Here is EWs look back on theLaw & Order: SVUcast, then and now.
The role earned her a Primetime Emmy award, a Golden Globe win, and numerous other nominations.
She also had roles in the filmsLeaving Las Vegas(1995) andLake Placid(1999).
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AfterLaw & Order: SVUbegan, the actress carried her Olivia Benson character over to shows likeChicago FireandChicago P.D.
Hargitay has been married to actorPeter Hermannsince 2004.
They met on the set ofSVUin 2002, where he played defense attorney Trevor Langan.
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The pair later reconnected when he continued to guest star in the series.
They share three children.
BeforeSVU, Meloni notably appeared inOzas Chris Keller, a role that later overlapped with his tenure as Stabler.
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AfterSVU, Meloni leveraged his acting intensity in many TV shows, including roles inTrue BloodandThe Handmaids Tale.
Movie-wise, Meloni has appeared inMan of Steel(2013) andSnatched(2017).
Above all, though, Meloni is still known forLaw & Orderdespite initially leavingSVUafter season 12.
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The actor married production designer Doris Sherman Meloni in 1995.
They share two children, a boy and a girl.SVUs Mariska Hargitay is the godmother of his daughter.
The two-time Grammy winners sophomore venture,Power, went platinum the following year.
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Ironically, he sparked much controversy with his 1992 track Killer Cop before stepping up to play one onSVU.
From there, he began a lifelong career of balancing his music with acting.
In 2002, Ice-T married actress Coco Austin, with whom he shares a daughter, Chanel.
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The couple starred together in the reality showIce Loves Coco, which ran on E!
from 2011 to 2013.
He also has two children from previous relationships.
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Giddish too has brought a special charm to the show since she joined the cast in season 13.
Giddish was married to Lawrence Faulborn from 2015 to 2018.
They share two sons, and both her pregnancies were written intoSVU.
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She later married Beau Richards in 2021 and gave birth to her third child in 2023.
But Beach also ended up exiting the show in an explosive way after his character killed another detective.
Most recently, he starred in the movieHey, Viktor(2023).
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Beach has been married to Summer Tiger since 2015.
He has been married twice before and has three children.
Her character partnered withRichard Belzers John Munch during her short tenure but ultimately faded away after season 2.
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BeforeSVU, Hurd was a Broadway actress who appeared in numerous television shows and TV movies throughout the 90s.
She eventually established herself as a genre queen thanks to parts inDaredevil,Ash vs.
Evil Dead, andStar Trek: Picard.
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Hurd has been married to actor Garret Dillahunt since 2007.
During her time onSVU, Neal appeared in shows like30 Rock,White Collar, andA Gifted Man.
Most recently, Neal has acted inBlue Bloodsand the Lifetime movieCircle of Deception.
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In 2005, Neal married Marcus O. Fitzgerald.
They later divorced in 2014.
Her character also inspired many fan theories surroundingsexual tension with Olivia Benson.
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March officially left the show after season 5, but she continued to make cameo appearances.
While onSVU, she also worked on the filmsMr.
& Mrs. Smith(2005) andThe Invention of Lying(2009).
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March was married to celebrity chefBobby Flayfrom 2005 to 2015.
She later wed tech investor Dan Benton in 2017.
For a while, Winters mostly worked as a character actor in episodes ofThird WatchandThe Twilight Zone.
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Hes since appeared inSex and the City,Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,30 Rock, andBrooklyn Nine-Nine.
Though he’s acted in movies likeP.S.
His character later resurfaced in episodes ofArrested Development,The X-Files, andThe Wire, among others.
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After starring inHomicidefrom 1993 to 1999, he dazzled us for 15 seasons ofSVUbeginning in 1999.
Belzer died on Feb. 19, 2023, at age 78.
Before his death, Belzer had been married three times.
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He is survived by his last wife, actress Harlee McBride.
Florek first joined the originalLaw & Orderback in 1990.
Florek was no stranger to police shows when he joined the franchise.
Over the years, hes acted inHill Street Blues,21 Jump Street, andL.A.
Law(plus its 2002 movie).
But he still branched out into other genres with roles inWingsandSabrina the Teenage Witch.
He is married to artist Karen Florek.
Though he officially departed the series after season 12, the actor came back for occasional cameos.
Wong won a Tony in 1988 for his lead role in the playM.
He then focused primarily on television and film work.
Along the way, he has appeared in series likeAwake,Mr.
Robot(for which he received a Primetime Emmy nom), andAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens.
After season 17, Warner only made occasional appearances onSVU, most recently in 2022.
Most recently, she starred in the biopicWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody(2022).
Tunie has been married and divorced twice.
Though he left the cast after season 16, he returned for the 500th episode.
PinosLaw & Ordercareer was in line with his past work.
He later brought Detective Amaro toChicago P.D.for a memorable cameo while onSVU.
Pino married his wife, Lily, in 2002.
They share two sons.
As for his personal life, Burke is an active New York State firefighter.
He continued to make cameo appearances after leaving the series post-season 19.
He also appeared inPushing Daisiesandthe filmsFind Me Guilty(2006) andMy Soul to Take(2010).
While on the show, Esparza found the time for memorable turns inBoJack Horseman,Hannibal, andDopesick.
Esparza married his high school sweetheart, Michele Marie Perez, in 1994.
The couple later divorced in 2007.
Hed made frequent appearances as the same character onChicago P.D.,Chicago Justice, andChicago Medbefore coming toSVU.
He also appeared in the seriesStrike BackandThe Player.
Winchester has been married to Megan Coughlin since 2008.
The couple shares two daughters.
