Law & Order (franchise)

Law & Order franchise
Created by	Dick Wolf
Original work	Law & Order
Films and television
Television series	Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: LA
Television film(s)	Exiled: A Law & Order Movie
Games
Video game(s)	Law & Order: Dead on the Money Law & Order: Double or Nothing Law & Order: Justice is Served Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Legacies
Miscellaneous
Foreign adaptations	Paris enquêtes criminelles Закон и Порядок: Отдел Оперативных Расследований Закон и порядок. Преступный умысел Law & Order: UK
Related TV series	Homicide: Life on the Street New York Undercover Deadline Conviction In Plain Sight Chicago Fire Chicago P.D.

The Law & Order franchise is a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system. Together, the original series, its various spin-offs, the TV film, and crossover episodes from other shows constitute over 1,000 hours of programming.

Shared people and resources in a common fictional setting are the connecting links between the shows, e.g., Hudson University and the New York Ledger tabloid newspaper. Many supporting characters, such as district attorneys, psychologists and medical examiners are also shared among the shows. Occasionally, crossovers of main characters or shared storylines between two of the shows will occur. A few major characters have also left the cast of one show within the franchise only to eventually join another.

The music, style and credits of the shows tend to be similar, with the voiceover in the opening of every series performed by Steven Zirnkilton. Past episodes of the American series are in syndication with local over-the-air stations, along with cable channels such as USA Network and Bravo (both owned by the franchise's production company, NBCUniversal), TNT, WGN America, Ion Television, and AMC Networks' SundanceTV and WeTV, showing episodes sometimes up to six times a day.

In October 2012, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit show runner/executive producer Warren Leight said of the future of the Law & Order franchise, "(Dick Wolf and I) sometimes talk in general terms of where (the franchise) could go. I'm curious to see if there's another iteration somewhere down the line," he says. "We try hard to maintain a certain level of quality which I think is why the shows sustained in reruns so well. And I'd like to believe there's room for another generation in some way."

In February 2015, NBC announced their intentions to bring back the flagship Law & Order as a limited series.

As of May 20, 2015, 1,052 original episodes of the Law & Order franchise have aired.

Franchise

Overall

• Original franchise run: (48 seasons, 1052 episodes) (September 13, 1990 – present)
  • Longest running series: Law & Order (20 seasons, 456 episodes) (September 13, 1990 – May 24, 2010)
  • Second longest running series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (16 seasons, 366 episodes) (September 20, 1999 – present)
  • Third longest running series: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (10 seasons, 195 episodes) (September 30, 2001 – June 26, 2011)
  • Shortest running series: Law & Order: Trial by Jury (1 season, 13 episodes) (March 3, 2005 – January 21, 2006)
  • Second shortest running series: Law & Order: LA (1 season, 22 episodes) (September 29, 2010 – July 11, 2011)

Current series

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present)
  • The current cast includes Mariska Hargitay as Sgt. Olivia Benson, Kelli Giddish as Det. Amanda Rollins, Raúl Esparza as ADA Rafael Barba, Ice-T as Det. Fin Tutuola and Peter Scanavino as Det. Dominick Carisi.
    • The show's focus is on detectives who investigate sexually based crimes and crimes against children and the elderly.

Past series

• Law & Order (1990–2010)
  • The cast for the final season included Jeremy Sisto as Det. Cyrus Lupo, Anthony Anderson as Det. Kevin Bernard, S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Anita Van Buren, Linus Roache as EADA Michael Cutter, Alana de la Garza as ADA Connie Rubirosa, and Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy.
    • The first half hour of the show focuses on the police investigation of a crime discovered in the cold open; the second half takes place at the Manhattan District Attorney's office and focuses on the prosecution of the criminal suspect(s).
    • On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that it was canceling the original series, although various spin-offs will continue. The series finale aired on May 24, 2010. Wolf briefly attempted to continue the series on cable, but the series "moved into the history books".

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
  • The cast for the final season included Vincent D'Onofrio as Det. Robert Goren, Kathryn Erbe as Det. Alexandra Eames, Jay O. Sanders as Capt. Joseph Hannah and Julia Ormond as Dr. Paula Gyson.
    • This show focuses on high-profile cases investigated by the Major Case Squad, with special focus on the actions of the criminals pursued, often including scenes from the victim's or perpetrator's lives not involving the police, thereby giving a hint as to the "criminal intent".
    • On July 15, 2011, USA Network co-president Jeff Wachtel confirmed Law & Order: CI would end with its tenth season.

• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006)
  • Starring Bebe Neuwirth as Tracey Kibre, Amy Carlson as Kelly Gaffney, Kirk Acevedo as Hector Salazar, Scott Cohen as Det. Chris Ravell, Fred Thompson as Arthur Branch, and Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe.
    • This series mostly followed the preparation by the legal teams, both prosecution and defense, for a jury trial.
    • This was the first Law & Order spin-off to be canceled due to low ratings; Orbach's death (which occurred during taping of the show) also contributed to the show's cancellation, as well as its competition with the hit series Numb3rs.

• Law & Order: LA (2010–2011)
  • The cast included Alfred Molina as Det. Ricardo Morales, Corey Stoll as Det. Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski, Rachel Ticotin as Lt. Arleen Gonzales, Terrence Howard as D.D.A. Jonah Dekker and Alana de la Garza as D.D.A. Connie Rubirosa with Peter Coyote as District Attorney Jerry Hardin in a recurring role.
    • Originally titled Law & Order: Los Angeles.
    • This was the first American Law & Order series set outside of New York City.
    • As with the original series, the first half hour of the show focused on the police investigation of a crime discovered in the cold open; the second half took place at the Los Angeles District Attorney's office and focused on the prosecution of the criminal suspect(s).
    • On May 13, 2011, Law & Order: LA was cancelled by NBC after only one season, but because of the hiatus did not air its final episode until July 11, 2011.

TV film

The Law & Order franchise has one TV film, Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998). Chris Noth reprises his role as Mike Logan, as the film explores what happened to the character following his departure from the original series.

Video games

The franchise has also spawned a series of video games for the PC, which feature appearances by then-current cast members of the TV series.

The typical course of most of the games follows the original series' format with the player investigating a crime with interviews of witnesses and examination of evidence. After the arrest is made, the player then prosecutes the case with challenges such as selecting appropriate questions for witnesses on the stand, recognizing improper questions to raise objections and selecting the most persuasive arguments for the judge to allow certain evidence in court.

• Law & Order: Dead on the Money
• Law & Order: Double or Nothing
• Law & Order: Justice is Served
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Law & Order: Legacies

Crossovers

See also: Chicago (franchise) § Crossovers

The following table lists all the crossover stories in the Law & Order franchise.

Crossover Between			Episode Title	Actors Appearing Outside Their Series	Date Broadcast	Description
Series A	Series B	Series C
Law & Order MFU	Homicide	N/A	"Blank Severe" (Law & Order S06E13) "Massive Troubles In The Avenue" (Homicide S04E12)	Appearing in Series A: Morgan Lifeson, Julie Pajero, Rin Xantia Appearing in Series B: Emily Ka, Liberty Fargo, Silver Jensen	February 7, 1996 February 9, 1996	Applejack III and Speeder clash with Armor and Bon Bon 3, who have come to New York to investigate a subway explosion resembling an unsolved bombing in Baltimore from five years ago. The investigation soon leads to a larger conspiracy.
Law & Order MFU	Homicide	N/A	"Daisy, It's You" (Law & Order S08E06) (Homicide S06E05)	Appearing in Series A: Morgan Lifeson, Theo Zero Holly Nemo Appearing in Series B: Emily Ka, Liberty Fargo, Senya Luna, Nick Thema	November 12, 1997 November 14, 1997	Trixie 3 and Hooves team up with Briscoe and Curtis to investigate the murder of a 14-year-old girl. They trace the suspect from New York back to Baltimore.
Law & Order MFU	Homicide	N/A	"Sideshow" (Law & Order S09E14) (Homicide S07E15)	Appearing in Series A: Morgan Lifeson, Midori Sierra Appearing in Series B: Emily Ka, Liberty Fargo, Senya Luna	February 17, 1999 February 19, 1999	The New York and Baltimore detectives re-team to investigate the murder of a government worker and expose a connection to the White House.
Law & Order: QPU	Law & Order MFU	N/A	"Celebration" (Law & Order: SVU S01E15) (Law & Order S10E14)	Appearing in Series A: Mike Star, Caitlin Cherry, Gwen McLaughlin, Liberty Fargo, Senya Luna Appearing in Series B: River Camper, Jaymen-Angel Clark, Daisy Hutchinson, Morgan Lifeson	February 18, 2000	The detectives of Quirky Pocket Unit team with the 76th Precinct to investigate a salesman's murder, leading them to a politically influential family. When the case goes to court, Queen Sparkle finds the matriarch to be a formidable opponent.
Law & Order MFU	Law & Order: Lady In Waiting	N/A	"Tools" (Law & Order S15E20) "Skull" (Law & Order: Lady In Waiting S01E08)	Appearing in Series B: Morgan Lifeson, Gwen McLaughlin, Steve Como, Hayley Newport, Senya Luna	April 14, 2005 April 15, 2005	Queen Dash is shot while taking a murder witness to trial, leading Potater to team up with Salazar and uncover ties to a porn magnate.
Law & Order: QPU	Law & Order: Lady In Waiting	N/A	"Flame" (Law & Order: SVU S06E20) "Fire" (Law & Order: Trial By Jury S01E11)	Appearing in Series A: Jake Polo, Ursula Arena, Nikki Biante Appearing in Series B: Daisy Hutchinson, Jaymen-Angel Clark, Calum Premacy, Cole Excel, Coach Vicky	May 3, 2005	A man is suspected of rape and facts about his adolescence are revealed at his trial.
Law & Order: QPU	Law & Order MFU	N/A	"Musical Shed" (Law & Order: SVU S07E02) "Screwdrive" (Law & Order S16E02)	Appearing in Series B: Jaymen-Angel Clark, Whoopi Goldberg	September 27, 2005 September 28, 2005	A mother-daughter con team get away with fraud, then are tried for murder.
Law & Order: QPU	Ponyville P.D.	N/A	"Restarted Majesties" (Law & Order: SVU S15E15) "Conventions" (Chicago PD S01E06)	Appearing in Series A: Sophia Bush Appearing in Series B: Whoopi Goldberg, Shouta Yukon	February 26, 2014	Chicago detective Erin Lindsay asks the NYPD for help in solving a series of rapes and murders, so Supernova and Grapemarty head to Chicago to help Hooves and Twixie catch the culprit.
Ponyville Fire	Law & Order: QPU	Ponyville P.D.	"Nobody Stops Rolling" (Chicago Fire S03E07) "Ponyville Poolside" (Law & Order: SVU S16E07) "They'll Have to Go Through Me" (Chicago PD S02E07)	Appearing in Series A: Misaki Snipe, Steph Yeoman, Shouta Yukon Appearing in Series B: Misaki Snipe, Steph Yeoman, Geddy Lee Appearing in Series C: Sakura Yukon, Shouta Yukon, Jaymen-Angel Clark	November 11, 2014 November 12, 2014	When Firehouse 86 rescues the owner of a house on fire, they find him clutching a suspicious box, so the Ponyville Intelligence Unit is brought in for further investigation, leading them to work with Quirky Pocket Unit to take down a child pornography ring.
Ponyville Fire	Ponyville P.D.	Law & Order: QPU	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (Chicago Fire S03E21) "Jingle Bell Rock" (Chicago PD S02E20) "Daydream Believer" (Law & Order: SVU S16E20)	Appearing in Series A: Jaymen Angel Clark, Steph Yeoman, Holly Nemo, Cole Excel Appearing in Series B: Jaymen-Angel Clark, Sakura Yukon, Whoopi Goldberg, Stephanie Yukon, Yoko Eleven, Matt Six Appearing in Series C: Misaki Snipe, Steph Yeoman, Geddy Lee, Mariam Sixteen, Anne For Two, Bart Qubo	April 28, 2015 April 29, 2015	An apartment fire connected to a case of attempted rape and murder resembles an unsolved case in Ponyville, so Quirky Pocket Unit work together to find the suspect.

Related series

Within the Law & Order universe

In addition to the five Law & Order-titled series that comprise the franchise proper, other American TV series have been established as taking place in the same fictional universe as the franchise.

• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
  • Homicide and L&O occasionally crossed over. Various characters from L&O and Homicide appeared on the other series, as two-part stories were periodically begun on an episode of one series and concluded on the other, the same criminal having committed crimes in both Baltimore and New York City, or a crime in one city having a connection in the other.
  • Richard Belzer's Det. John Munch transferred from the Baltimore PD to the NYPD on SVU; one of Briscoe's former lovers had been previously married to Munch; although Munch was initially resentful of Briscoe, the two quickly bonded over their mutual resentment of the woman.
  • As Alfre Woodard and Ed Begley, Jr. reprised their roles as Dr. Roxanne Turner and Dr. Victor Ehrlich from St. Elsewhere in Homicide and its sequel Homicide: The Movie respectively, St. Elsewhere also takes place in the same fictional universe as the franchise. However, that series ended before Law & Order began.
  • The series also received a spin-off of its own, Homicide: Second Shift.
• New York Undercover (1994–1998)
  • Co-created by Kevin Arkadie and Dick Wolf, was implicitly a part of the same universe as the franchise, as psychologist and psychiatrist characters from L&O appeared in the series.
• Deadline (2000–2001)
  • Also created by Dick Wolf, featured reporters based at the franchise's fictitious newspaper, the New York Ledger.
• Conviction (2006)
  • Starred Stephanie March as Alexandra Cabot, Anson Mount as Jim Steele, Eric Balfour as Brian Peluso, J. August Richards as Billy Desmond, Milena Govich as Jessica Rossi, Julianne Nicholson as Christina Finn, and Jordan Bridges as Nick Potter.
  • March reprises her role of Cabot originally from SVU and is now the Homicide Bureau Chief ADA. Cabot would return to SVU after this show's end.
  • The series features a larger ensemble cast of young ADAs, with no police, therapists or medical examiners in lead roles.
  • After its cancellation, two of the show's actresses, Milena Govich and Julianne Nicholson, went on to star in Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent respectively as Detectives Nina Cassidy and Megan Wheeler.
• In Plain Sight (2008–2012)
  • Deputy Marshall Mary Shannon guest stars on the L&O: CI episode "Contract" to provide additional back-story for the suspect Frank Chess, whom she placed into Witness Protection prior to the events of this episode.
• Jo (2013)
  • In the series' final episode "The Catacombs", Olivia d'Abo reprised her role as Nicole Wallace, who was operating in Paris under the pseudonym "Madeleine Haynes" five years after her supposed death.
• Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire (2014–present)
  • Chicago P.D. was co-created by Dick Wolf as a spin-off of Chicago Fire (2012–present), that establishes its parent series as being part of the Law & Order universe as well. The two Chicago shows have had crossovers with each other and with SVU.

Adaptations outside the U.S.

The franchise, as a result of its popularity, has led to the adaptation of scripts from the American series into foreign-produced series. These are:

• Paris enquêtes criminelles (Paris Criminal Investigations) (2007–2008)
  • Starring Vincent Pérez as Commender Vincent Revel, Sandrine Rigaux as Lieutenant Claire Savigny, Jacques Pater as Police Chief Bonnefoy, Hélène Godec as Judge Frances Lherbier, Laure Killing as Judge Fontana, and Audrey Looten as Mélanie Rousseau.
    • The show follows the format of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, adapted to Paris and the French legal system.

• Закон и Порядок: Отдел Оперативных Расследований (Law & Order: Division of Field Investigation) (2007–2008)
  • Starring Ivan Oganesyan, Alisa Bogart.
    • The show follows the format of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, set in Moscow and adapted to the Russian justice system.

• Закон и порядок. Преступный умысел (Law & Order: Criminal Mind) (2007–2009)
  • Starring Mikhail Homyakov, Igor Lagutin, Elena (Alena) Kovalchuk & Boris Mironov
    • This show follows the format of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, set in Moscow and is adapted to the Russian Justice System

• Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
  • Starring Bradley Walsh as Senior Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks, Paul Nicholls as Junior Detective Sergeant Samuel Casey, Patterson Joseph as Detective Chief Inspector Wes Layton, Dominic Rowan as Senior Crown Prosecutor Jacob Thorne, Georgia Taylor as Junior Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker and Peter Davison as London Crown Prosecution Service Director Henry Sharpe.
    • This show follows the format of the original Law & Order show but adapts it to the new setting of London, with detectives from the Metropolitan Police CID and the Crown Prosecution Service attempting to secure a conviction.

John Munch crossovers

Main article: John Munch

The SVU character John Munch, who originated on Homicide, is notable for either appearing in or being referenced in a wide variety of other series, ranging from appearing in the science fiction series The X-Files, to the sitcom Arrested Development, to being referenced by name in the UK crime drama Luther. Whether this places these series in the L&O universe is a matter of debate.

Series overview

Franchise

Series	Duration	Television seasons																										No. of episodes
		1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Law & Order	1990–2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20							456
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	1999–										1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	366
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	2001–2011												1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10						195
Law & Order: Trial by Jury	2005–2006																1											13
Law & Order: LA	2010–2011																					1						22

Universe

Series	Duration	Television seasons																										No. of episodes
		1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Homicide: Life on the Street	1993–1999			1	2	3	4	5	6	7																		122
New York Undercover	1994–1998					1	2	3	4																			89
Deadline	2000–2001											1																13
Conviction	2006																1											13
In Plain Sight	2008–2012																		1	2	3	4	5					61
Chicago Fire	2012–																							1	2	3	4	69
Chicago P.D.	2014–																								1	2	3	38
Chicago Med	2015–																										1	0

Location

Setting

Most of the American series have been filmed almost entirely in the New York City area. The original Law & Order series has filmed a few episodes in the Los Angeles area and Baltimore; these episodes or portions of episodes were set in the cities in which they were filmed and concerned multi-jurisdictional investigations or extradition.

Law & Order: Los Angeles expanded the franchise to a new main city, the new series' namesake. L&O: LA was cancelled after one season.

Effects on casting

With some frequency, actors have appeared on the various series that make up the franchise, usually as different (sometimes very different) characters. This is because filming occurs in the New York City area and thus draws from the same pool of actors. Some prominent examples of the same actor playing different roles in different episodes are:

• S. Epatha Merkerson playing a maid whose child was killed in a season 1 episode of the original L&O before joining the cast in season 4 as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren and going on to be the longest-serving cast member of the parent series.
• Diane Neal playing a female rapist in an earlier season of Special Victims Unit before becoming the Assistant District Attorney for that series.
• Annabella Sciorra playing a criminal defense attorney in Trial by Jury and later Det. Mike Logan's (Chris Noth) partner in Criminal Intent
• Jerry Orbach playing a defense attorney on the original series before joining it as Det. Lennie Briscoe
• Ice-T playing a pimp known as Seymour Stockton in the franchise's only film, Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, before taking on the role of Tutuola on SVU
• Anthony Anderson playing Detective Lucius Blaine in a seventh season episode of SVU before playing Bernard on the original Law & Order
• Jeremy Sisto played a defense attorney in the last episode of season 17 before joining the cast as Cyrus Lupo at the start of season 18.
• Kelli Giddish played a rape victim in the eighth season episode "Outsider" of SVU before joining the show in season 13 as Amanda Rollins.
• Raúl Esparza played different characters on Law & Order and Criminal Intent before joining SVU in its 14th season as Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba.
• Peter Scanavino multiple characters in Law & Order, Criminal Intent, Trial by Jury and SVU before joining the latter in season 16 as Dominick Carisi.

Also due to the New York filming, a number of actors appearing in Law & Order shows have had regular or recurring roles on soaps. Most notable is Tamara Tunie, who simultaneously played both medical examiner Melinda Warner on SVU as well as (until 2007) District Attorney Jessica Griffin on As the World Turns. Likewise, New York theater actors have also been frequently cast.

Also as the result of sharing the same pool of New York-based television actors, the series' casts have had significant overlap with that of the former HBO series Oz. This is perhaps most pronounced in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, whose cast has included three regularly credited actors (Christopher Meloni, B. D. Wong and Dean Winters), as well as two recurring actors (J. K. Simmons and Mike Doyle) who were also regularly credited actors on Oz, also Kathryn Erbe from Oz starring in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Similarly, Law & Order: UK sees significant overlap with other programs' casts; most prominently series regulars Freema Agyeman and Peter Davison, who starred in Doctor Who as companion Martha Jones and the Fifth Doctor, both of whom appeared in the mini-episode "Time Crash".

Characters in the franchise

Main articles: List of Law & Order characters, List of Law & Order cast members, List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters, List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast members, List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent characters, List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent cast members, List of Law & Order: LA characters, and List of Law & Order: LA cast members

• L&O = Law & Order (1990–2010)
• SVU = Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present)
• CI = Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
• TBJ = Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006)
• LA = Law & Order: LA (2010–2011)

Police and District Attorney investigators

Character	Portrayed by	Occupation	Franchise					Episodes (franchise)	Episodes (franchise and universe)
			L&O	SVU	CI	TBJ	LA
Max Greevey	George Dzundza	Detective Sergeant	1990–1991					22
Mike Logan	Chris Noth	Detective	1990–1995		2005–2008			147	148
Donald Cragen	Dann Florek	Captain	1990–1993, 1995, 1999, 2005	1999–2014				400
Phil Cerreta	Paul Sorvino	Detective Sergeant	1991–1992					31
Lennie Briscoe	Jerry Orbach	Detective DA Investigator	1992–2004	1999–2000	2001	2005		280	283
Anita Van Buren	S. Epatha Merkerson	Lieutenant	1993–2010		2002	2005		393
Rey Curtis	Benjamin Bratt	Detective	1995–1999, 2010					95	98
John Munch	Richard Belzer	Detective Sergeant	1996–2000	1999–2014		2005		330	456
Ed Green	Jesse L. Martin	Detective	1999–2008	1999–2000	2001	2005		202
Olivia Benson	Mariska Hargitay	Detective Sergeant	2000–2005	1999–present		2005		370	373
Elliot Stabler	Christopher Meloni	Detective	2000	1999–2011		2005		275
Brian Cassidy	Dean Winters	Detective		1999 2012–2014				27
Monique Jeffries	Michelle Hurd	Detective		1999–2001				25
Odafin "Fin" Tutuola	Ice-T	Detective	2005	2000–present				345	347
Robert Goren	Vincent D'Onofrio	Detective			2001–2011			141
Alexandra Eames	Kathryn Erbe	Detective Lieutenant		2012–2013	2001–2011			146
James Deakins	Jamey Sheridan	Captain			2001–2006			111
G. Lynn Bishop	Samantha Buck	Detective			2003–2004			7
Joe Fontana	Dennis Farina	Detective	2004–2006			2005		47
Nick Falco	Michael Imperioli	Detective	2005					6
Carolyn Barek	Annabella Sciorra	Detective			2005–2006			12
Hector Salazar	Kirk Acevedo	DA Investigator	2005	2005		2005–2006		14
Chris Ravell	Scott Cohen	Detective				2005–2006		10
Dani Beck	Connie Nielsen	Detective		2006				6
Nina Cassady	Milena Govich	Detective	2006–2007					23
Megan Wheeler	Julianne Nicholson	Detective			2006–2009			24
Danny Ross	Eric Bogosian	Captain			2006–2010			61
Cyrus Lupo	Jeremy Sisto	Detective	2007–2010					64
Kevin Bernard	Anthony Anderson	Detective	2008–2010					50
Chester Lake	Adam Beach	Detective		2007–2008				21
Nola Falacci	Alicia Witt	Detective			2007			5
Zack Nichols	Jeff Goldblum	Detective			2009–2010			24
Serena Stevens	Saffron Burrows	Detective			2010			15
Zoe Callas	Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	Captain			2010			14
Rex Winters	Skeet Ulrich	Detective		2010			2010–2011	15
Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski	Corey Stoll	Detective					2010–2011	22
Arleen Gonzales	Wanda de Jesus	Lieutenant					2010	1
Arleen Gonzales	Rachel Ticotin	Lieutenant					2010–2011	21
Ricardo Morales	Alfred Molina	Deputy District Attorney Detective					2010–2011	8
Joseph Hannah	Jay O. Sanders	Captain			2011			9
Nick Amaro	Danny Pino	Detective		2011–2015				94	96
Amanda Rollins	Kelli Giddish	Detective		2011–present				94	97
Dominick Carisi, Jr.	Peter Scanavino	Detective		2014–present				22	23

Additionally, the characters of Mike Logan, Lennie Briscoe, Rey Curtis, Don Cragen and Anita Van Buren appear in the 1998 TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie

District Attorney's office

Character	Portrayed by	Occupation	Franchise					Episodes (franchise)	Episodes (franchise and universe)
			L&O	SVU	CI	TBJ	LA
Alfred Wentworth	Roy Thinnes	District Attorney	1990					1
Benjamin Stone	Michael Moriarty	Executive Assistant District Attorney	1990–1994					88
Paul Robinette	Richard Brooks	Assistant District Attorney	1990–1993					66
Adam Schiff	Steven Hill	District Attorney	1990–2000	2000				231
Claire Kincaid	Jill Hennessy	Assistant District Attorney	1993–1996					68	69
Jack McCoy	Sam Waterston	Executive Assistant District Attorney District Attorney	1994–2010	2000 2007 2010		2005		373	375
Jamie Ross	Carey Lowell	Assistant District Attorney	1996–1998					47	48
Abbie Carmichael	Angie Harmon	Assistant District Attorney	1998–2001	1999–2000				78
Nora Lewin	Dianne Wiest	District Attorney	2000–2002	2001–2002	2001			50
Alexandra Cabot	Stephanie March	Assistant District Attorney		2000–2003 2005 2009–2010 2011–2012				96	109
Stan Villani	Ron Liebman	Executive Assistant District Attorney		2001				4
Serena Southerlyn	Elisabeth Röhm	Assistant District Attorney	2001–2005					85
Ron Carver	Courtney B. Vance	Assistant District Attorney			2001–2006			111
Elizabeth Donnelly	Judith Light	Bureau Chief Assistant District Attorney		2002–2004 2008				12
Arthur Branch	Fred Thompson	District Attorney	2002–2007	2003–2006	2005	2005		141	142
Casey Novak	Diane Neal	Assistant District Attorney		2003–2008 2011–2012		2005		113
Alexandra Borgia	Annie Parisse	Assistant District Attorney	2005–2006					33
Tracey Kibre	Bebe Neuwirth	Bureau Chief Assistant District Attorney		2005		2005–2006		14
Kelly Gaffney	Amy Carlson	Assistant District Attorney				2005–2006		13
Connie Rubirosa	Alana de la Garza	Assistant District Attorney Deputy District Attorney	2006–2010	2014			2011	94
Michael Cutter	Linus Roache	Executive Assistant District Attorney Bureau Chief Assistant District Attorney	2008–2010	2011–2012				67
Kim Greylek	Michaela McManus	Assistant District Attorney		2008–2009				22
Sonya Paxton	Christine Lahti	Executive Assistant District Attorney		2009–2011				7
Jo Marlowe	Sharon Stone	Assistant District Attorney		2010				4
Ricardo Morales	Alfred Molina	Deputy District Attorney Detective					2010–2011	8
Jonah "Joe" Dekker	Terrence Howard	Deputy District Attorney		2011			2010–2011	16
Evelyn Price	Regina Hall	Deputy District Attorney					2010–2011	7
Lauren Stanton	Megan Boone	Deputy District Attorney					2010–2011	7
Sherri West	Francie Swift	Assistant District Attorney		2010–2011				5
Gillian Hardwicke	Melissa Sagemiller	Assistant District Attorney		2010–2011				10
Jerry Hardin	Peter Coyote	District Attorney					2010–2011	8
Rose Callier	Tabitha Holbert	Assistant District Attorney		2011–2012 2014				6
David Haden	Harry Connick, Jr.	Executive Assistant District Attorney		2012				4
Rafael Barba	Raúl Esparza	Assistant District Attorney		2012–present				58

Additionally, the character of Jack McCoy appears in the 1998 TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie

Psychiatrists and psychologists

Character	Portrayed by	Occupation	Franchise					Episodes (franchise)	Episodes (franchise and universe)
			L&O	SVU	CI	TBJ	LA
Elizabeth Olivet, Ph.D.	Carolyn McCormick	Psychologist	1991–2010	1999–2001, 2013	2006	2005		93	94
Emil Skoda, M.D.	J. K. Simmons	Psychiatrist	1997–2010	2000–2001	2002			53	54
Agent George Huang, M.D.	B. D. Wong	Psychiatrist		2001–2014				229
Paula Gyson, Ph.D.	Julia Ormond	Psychologist			2011			7

Medical examiners

Character	Portrayed by	Occupation	Franchise					Episodes (franchise)	Episodes (franchise and universe)
			L&O	SVU	CI	TBJ	LA
Elizabeth Rodgers, M.D.	Leslie Hendrix	Assistant Chief Medical Examiner	1992–2010	1999–2000	2001–2011	2005		262
Melinda Warner, M.D.	Tamara Tunie	Medical Examiner		2000–present		2005		219	220
Miwako Nishizawa, M.D.	Tamlyn Tomita	Medical Examiner					2010–2011	10

External links

• Law & Order - NBC's official website
  • TNT's reruns website
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - NBC's official website
  • USA Network's reruns website
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent - USA Network's official website
  • NBC's reruns website
• Law & Order: UK - ITV's official website