List of Law & Order characters

The American television police procedural and legal drama Law & Order (1990–2010) follows the cases of a group of police detectives and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system. Known for its revolving cast, the original six actors to star in the program were no longer on the series when it ended in 2010,^[1] though Dann Florek has reprised his role as Donald Cragen for the spinoff series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, since 1999. The longest-serving regular cast members include S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Anita Van Buren (1993–2010),^[2] Sam Waterston as EADA/DA Jack McCoy (1994–2010), Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe (1992–2004), Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff (1990–2000), and Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green (1999–2008). Actors portraying psychologists on the show include J.K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda (1997–2004, 2010) and Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (1991–2009). Steven Hill was the last member of the first-season cast to leave the show, though he did not appear in the series' pilot episode. Leslie Hendrix as Medical Examiner Elizabeth Rodgers (1991–2011) is the only character from the second season to have appeared on the show through the end of its 20th and final season, though she was not a regular character. Hendrix continued her role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent until it ended in 2011.

Contents 1 Main characters 2 Police Officers 2.1 Sergeants 2.2 Senior Detectives 2.3 Junior Detectives 2.4 Supervising Officers 3 Prosecutors 3.1 Executive Assistant District Attorneys 3.2 Assistant District Attorneys 3.3 Manhattan District Attorneys 4 Other main characters 5 Recurring characters 5.1 Other law enforcement officers 5.2 CSU Investigators/Crime Lab Technicians 5.3 Medical Examiners 5.4 Police and District Attorney psychiatrists/psychologists 5.5 Defense Attorneys 5.6 Judges 5.6.1 Arraignment Judges 5.6.2 Trial Judges 5.6.3 Appellate Judges 6 See also 7 References

Main characters

Name	Portrayed by	Occupation	Seasons
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Max Greevey	George Dzundza	Senior Detective (Sergeant)	Main
Mike Logan	Chris Noth	Junior Detective	Main
Phil Cerreta	Paul Sorvino	Senior Detective (Sergeant)		Main
Lennie Briscoe	Jerry Orbach	Senior Detective			Main
Rey Curtis	Benjamin Bratt	Junior Detective						Main														Guest
Ed Green	Jesse L. Martin	Junior Detective Senior Detective										Main
Joe Fontana	Dennis Farina	Senior Detective															Main
Nick Falco	Michael Imperioli	Junior Detective															Main	Guest
Nina Cassady	Milena Govich	Junior Detective																	Main
Cyrus Lupo	Jeremy Sisto	Junior Detective Senior Detective																		Main
Kevin Bernard	Anthony Anderson	Junior Detective																		Main
Donald Cragen	Dann Florek	Captain	Main				Guest					Guest					Guest
Anita Van Buren	S. Epatha Merkerson	Lieutenant				Main
Paul Robinette	Richard Brooks	Assistant DA	Main					Guest										Guest
Claire Kincaid	Jill Hennessy	Assistant DA				Main
Jamie Ross	Carey Lowell	Assistant DA							Main			Guest
Abbie Carmichael	Angie Harmon	Assistant DA									Main
Serena Southerlyn	Elisabeth Röhm	Assistant DA												Main
Alexandra Borgia	Annie Parisse	Assistant DA															Main
Connie Rubirosa	Alana de la Garza	Assistant DA																	Main
Ben Stone	Michael Moriarty	Executive Assistant DA	Main
Jack McCoy	Sam Waterston	Executive Assistant DA District Attorney					Main
Michael Cutter	Linus Roache	Executive Assistant DA																		Main
Adam Schiff	Steven Hill	District Attorney	Main
Nora Lewin	Dianne Wiest	District Attorney											Main
Arthur Branch	Fred Thompson	District Attorney													Main
Elizabeth Olivet	Carolyn McCormick	Psychologist		Guest	Also Starring		Guest				Guest				Guest

Police Officers

Sergeants

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps	Partners	Notes
Max Greevey	George Dzundza	1990–1991	23	Mike Logan	Murdered in 1991
Phil Cerreta	Paul Sorvino	1991–1992	31	Mike Logan	Transferred to 110th Precinct

Senior Detectives

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps	Partners	Notes
Lennie Briscoe	Jerry Orbach	1992–2004	274	Mike Logan (1992–1995) Rey Curtis (1995–1999) Ed Green (1999–2004)	Retired (2004) Deceased (2005) (Due to Jerry Orbach's death)
Joe Fontana	Dennis Farina	2004–2006	46	Ed Green (2004–2006) Nick Falco (2005)	Retired (2006)
Ed Green	Jesse L. Martin	2006–2008	198	Nina Cassady (2006–2007) Cyrus Lupo (2008)	Promoted to Senior Detective (2006) Resigned following Internal Affairs investigation (2008)
Cyrus Lupo	Jeremy Sisto	2008–2010	63	Kevin Bernard (2008–2010)	Transferred from Intelligence Division (2008) Promoted to Senior Detective (2008)

Junior Detectives

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps	Senior Partners	Notes
Mike Logan	Chris Noth	1990–1995	111	Max Greevey (1990–1991) Phil Cerreta (1991–1992) Lennie Briscoe (1992–1995)	Assigned to Staten Island from 1995–2005 had solved a major case in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie Worked at One Police Plaza's Major Case Squad 2005-2008 Retired after solving a Cold Case (CI: Last Rites)
Rey Curtis	Benjamin Bratt	1995–1999	94	Lennie Briscoe	Retired (1999)
Ed Green	Jesse L. Martin	1999–2006	198	Lennie Briscoe (1999–2004) Joe Fontana (2004–2006)	Promoted to senior detective (2006)
Nick Falco	Michael Imperioli	2005	6	Joe Fontana	Temporary replacement from Brooklyn for Ed Green
Nina Cassady	Milena Govich	2006–2007	22	Ed Green	Dismissed in 2007
Cyrus Lupo	Jeremy Sisto	2008	63	Ed Green (2008)	Transferred from Intelligence Division (2008) Promoted to Senior Detective (2008)
Kevin Bernard	Anthony Anderson	2008–2010	49	Cyrus Lupo	Transferred from Internal Affairs (2008)

Supervising Officers

Name	Portrayed by	Rank	Year	# Eps	Notes
Donald Cragen	Dann Florek	Captain	1990–1993	66	Transferred to Anti Corruption Task Force and later to the Special Victims Unit in Manhattan
Anita Van Buren	S. Epatha Merkerson	Lieutenant	1993–2010	390

Prosecutors

Executive Assistant District Attorneys

Name	Portrayed by	Year	Partners	# Eps	Notes
Ben Stone	Michael Moriarty	1990–1994	Paul Robinette & Claire Kincaid	88	Resigned (1994)
Jack McCoy	Sam Waterston	1994–2007	Claire Kincaid, Jamie Ross, Abbie Carmichael, Serena Southerlyn, Alexandra Borgia & Connie Rubirosa	368	Appointed to Office of D.A. (2008)
Michael Cutter	Linus Roache	2008–2010	Connie Rubirosa	63	Promoted to Bureau Chief of the Sex Crimes Unit of the DA's office. (2011)

Assistant District Attorneys

Name	Portrayed by	Year	Partners	# Eps	Notes
Paul Robinette	Richard Brooks	1990–1993	Ben Stone	66	Resigned to pursue private practice
Claire Kincaid	Jill Hennessy	1993–1996	Ben Stone & Jack McCoy	68	Killed in a car crash in 1996
Jamie Ross	Carey Lowell	1996–1998	Jack McCoy	47	Resigned to pursue private practice; was a judge as of TBJ
Abbie Carmichael	Angie Harmon	1998–2001	Jack McCoy	72	Resigned to accept a federal position
Serena Southerlyn	Elisabeth Röhm	2001–2005	Jack McCoy	85	Dismissed by Arthur Branch
Alexandra Borgia	Annie Parisse	2005–2006	Jack McCoy	34	Murdered in 2006
Connie Rubirosa	Alana de la Garza	2006–2010	Jack McCoy & Michael Cutter	85

• Note: Only Connie Rubirosa and Claire Kincaid worked with two different EADA; Jack McCoy and Michael Cutter, and Ben Stone and Jack McCoy, respectively.

Manhattan District Attorneys

Name	Portrayed by	Terms	# Eps	Notes
Alfred Wentworth	Roy Thinnes	1990	1	Only appeared in Everybody's Favorite Bagman
Adam Schiff	Steven Hill	1990–2000	228	Went overseas to help investigate Swiss Banks during WWII
Nora Lewin	Dianne Wiest	2000–2002	48	opted not to run for election following her interim term
Arthur Branch	Fred Thompson	2002–2007	116
Jack McCoy	Sam Waterston	2007–2010	368	episode count includes those as Executive Assistant DA (62 as DA).

Other main characters

Name	Portrayed by	Years	# Eps
Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Olivet	Carolyn McCormick	1991–2009	87
Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers	Leslie Hendrix	1992–2010	139

Recurring characters

Other law enforcement officers

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
Detective Tony Profaci	John Fiore	1990–1998	53
Detective Morris LeMotte	Larry Clarke	1998–2000	20
Detective Reina Perez	Nancy Ticotin	2001	6
Detective Ana Cordova	Andrea Navedo	2001–2004	24
Sergeant Martinez	Joe Gonzalez	2002–2004	7
Detective Mariluz Rivera	Selenis Leyva	2004–2006	12
Detective Joe Cormack	Joe Forbrich	2008–2009	15

CSU Investigators/Crime Lab Technicians

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
CSU Technician Julian Beck	John Cariani	2002–2006	25
CSU Technician Jessica Reed	Liz Larsen	1998–2006	12
CSU Technician Lisa Santoro	Abigail Lopez	2004–2005	3
Forensic Technician Medill	Donald Corren	1992–1999	17
Forensics Technician Arlene Shrier	Christine Farrell	1992–1999	16

Medical Examiners

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
Borak	Josh Pais	1990–1992	14
Brody	Richard Hirschfeld	2002–2006	12

Police and District Attorney psychiatrists/psychologists

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
Dr. Emil Skoda	J. K. Simmons	1997–2004, 2010	44

Defense Attorneys

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# of Eps
Danielle Melnick	Tovah Feldshuh	1991–2007	13
Professor Norman Rothenberg	Jeffrey DeMunn	1993–2008	8
Shambala Green	Lorraine Toussaint	1990–1994, 2003	7
Lawrence "Larry" Weaver	Bob Dishy	1994–2002	7
Bill Patton	Bill Moor	1991–2000	6
Helen Brolin	Maria Tucci	1993–2003	6
Peter Behrens	Tom O'Rourke	1996–2001	6
Paul Robinette	Richard Brooks	1996, 2005, 2006	3
Arthur Gold	George Grizzard	1992–2000	6
Al Archer	Dennis Boutsikaris	1996–2004	5
Charles Garnett	James Rebhorn	1995–2001	5
James Granick	Ned Eisenberg	1997–2008	5
Douglas Greer	Richard Venture	1991–2000	5
Anne Paulsen	Glynnis O'Connor	1998–2004	5
Sally Bell	Edie Falco	1993–1998	4
Daniel Metzler	John Cunningham	1997–2008	4
Mr. Axtell	Jack Gilpin	1997–2001	4
Barry Kaufer	Lee Shepherd	1998–2002	4
Charlotte Swan	Helen Carey	1999–2005	4
Leon Chiles	Joe Morton	2000–2005	4
Gordon Schell	Philip Bosco	1990–1994	3
Deirdre Powell	Joanna Merlin	1994–1998	3
Max Hellman	Ron Orbach	1994, 2002	3
James Linde	Joe Grifasi	1996–2001	3
Stephen Olson	Spencer Garrett	2000–2004	3
Erica Gardner	Kate Burton	2001–2004	3
Jessica Sheets	Susan Floyd	2002–2006	3
Randolph J. 'Randy' Dworkin, Esq.	Peter Jacobson	2003–2006	3
Vanessa Galiano	Roma Maffia	2003–2006	3
Rodney Fallon	Giancarlo Esposito	2004–2005	3
Sanford Remz	Dylan Baker	2004–2006	3
Gary Lowenthal	Eric Bogosian	1992-1993	2
Lanie Stieglitz	Elaine Stritch	1992, 1998	2
Ruth Miller	Patti LuPone	1996, 1997	2
Stan Shatenstein	Sig Libowitz	1997, 2005	2
Bernie Adler	Ron Silver	2004–2007	2
Marcus Woll	Jonathan Cake	2009	2

Judges

Arraignment Judges

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky	David Lipman	1992–2005	27
Arraignment Judge Colin Fraser	Larry Sherman	1994–2004	13
Arraignment Judge Harriet Doremus	Barbara Spiegel	1991–2003	12
Arraignment Judge Janice Goldberg	Fran Lebowitz	2001–2007	12
Arraignment Judge Ian Feist	Merwin Goldsmith	1991–2005	11
Arraignment Judge William Koehler	Mark Kenneth Smaltz	1998–2007	11
Arraignment Judge Antonia Mellon	Mary Lou Mellaces	1999–2006	9
Arraignment Judge Joseph Flint	Doug Stender	1999–2005	9
Arraignment Judge Anna Shiro	Karen Shallo	2000–2005	8
Arraignment Judge David Venturelli	Vince Pacimeo	1998–2000	3

Trial Judges

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
Trial Judge Alan Berman	David Rosenbaum	1992–2004	14
Trial Judge Walter Bradley	Peter McRobbie	2001–2009	13
Trial Judge Lisa Pongracic	Charlotte Colavin	1992–2006	13
Trial Judge Elizabeth Mizener	Lynn Cohen	1993–2006	12
Trial Judge Walter Schreiber	John Ramsey	1991–2001	11
Trial Judge Margaret Barry	Doris Belack	1990–2001	10
Trial Judge Herman Mooney	Ben Hammer	1991–2002	9
Trial Judge Harrison Taylor	Michael Mulheren	1999–2006	9
Trial Judge Andrew Barsky	Fred J. Scollay	1992–1999	8
Trial Judge Donald Karan	Jordan Charney	2000–2006	8
Trial Judge Grace Larkin	Rochelle Oliver	1990–2003	8
Trial Judge Rebecca Stein	Joan Copeland	1991–2001	8
Trial Judge Rebecca Steinman	Susan Blommaert	1991–2004	8
Trial Judge Deborah Burke	Donna Hanover	1997–2004	7
Trial Judge Michael Callahan	Bernie McInerney	1991–1999	7
Trial Judge Rosalyn Lenz	Tanya Berezin	1991–2001	7
Trial Judge Barbara Lusky	Iris Little Thomas	1999–2009	7
Trial Judge Rochelle Desmond	Patricia R. Floyd	2006–2009	6
Trial Judge Eric Caffey	John Newton	1991–1998	6
Trial Judge Nathan Murphy	Mark Zimmerman	1997–2008	6
Trial Judge Robert Quinn	Roger Serbagi	1992–1999	6
Trial Judge Joseph Rivera	Shawn Elliott	1994–2002	6
Trial Judge Carla Solomon	Lauren Klein	1999–2005	6
Trial Judge William Wright	Ron McLarty	1991–2008	6
Trial Judge Hugo Bright	Robert J. Hogan	2003–2006	4
Trial Judge Michael Schneider	David Little	2004–2006	4
Trial Judge Norman Barclay	Wayne Duvall	2004–2010	3
Trial Judge Derek Hafner	David Wolos-Fonteno	2001–2009	3
Trial Judge Elayne Link	Maggie Burke	1993–2003	3
Trial Judge Ida Zeller	Polly Adams	2009	3

Appellate Judges

Name	Portrayed by	Year	# Eps
Appellate Judge Pamela Jensen	Norma Fire	1993–1997, 2000–2003	7
Appellate Judge Shawn McNamara	George Bartenieff	1993, 1995 & 1999	4
Appellate Judge Bloom	Ira Wheeler	1991, 1993	2
Appellate Judge Lewis Getman	Leslie Barrett	1991, 1993	2
Appellate Judge Wayne Humphrey	Chester A. Sims II	1993, 1995	2
Appellate Judge Barry Marton	Graham Brown	1991, 1993	2

See also

• Law & Order (franchise)
• 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: Los Angeles characters
• List of Law & Order: LA cast members

References

1. ^ Carlson, Erin (2008-10-31). "Can "Law & Order" outlive "Gunsmoke"?". Associated Press/San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainmentheadlines/ci_10868230. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
2. ^ http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/01/s-epatha-merkerson-departs-law-order/

Law & Order Quotes · Dick Wolf · Law & Order franchise Characters Police Senior homicide detectives Sgt. Max Greevey • Sgt. Phil Cerreta • Lennie Briscoe • Joe Fontana • Ed Green • Cyrus Lupo Junior homicide detectives Mike Logan · Rey Curtis · Ed Green · Nick Falco · Nina Cassady · Cyrus Lupo · Kevin Bernard Commanding officers Captain Donald Cragen • Lieutenant Anita Van Buren District attorneys Executive assistant district attorneys Benjamin Stone • Jack McCoy • Michael Cutter Assistant district attorneys Paul Robinette · Claire Kincaid · Jamie Ross · Abbie Carmichael · Serena Southerlyn · Alexandra Borgia · Connie Rubirosa Manhattan district attorneys Adam Schiff · Nora Lewin · Arthur Branch · Jack McCoy Recurring characters Dr. Elizabeth Olivet • Emil Skoda, M.D. • Elizabeth Rodgers, M.D. Seasons 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie See also List of characters · List of episodes · List of actors and actresses who have appeared in the series