"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a crime drama police-procedural television series aired on NBC that premiered on September 20, 1999. Created and produced by Dick Wolf, the series premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999, as the first spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama, Law & Order.
Cast[]
| Image | Actor | Character | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mariska Hargitay | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Captain Olivia Benson | Seasons 1-present |
 | Ice-T | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Sergeant Odafin Tutuola | Seasons 2-present |
 | Peter Scanavino | New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office | Seasons 16-present |
 | Octavio Pisano | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Detective Joe Velasco | Seasons 23-present |
Former SVU Main Cast and Characters[]
| Image | Actor | Character | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Michelle Hurd | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit / Vice, Junior Detective Monique Jeffries | Season 1-2 (Recurring Season 1) |
 | Adam Beach | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit, Junior Detective Chester Lake | Season 9 (Recurring Season 8) |
 | Diane Neal | New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Bureau Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A) Casey Novak | Season 5-9 (Recurring Season 13) (Guest Season 12) |
 | Michaela McManus | New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Bureau Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A) Kim Greylek | Season 10 |
 | Stephanie March | New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Bureau Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.) Alexandra Cabot | Season 2-5, 11 (Recurring Season 10, 13) (Guest Season 6, 19) |
 | Christopher Meloni | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Special Victims Unit, Senior Detective Elliot Stabler | Season 1-12 (Recurring Seasons 22-24) |
 | B.D. Wong | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) / Forensic Sex Crimes Psychiatrist Doctor, FBI Special Agent George Huang | Season 2-12 (Recurring Season 3) (Guest Seasons 13-17) |
 | Tamara Tunie | New York City, NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Chief Medical Examiner Doctor Melinda Warner | Season 7-12 (Recurring Season 2-6, 13-17, 22) (Guest Season 19-21, 23) |
 | Richard Belzer | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Senior Detective (later promoted to Sergeant) / Manhattan District Attorney's Office, DA Investigation Unit John Munch | Seasons 1-15 (Guest Season 15, 17) |
 | Dann Florek | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), | Season 1-15 (Guest Season 16, 23) |
 | Danny Pino | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.) Detective 2nd Grade Nick Amaro | Season 13-16 (Guest Season 23) |
 | Raúl Esparza | New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Bureau Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.), Rafael Barba | Seasons 15-19 (Recurring Season 14, 23) (Guest Season 21-22) |
 | Phillip Winchester | New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Bureau Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.), Peter Stone | Seasons 19-20 (Guest Season 19) |
 | Jamie Gray Hyder | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.) Junior Detective Katriona Tamin | Seasons 21-23 (Recurring Season 21) |
 | Demore Barnes | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.) Deputy Chief Christian Garland | Seasons 22-23 (Recurring Season 21) (Guest Season 23) |
 | Kelli Giddish | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Detective Second Grade Amanda Rollins | Seasons 13-24 (Recurring Season 25)(Guest Season 24) |
 | Molly Burnett | New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Detective Grace Muncy | Season 24 |
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