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Law & Order
"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."

Law & Order is a crime drama television series aired on NBC that premiered in September 1990. The show is primarily split into two halves. The first half ("Law"), follows two New York City Police Department homicide detectives investigating a crime. This crime is not always a homicide, especially in the first several seasons of the show, before Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered. The second half of the show ("Order") focuses on the District Attorney's office trying to convict a suspect.

Law & Order season 19 began airing on 4 November 2008.

For a list of episodes, see Law & Order episodes.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Regular cast

Image Actor Character Seasons
Jeremy Sisto Detective Cyrus Lupo Seasons 18-
Anthony Anderson Detective Kevin Bernard Seasons 18-
S. Epatha Merkerson Lieutenant Anita Van Buren Seasons 4-
Linus Roache Executive ADA Michael Cutter Seasons 18-
Alana De La Garza ADA Connie Rubirosa Seasons 17-
Sam Waterston Executive ADA / District Attorney Jack McCoy Seasons 5-

[edit] Former cast

Image Actor Character In show
George Dzundza Sergeant Max Greevey Season 1
Chris Noth Detective Mike Logan Seasons 1-5
Dann Florek Captain Donald Cragen Seasons 1-3
Michael Moriarty Executive ADA Benjamin Stone Seasons 1-4
Richard Brooks ADA Paul Robinette Seasons 1-3
Steven Hill District Attorney Adam Schiff Seasons 1-10
Paul Sorvino Sergeant Phil Cerreta Seasons 2-3
Jerry Orbach Detective Lennie Briscoe Seasons 3-14
Jill Hennessy ADA Claire Kincaid Seasons 4-6
Benjamin Bratt Detective Rey Curtis Seasons 6-9
Carey Lowell ADA Jamie Ross Seasons 7-8
Angie Harmon ADA Abbie Carmichael Seasons 9-11
Jesse L. Martin Detective Ed Green Seasons 10-18
Dianne Wiest Interim District Attorney Nora Lewin Seasons 11-12
Elisabeth Röhm ADA Serena Southerlyn Seasons 12-15
Fred Dalton Thompson District Attorney Arthur Branch Seasons 13-17
Dennis Farina Detective Joe Fontana Seasons 15-16
Annie Parisse ADA Alexandra Borgia Seasons 15-16
Michael Imperioli Detective Nick Falco Season 15
Milena Govich Detective Nina Cassady Season 17
Carolyn McCormick Dr. Elizabeth Olivet Seasons 3 & 4 (Recurring throughout the rest of the series)
Roy Thinnes District Attorney Alfred Wentworth Season 1
Note: DA Wentworth only appeared in the original pilot, "Everybody's Favorite Bagman".

[edit] Recurring characters

Actor Character
John Fiore Detective Tony Profaci
Larry Clarke Detective Morris LaMotte
Andrea Navedo Detective Ana Cordova
Joe Gonzalez Sergeant Martinez
Nancy Ticotin Detective Reina Perez
Selenis Leyva Detective Rivera
Joe Forbrich Detective Joe Cormack
Liz Larsen CSU Technician Jessica Reed
John Cariani CSU Technician Julian Beck
Abigail Lopez CSU Technician Lisa Santoro
Donald Corren Forensic Technician Medill
Christine Farrell Forensics Technician Arlene Shrier
Leslie Hendrix Assistant Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Josh Pais Assistant Medical Examiner Borak
Richard Hirschfeld Assistant Medical Examiner Brody
J.K. Simmons Psychiatrist Dr. Emil Skoda
Philip Bosco Defense Attorney Gordon Schell
Lorraine Toussaint Public Defender Shambala Green
Bill Moor Defense Attorney Bill Patton
Richard Venture Defense Attorney Douglas Greer
Tovah Feldshuh Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick
Elaine Stritch Women's Rights Attorney Lanie Stieglitz
George Grizzard Defense Attorney Arthur Gold
Edie Falco Defense Attorney Sally Bell
Maria Tucci Defense Attorney Helen Brolin
Jeffrey DeMunn Defense Attorney Professor Norman Rothenberg
Joanna Merlin Defense Attorney Deirdre Powell
Ron Orbach Defense Attorney Max Hellman
Bob Dishy Defense Attorney Lawrence "Larry" Weaver
James Rebhorn Defense Attorney Charles Garnett
Joe Grifasi Defense Attorney James Linde
Tom O'Rourke Defense Attorney Peter Behrens
Dennis Boutsikaris Defense Attorney Al Archer
John Cunningham Defense Attorney Daniel Metzler
Jack Gilpin Defense Attorney Mr. Axtell
Ned Eisenberg Defense Attorney James Granick
Lee Shepherd Defense Attorney Barry Kaufer
Glynnis O'Connor Defense Attorney Anne Paulsen
Helen Carey Defense Attorney Charlotte Swan
Spencer Garrett Defense Attorney Stephen Olson
Joe Morton Defense Attorney Leon Chiles
Kate Burton Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
Susan Floyd Defense Attorney Jessica Sheets
Peter Jacobson Defense Attorney Randolph J. 'Randy' Dworkin, Esq.
Roma Maffia Defense Attorney Vanessa Galiano
Giancarlo Esposito Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
Dylan Baker Defense Attorney Sanford Remz
Ron Silver Defense Attorney Bernie Adler
Barbara Spiegel Arraignment Judge Harriet Doremus
Merwin Goldsmith Arraignment Judge Ian Feist
Larry Sherman Arraignment Judge Colin Fraser
Vince Pacimeo Arraignment Judge Douglas/David Venturelli
Mark Kenneth Smaltz Arraignment Judge William Koehler
Mary Lou Mellaces Arraignment Judge Antonia Mellon
Karen Shallo Arraignment Judge Anna Shiro
Doris Belack Trial Judge Margaret Barry
John Ramsey Trial Judge Walter Schreiber
Peter McRobbie Trial Judge Walter Bradley
David Rosenbaum Trial Judge Alan Berman
David Lipman Trial Judge Morris Torledsky
Charlotte Colavin Trial Judge Lisa Pongracic
Helmar Augustus Cooper Trial Judge Lawrence McNeil

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