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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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.

Credits

Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana

Gabrielle Vega

Amy Smart
Amy Smart

Karla Wyatt

Gloria Reuben
Gloria Reuben

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson

Cast

Name Character
Zoe Saldana She was 21 , now 46 years old as Gabrielle Vega
Michael Shannon He was 25 , now 50 years old
Elizabeth Banks She was 25 , now 50 years old
Amy Smart She was 23 , now 48 years old as Karla Wyatt
Gloria Reuben She was 35 , now 60 years old as Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson
Gloria Reuben She was 35 , now 60 years old
Whoopi Goldberg She was 43 , now 69 years old as Janette Grayson
Rainn Wilson He was 33 , now 58 years old
Brian Berrebbi as Vince Mazanno
Kel O'Neill
Wallace Shawn He was 55 , now 81 years old as Benjamin Edelman
R. Lee Ermey He was 55 , 74 years old when he died as Walter Burlock
Cynthia Nixon She was 33 , now 58 years old
Diane Baker She was 61 , now 86 years old
John Getz He was 52 , now 78 years old as Admiral Vincent Albers
Elle Fanning She was 1 , now 26 years old
Max Baker He was 39 , now 64 years old as Colin Bennett
Judd Hirsch He was 64 , now 89 years old
Judd Hirsch He was 64 , now 89 years old as Joseph Edelman
Jared Harris He was 38 , now 63 years old
Bobby Cannavale He was 29 , now 54 years old
Sprague Grayden She was 19 , now 44 years old
Jose Pablo Cantillo He was 20 , now 45 years old
Peter Maloney He was 54 , now 80 years old
Tammy Blanchard She was 22 , now 48 years old
William Mapother He was 34 , now 59 years old
Alfred Molina He was 46 , now 71 years old
Brad Garrett He was 39 , now 64 years old as Gary Munson
L. Scott Caldwell She was 49 , now 74 years old as Jo Anderson
Jon Bernthal He was 23 , now 48 years old
Sherilyn Fenn She was 34 , now 59 years old
Snoop Dogg He was 27 , now 53 years old as P.T. Banks
Matthew Lillard He was 29 , 41 years old when he died
Loren Dean He was 30 , now 55 years old
Sharon Stone She was 41 , now 66 years old as A.D.A. Jo Marlowe
Emily VanCamp She was 13 , now 38 years old
Bill Pullman He was 45 , now 71 years old
Sterling Beaumon He was 4 , now 29 years old as Hunter Mazelon
Jesse L. Martin He was 30 , now 55 years old as Ed Green
Brenda Blethyn She was 53 , now 78 years old
Marin Hinkle She was 33 , now 58 years old
Richard Belzer He was 55 , now 80 years old
Richard Belzer He was 55 , now 80 years old as John Munch
Griffin Dunne He was 44 , now 69 years old as Benno Gilbert
Joseph Sikora He was 23 , now 48 years old as Jason Gambel
Paz de la Huerta She was 15 , now 40 years old
Amanda Seyfried She was 13 , now 39 years old
Samantha Mathis She was 29 , now 54 years old as Catherine Summers
Samantha Mathis She was 29 , now 54 years old
Christopher Meloni He was 38 , now 63 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Jim Stewart Editing He was 45 , now 70 years old Editor
Wing Lee Art Art Direction
Jean de Segonzac Directing He was 49 , now 74 years old Director
Stephanie A. Marquardt Directing Director
Tina Nigro Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Kevin Fox Production Co-Executive Producer
Kevin Fox Production Producer
Kevin Fox Writing Writer
Kevin Fox Writing Story
David J. Burke Production He was 50 , now 76 years old Producer
David J. Burke Writing He was 50 , now 76 years old Writer
Courtney Hunt Directing She was 35 , now 60 years old Director
James Hayman Directing He was 0 , now 24 years old Director
Chris Brancato Writing He was 37 , now 62 years old Writer
Bryan Goluboff Writing Writer
Fred Berner Directing Director
Christos Gage Writing He was 28 , now 53 years old Writer
Tom Weston Camera He was 41 , now 66 years old Director of Photography
Félix Enríquez Alcalá Directing He was 48 , now 73 years old Director
Robert Nathan Writing He was 105 , 91 years old when he died Writer
Thomas Ford Lighting He was 198 , 49 years old when he died Best Boy Electric
Kate Woods Directing She was 98 , now 123 years old Director
Lucy Liu Directing She was 30 , now 56 years old Director
Norberto Barba Directing He was 36 , now 61 years old Director
Michael Slovis Directing Director
Tom DiCillo Directing He was 46 , now 71 years old Director
Adam Bernstein Directing He was 39 , now 64 years old Director
Dick Wolf Directing He was 52 , now 78 years old Director
Dick Wolf Production He was 52 , now 78 years old Producer
Dick Wolf Production He was 52 , now 78 years old Executive Producer
Dick Wolf Writing He was 52 , now 78 years old Writer
Jud Taylor Directing He was 67 , 76 years old when he died Director
Daniel Sackheim Directing He was 46 , now 71 years old Director
Guy Norman Bee Directing Director
Nick Gomez Directing He was 36 , now 61 years old Director
Peter Medak Directing He was 61 , now 86 years old Director
Chad Lowe Directing He was 31 , now 56 years old Director
Eriq La Salle Directing He was 37 , now 62 years old Director
Patrick Harbinson Production Co-Executive Producer
Patrick Harbinson Writing Writer
Michelle MacLaren Directing She was 34 , now 59 years old Director
Peter Werner Directing He was 52 , now 77 years old Director
Paul McCrane Directing He was 38 , now 63 years old Director
Rick Rosenthal Directing He was 50 , now 75 years old Director
Kevin Bray Directing Director
Steve Shill Directing He was 49 , now 74 years old Director
Jonathan Kaplan Directing He was 51 , now 77 years old Director
Elodie Keene Directing She was 50 , now 75 years old Director
Holly Dale Directing She was 45 , now 70 years old Director
Clark Johnson Directing He was 45 , now 70 years old Director
Alex Chapple Directing Director
Ed Bianchi Directing He was 57 , now 82 years old Director
Matt Earl Beesley Directing He was 0 , now 24 years old Director
Rosemary Rodriguez Directing She was 0 , now 24 years old Director
Dawn DeNoon Production She was 34 , now 60 years old Co-Executive Producer
Dawn DeNoon Writing She was 34 , now 60 years old Writer
Jim McKay Directing He was 37 , 46 years old when he died Director
Aaron Lipstadt Directing He was 46 , now 72 years old Director
Alan Metzger Directing He was 49 , now 74 years old Director
Michael Zinberg Directing He was 55 , now 80 years old Director
Edwin Sherin Directing He was 69 , 87 years old when he died Director
Joyce Chopra Directing She was 62 , 72 years old when she died Director
Marjorie David Writing Writer
Michael Angeli Writing He was 29 , now 54 years old Writer
Michael S. Chernuchin Writing He was 45 , now 70 years old Writer
Michael S. Chernuchin Writing He was 45 , now 70 years old Story
Jose Molina Writing He was 28 , now 53 years old Writer
Mick Betancourt Writing He was 21 , now 46 years old Writer
Monica Raymund Directing She was 13 , now 38 years old Director
Mike Post Sound He was 54 , now 80 years old Original Music Composer
Mike Post Sound He was 54 , now 80 years old Music
Juliet Polcsa Costume & Make-Up He was 38 , now 63 years old Costume Design
Josh Singer Writing He was 27 , now 52 years old Writer
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (25 years)

Returning Series

  • First Air Date: 1999-09-20
  • Runtime: [43] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 521