Law & Order

:This article is about the television show "Law & Order". For the political term, see law and order (politics).

Regular cast

"Law" and "Order" have been represented by the following casts:

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Law

• The older cop
• George Dzundza - Sgt. Max Greevey (1990-1991, Season 1)
• Paul Sorvino - Sgt. Phil Cerreta (1991-1992, Season 2 - 3)
• Jerry Orbach - Det. Leonard W. Briscoe (1992-2004, Season 3 - 14)
• Dennis Farina - Det. Joe Fontana (2004-present, Season 15 - Present)
• The younger cop
• Chris Noth - Det. Michael Logan (1990-1995, Season 1 - 5)
• Benjamin Bratt - Det. Reynaldo Curtis (1995-1999, Season 6 - 9)
• Jesse L. Martin - Det. Edward Green (1999-present, Season 10 - Present)
• Michael Imperioli - Det. Nick Falco (2005, Season 15) ¹
• The police captain/lieutenant
• Dann Florek - Capt. Donald Cragen (1990-1993, Season 1 - 3)
• S. Epatha Merkerson - Lt. Anita Van Buren (1993-present, Season 4 - Present)

Order

• The Executive Assistant District Attorney (formerly Chief Assistant District Attorney)
• Michael Moriarty - EADA Benjamin Stone (1990-1994, Season 1 - 4)
• Sam Waterston - EADA John James "Jack" McCoy (1994-present, Season 5 - Present)
• The Assistant District Attorney
• Richard Brooks - ADA Paul Robinette (1990-1993, Season 1 - 3)
• Jill Hennessy - ADA Claire Kincaid (1993-1996, Season 4 - 6)
• Carey Lowell - ADA Jamie Ross (1996-1998, Season 7 - 8)
• Angie Harmon - ADA Abbie Carmichael (1998-2001, Season 9 - 11)
• Elisabeth Röhm - ADA Serena Southerlyn (2001-2005, Season 12 - 15)
• Annie Parisse - ADA Alexandra Borgia (2005-present, Season 15 - Present)
• The District Attorney 2
• Steven Hill - DA Adam Schiff (1990-2000, Season 1 -10)
• Dianne Wiest - Interim DA Nora Lewin (2000-2002, Season 11 - 12)
• Fred Dalton Thompson - DA Arthur Branch (2002-present, Season 13 - Present)

Notes

:¹     In December 2004, Michael Imperioli was announced as a temporary replacement for Jesse L. Martin for the last four episodes of the 15th season. This is in order to allow Martin to fulfill a movie contract (the film version of Rent); Martin is scheduled to return for the beginning of the 16th season. In the show, Det. Ed Green is wounded in a shootout and takes medical leave in order to recuperate.

Related Topics:
Michael Imperioli - Jesse L. Martin - Rent

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:²     In the pilot episode, the role of DA Alfred Wentworth was played by Roy Thinnes. This is the only time this character has appeared, although Thinnes has returned to the series several times since then, in other roles.

Related Topics:
Pilot episode - Roy Thinnes

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