"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 television series aired on NBC that premiered in September 1999. It focuses on victims of sexual crimes, such as rape and domestic abuse. The Special Victims Unit is located in the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.

As of now, Special Victims Unit  is the last surviving show in the American Law & Order franchise.

For a list of episodes, see Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes.

Cast Edit

Regular cast Edit

Image	Actor	Character	Seasons
	Mariska Hargitay	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Junior (later promoted to Senior) Police Detective Olivia Benson	Seasons 1-
	Danny Pino	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Detective Second Grade Nick Amaro	Seasons 13-
	Kelli Giddish	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Detective First Grade Amanda Rollins	Seasons 13-
	Richard Belzer	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Senior Police Detective (later promoted to Sergeant) John Munch	Seasons 1-
	Ice-T	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Junior Police Detective Odafin Tutuola	Seasons 2-
	Dann Florek	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Police Captain Donald "Don" Cragen	Seasons 1-

Recurring Guest StarsEdit

Image	Actor	Character	Seasons
	Tamara Tunie	New York City Assistant Medical Examiner (M.E.) Doctor Melinda Warner	Seasons 7-12 (Recurring Seasons 2-6, 13)
	Stephanie March	New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.) Alexandra Cabot, advisor from the Sex Crimes Bureau for Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.)	Seasons 2-5, 11 (Recurring Seasons 6, 10, 13)
	Diane Neal	New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.) Casey Novak, advisor from the Sex Crimes Bureau for Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.)	Seasons 5-9 (Recurring Season 12-13)
	Linus Roache	New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Bureau, Bureau Chief Executive Assistant District Attorney (E.A.D.A.) Michael "Mike" Cutter	Seasons 13-
	Melissa Sagemiller	New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.) Gillian Hardwicke, Advisor from the Sex Crimes Bureau for Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.)	Seasons 12-

Former cast Edit

Image	Actor	Character	Seasons
	Christopher Meloni	Former New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Senior Police Detective Elliot Stabler	Seasons 1-12
	Michelle Hurd	Former New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Junior Police Detective Monique Jeffries	Season 1 (Recurring Season 2)
	Adam Beach	Former New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) 16th Precinct, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.), Junior Police Detective Chester Lake	Season 9 (Recurring Season 8)
	Michaela McManus	New York City, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney (A.D.A.) Kimberly "Kim" Greylek, former advisor from the Sex Crimes Bureau for Manhattan Special Victims Unit (S.V.U.)	Season 10
	B.D. Wong	New York City Police Department (N.Y.P.D.) contracted Forensic Sex Crimes Psychiatrist Doctor, FBI Special Agent George Huang	Seasons 4-12 (Recurring Seasons 2-3,13)

Recurring characters Edit

See alsoEdit

• Transformers: Car Robot
• Daigunder
• Transformers: Micron Legend
• Transformers: Superlink

External linksEdit

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at NBC
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at Wikipedia
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode Guide at Wikipedia