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The rest of the current SVU team includes Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins, Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner, Peter Scanavino as Dominick Carisi Jr., Jamie Gray Hyder as Katriona Tamin and Demore Barnes as Deputy Chief Christian Garland. When is the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ premiere date?
We've received your submission. Christopher Meloni, known for his role as Elliot Stabler, will return to Dick Wolf’s Law and Order SVU for its 22nd season, according to showrunner Warren Leight. Leight confirmed on the SVU podcast on Wednesday that Stabler will at the least appear in the season opener.
Airing on the NBC television network, Law & Order: SVU follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes in New York City. In season 18, the cast is made up of Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, and Raul Esparza. Recurring actors include Robert John Burke, Peter Gallagher, and Elizabeth Marvel.
Octavio Pisano may be the latest addition to SVU's elite squad, but his newbie status hasn't stopped him from being in on the action as the historic 23rd season wraps. There's a new dedicated detective in town.
Jamie Gray HyderOn November 4, 2019, it was announced that Jamie Gray Hyder would be promoted to main cast as Detective-in-training Katriona Tamin from the eighth episode. Hyder had a recurring role from the start of the season.
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Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr.Meet Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., SVU's newest detective. Carisi is a boyish-looking hotshot from Staten Island sent to fill in for Amaro.
Octavio Pisano is just as mysterious as Detective Joe Velasco. He's on Twitter but just joined in January. Since then, he's primarily tweeted about Coyote, a crime drama series that he was in with Michael Chiklis, which premiered in January 2021. The start of his Twitter account coincides with the start of the show.
Octavio Pisano, who plays detective Joe Velasco on Law & Order: SVU, teases an upcoming storyline that will challenge the character more than ever.
He melted down in front of Benson, and it turned out the pair did sleep together when she was just 16 (in case you weren't sure).
Having to stick to the series' aim for realism, Florek left "Law & Order: SVU" to abide by the rule for officers' actual NYPD retirement age. Yet "Law & Order: SVU" wasn't the only time Florek made his departure from the franchise.
As Senior ADA, Casey Novak often played fast and loose with the rules of the justice department in pursuit of getting a conviction. On the show, the ADA's reason for leaving was that Casey Novak had knowingly violated due process and as a result, was forced to stop working with the Special Victims Unit.
On Law & Order: SVU, star Mariska Hargitay's alter ego, Olivia Benson, has weathered several short-term romantic relationships over the course of the show's 22 seasons. But in real life, Hargitay's lucky in long-term love with her husband of 15-plus years, fellow actor Peter Hermann.
Joining the series as Kevin Bernard's new partner is Jeffrey Donovan as Detective Frank Cosgrove. While not much is known about Cosgrove (other than that he's got a pretty great name), Donovan should be very recognizable to many TV watchers.
Law and Order: SVU saw the return of Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler. He returned to attend a special ceremony for his former partner, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay.) Of course, he never made it to the ceremony, as a car bomb exploded as he was leaving.
Like Hyder, Barnes joined SVU as a recurring character for Season 21. He was also upgraded to season regular for Season 22.
It was a sad day for all of us when Philip Winchester , who plays ADA Peter Stone (son of legendary OG Law & Order prosecutor Ben Stone), announced that he wouldn't be coming back to the show after his two-season run. Article continues below advertisement.
Vanessa Hadid is a new face to Law & Order fans, but many viewers are sure to recognize actress Zuleikha Robinson from her roles as Ilana Verdansky on Lost, ...
Buton Lowe is a true-crime writer introduced in the 500th episode of SVU and it turns out he and Olivia were once together. “We are old friends,” she tells others, with Burton replying “from a lifetime ago.”
For you movie fans out there, on the other hand, perhaps you’ve seen him in the likes of If I Were You (Derek), Unknown (Martin B), Jonah Hex (President Grant ), Wild Child (Gerry Moore), Nine Lives (Henry), Evelyn (Nick Barron), Practical Magic (Gary Hallet), Legends of the Fall (Alfred), and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Walton).
The SVU of the title stands for Special Victims Unit, with the show following a specially trained squad of detectives in the NYPD who investigate sexually related crimes.
There’s been a good bit of turnover in series regulars and plenty of guest stars throughout Law & Order: SVU ’s run, but a constant has been Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson. For the show’s first 12 seasons Hargitay co-starred with Meloni as their Benson and Stabler were partners, but since Meloni’s exit its been Hargitay as the unquestioned star of the series.
Law & Order: SVU airs live on NBC Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET. Anyone with a traditional cable/satellite pay-TV subscription or TV antenna can tune in via their local NBC channel to watch. Also, subscribers to live TV streaming services like Fubo TV , Hulu with Live TV , Sling TV and YouTube TV also have access to their local NBC channels (make sure you’re signed up for Sling TV Blue though). Can’t watch it live, subscribers to any of the above services can watch the latest episode of Law & Order: SVU on the NBC website.
Pisano's Joe Velasco is a former undercover and detective under Chief McGrath and involved in the SVU's bust of Congressman Howard. The actor made his Law & Order: SVU debut during the Season 23 premiere, "And the Empire Strikes Back," on Sept. 23, and has since appeared in two additional episodes this season, "Never Turn Your Back On Them" and "One More Tale of Two Victims." Although a new character, fans have already learned a lot about Velasco and his traumatic past, with it being revealed that Velasco grew up with an abusive father. Velasco used his traumatic childhood to coax one of Congressman Howard's victims into helping the police. During Pisano's most recent SVU appearance, his character was assigned to a more permanent position at SVU.
Octavio Pisano's character Detective Joe Velasco is getting a promotion on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. After joining the long-running NBC series in Season 23, Pisano has been promoted to a series regular on SVU. TVLine was first to confirm the news, with Pisano's promotion following the exits of Jamie Gray Hyder and Demore Barnes, who portrayed Officer Kat Tamin and Deputy Chief Christian Garland, respectively.