Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Created by:	Dick Wolf
Showrunner:	Warren Leight
Starring:	Law & Order: SVU Cast
Produced by:	Wolf Entertainment Universal Television
Distributed by:	NBC Peacock
Related shows:	Chicago Fire Chicago P.D.

“	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.	”
–Steve Zirnkilton

Created and produced by Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999 as the first spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama Law & Order.

The Special Victims Unit is located in the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department and focuses on victims of sexual crimes, such as rape and domestic abuse, as well as cases involving children and the elderly.

As with the original Law & Order, episodes are often loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention or as the franchise calls it "ripped from the headlines".

This wiki represents the status of the characters at the time of the crossover episodes, not the current positions. Please don't change them. Thank you.

Cast

Main Cast and Characters

Image	Actor	Character	Crossover Appearances
	Mariska Hargitay	Sergeant/Lieutenant Olivia Benson	Chicago Fire: 3.21 We Called Her Jellybean Chicago P.D.: 2.07 They'll Have to Go Through Me 2.20 The Number of Rats 3.14 The Song of Gregory Williams Yates
	Danny Pino	Detective Nick Amaro	Chicago P.D.: 2.07 They'll Have to Go Through Me 2.20 The Number of Rats
	Kelli Giddish	Detective Amanda Rollins	Chicago Fire: 3.07 Nobody Touches Anything Chicago P.D.: 1.06 Conventions 2.07 They'll Have to Go Through Me
	Ice-T	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola	Chicago P.D.: 1.06 Conventions 2.20 The Number of Rats 3.14 The Song of Gregory Williams Yates
	Peter Scanavino	Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr.	Chicago P.D.: 2.20 The Number of Rats
	Raúl Esparza	Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba
	Tamara Tunie	Doctor Melinda Warner	Chicago Fire: 3.21 We Called Her Jellybean
	Philip Winchester	Assistant District Attorney Peter Stone	Chicago Justice

Crossover Guest Stars

Image	Actor	Character	Episodes
	Jason Beghe	Sergeant Hank Voight	16.07 Chicago Crossover 16.20 Daydream Believer 17.14 Nationwide Manhunt
	Jon Seda	Detective Antonio Dawson	17.14 Nationwide Manhunt
	Sophia Bush	Detective Erin Lindsay	15.15 Comic Perversion 16.07 Chicago Crossover 16.20 Daydream Believer 17.14 Nationwide Manhunt
	Jesse Lee Soffer	Detective Jay Halstead	16.07 Chicago Crossover 16.20 Daydream Believer
	Marina Squerciati	Officer Kim Burgess	16.20 Daydream Believer
	Brian Geraghty	Officer Sean Roman	16.20 Daydream Believer
	Carl Weathers	State's Attorney Mark Jefferies	20.03 Zero Tolerance
	Gary Basaraba	Defense Attorney William O'Boyle	20.07 Caretaker
	Christopher Wiehl	Defense Attorney James Olson	19.18 Service

Crossover Episodes

Image	Episode	Summary	Airdate
	15.15 Comic Perversion	A comedian's words prove dangerous when a student is assaulted by his fans.	February 26, 2014
	16.07 Chicago Crossover	The Chicago P.D. joins forces with Manhattan SVU to uncover the roots of a child pornography site.	November 12, 2014
	16.20 Daydream Believer	Chicago and New York police continue the investigation into an unsolved rape and murder case.	April 29, 2015
	17.14 Nationwide Manhunt	Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict.	February 10, 2016