dead Poets Society. That film is a touchstone of the coming-of-age genre, and his earnest, quietly sensitive schoolboy lodged itself in my memory in a way many bigger roles never do. Born in 1971, he was young when he delivered that freshness, and decades on it hasn't dulled. I've always believed that a single role carved deep into people's hearts is proof of a real actor, more than a stack of credits ever could be. He still runs his own site and keeps creating, and I admire that steady, self-directed way of staying in the work.
Overview
Allelon Ruggiero (born March 5, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Steven Meeks in Dead Poets Society.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Allelon Ruggiero
- Name (Japanese)
- アレロン・ルジェロ
- Reading
- あれろん・るじぇろ
- Born
- March 5, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.