Stars Who Left ‘Law & Order: SVU’: Where Are They Now?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been going strong since 1999, but not all of the main characters have stuck around for the entire long run.

In fact, the only remaining original cast member from the show’s first season is Mariska Hargitay, whose character started out as Detective Olivia Benson and has since become the captain of the Special Victims Unit. She replaced Donald Cragen (Then Florek) in 2014 as an SVU leader, becoming a sergeant and then a lieutenant before moving up to captain.

The cast is completed by Ice t (Odafin “Fin” Tutuola) who joined the show in 2000, and Peter Scanavino (Sonny Carisi).

One of the most memorable stars to walk away from the hit drama was Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), who left SVU in 2011 after 12 seasons. The actor went on to star in his own film Law & authority spinoff, Organized crimewhich premiered in 2021.

Scroll below to see what your favorite is Law and order: SVU alumni – including detectives, medical examiners and ADAs – have done the following since leaving: