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Who Was on the Show When: Cast by Season

Every regular character in Criminal Minds, Law & Order, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Marshals, season by season, with the detectives who worked together longest. Hover or tap a square for the episode count.

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Criminal Minds
Law & Order
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: SVU
Marshals

Criminal Minds

17 characters with their own page, across 5 seasons. Darker squares mean more of that season’s episodes.

Character	1	2	3	4	5	Eps
Main cast
Aaron “Hotch” HotchnerThomas Gibson	22	23	20	26	23	114
Derek MorganShemar Moore	22	23	20	26	23	114
Elle GreenawayLola Glaudini	22	6				28
Jason GideonMandy Patinkin	22	23	2			47
Penelope GarciaKirsten Vangsness	21	23	20	26	23	113
Spencer ReidMatthew Gray Gubler	22	23	20	26	23	114
Jennifer “JJ” JareauA.J. Cook	20	23	20	21	23	107
Emily PrentissPaget Brewster		15	20	26	23	84
David RossiJoe Mantegna			15	26	23	64
Family
Haley HotchnerMeredith Monroe	5	3	2		3	13
Diana ReidJane Lynch	1	2		2		5
William “Will” LaMontagne Jr.Josh Stewart		1	2	1	2	6
Jack HotchnerCade Owens			2	1	4	7
Colleagues
Erin StraussJayne Atkinson		1	4		5	10
Kevin LynchNicholas Brendon			3	3	3	9
Jordan ToddMeta Golding				8		8
Unsubs
George FoyetC. Thomas Howell				1	2	3

Law & Order

34 characters with their own page, across 26 seasons. Darker squares mean more of that season’s episodes.

Character	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Eps
Detectives
Max GreeveyGeorge Dzundza	22																										22
Mike LoganChris Noth	22	22	22	22	23																						111
Phil CerretaPaul Sorvino		22	9																								31
Lennie BriscoeJerry Orbach			14	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24													273
Rey CurtisBenjamin Bratt						23	23	24	24																		94
Ed GreenJesse L. Martin										24	24	24	24	24	20	22	22	14									198
Joe FontanaDennis Farina															24	22											46
Nina CassadyMilena Govich																	22										22
Cyrus LupoJeremy Sisto																		18	22	23							63
Kevin BernardAnthony Anderson																		4	22	23	10						59
Frank CosgroveJeffrey Donovan																					10	22					32
Jalen ShawMehcad Brooks																						22	13	19			54
Vincent RileyReid Scott																							13	22	20	1	56
Theo WalkerDavid Ajala																									14	2	16
Squad commanders
Donald CragenDann Florek	21	22	22		1					1					1												68
Anita Van BurenS. Epatha Merkerson				22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	22	22	18	22	23							389
Kate DixonCamryn Manheim																					10	22	13				45
Jessica BradyMaura Tierney																								22	19	3	44
Prosecutors
Adam SchiffSteven Hill	21	22	22	22	23	23	22	24	24	24																	227
Ben StoneMichael Moriarty	22	22	22	22																							88
Paul RobinetteRichard Brooks	22	22	22																								66
Claire KincaidJill Hennessy				22	23	23																					68
Jack McCoySam Waterston					23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	22	18	21	23	10	22	5				404
Jamie RossCarey Lowell							23	24																			47
Abbie CarmichaelAngie Harmon									24	24	24																72
Nora LewinDianne Wiest											23	22															45
Serena SoutherlynElisabeth Röhm												24	24	24	13												85
Arthur BranchFred Dalton Thompson													24	24	24	22	22										116
Alexandra BorgiaAnnie Parisse															11	22											33
Connie RubirosaAlana de la Garza																	22	18	22	23							85
Michael CutterLinus Roache																		18	22	23							63
Nolan PriceHugh Dancy																					10	22	13	21	20	3	89
Samantha MarounOdelya Halevi																					10	22	13	21	18	2	86
Nicholas BaxterTony Goldwyn																							7	22	18	2	49

Detectives who worked together most

Detectives credited together	Episodes
Lennie Briscoe and Ed GreenSeasons 10–14	120
Lennie Briscoe and Rey CurtisSeasons 6–9	94
Mike Logan and Lennie BriscoeSeasons 3–5	59
Cyrus Lupo and Kevin BernardSeasons 18–20	49
Ed Green and Joe FontanaSeasons 15–16	42
Jalen Shaw and Vincent RileySeasons 23–24	32
Mike Logan and Phil CerretaSeasons 2–3	31
Max Greevey and Mike LoganSeason 1	22
Ed Green and Nina CassadySeason 17	22
Frank Cosgrove and Jalen ShawSeason 22	22

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

6 characters with their own page, across 4 seasons. Darker squares mean more of that season’s episodes.

Character	1	2	3	4	Eps
Detectives
Frankie BatemanKathleen Munroe	10	10	10	5	35
Henry GraffAden Young	10	10	10		30
Squad commanders
Vivienne HolnessKaren Robinson	10	10	9	5	34
Prosecutors
Theo ForresterK.C. Collins	10	10	9	5	34
Specialists
Lucy Da SilvaNicola Correia-Damude	7	7	8	3	25
Mark YohannesAraya Mengesha	10	9	6	4	29

Detectives who worked together most

Detectives credited together	Episodes
Henry Graff and Frankie BatemanSeasons 1–3	30

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

44 characters with their own page, across 28 seasons. Darker squares mean more of that season’s episodes.

Character	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	Eps
Detectives
Brian CassidyDean Winters	13												1	4	9				3	1							1		32
Elliot StablerChristopher Meloni	22	21	23	24	25	23	20	22	18	21	24	23										3	4	4		1	1		279
John MunchRichard Belzer	22	20	21	24	23	20	19	19	13	15	13	9	12	8	4		1												243
Monique JeffriesMichelle Hurd	22	3																											25
Olivia BensonMariska Hargitay	22	21	23	25	25	22	21	17	19	21	24	23	23	24	24	23	23	21	24	24	20	16	22	22	13	22	21	3	588
Odafin “Fin” TutuolaIce-T		20	23	23	22	21	22	19	18	21	22	24	23	24	24	18	20	19	22	22	18	15	19	20	11	19	10	2	521
Chester LakeAdam Beach								2	18																				20
Amanda RollinsKelli Giddish													23	24	24	20	21	21	24	24	20	13	18	10	2	5	17	3	269
Nick AmaroDanny Pino													22	24	24	18							1						89
Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr.Peter Scanavino																19	23	21	24	24	20	16	18	17	11	19	18	2	232
Mike DoddsAndy Karl																	14												14
Katriona “Kat” TaminJamie Gray Hyder																					18	16	2						36
Joe VelascoOctavio Pisano																							10	16	10	18	5		59
Grace MuncyMolly Burnett																								18					18
Terry BrunoKevin Kane																								7	11	16	17	3	54
Kate SilvaJuliana Aidén Martinez																										18			18
Jake GriffinCorey Cott																											17	2	19
Squad commanders
Donald CragenDann Florek	22	21	23	25	25	23	21	21	19	22	24	17	19	16	8	1							1						308
Renee CurryAimé Donna Kelly																						2	1		9	12	17	2	43
Prosecutors
Alexandra CabotStephanie March		21	23	23	3	1				6	9		7						1										94
Arthur BranchFred Dalton Thompson				1	5	2	3																						11
Casey NovakDiane Neal					21	22	19	21	17			1	4																105
Kim GreylekMichaela McManus										13																			13
Rafael BarbaRaúl Esparza														11	14	16	17	16	12		1	1	2						90
Peter StonePhilip Winchester																			10	18									28
Judges
Lena PetrovskyJoanna Merlin		1	3	1	4	2	4	3	4	3	2	2																	29
Elizabeth DonnellyJudith Light			3	3		3	4	4	1	2	1	1																	22
Elana BarthJenna Stern													2	1	1	3	1	4	1	1	3		1						18
Felicia CatanoAida Turturro																3	1			2	2	1	1	1					11
Colin McNamaraStephen C. Bradbury																2	5	2			2	1	2	3	1	2			20
D. SeraniMichael Mastro																1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	3	2		21
Karyn BlakeAmi Brabson																1	1	2	3	2		1		1	2	2	1		16
Specialists
Melinda WarnerTamara Tunie		1	9	18	14	13	17	17	12	12	14	9	8	5	4	2	3		1		1	2	1						163
George HuangBD Wong		2	18	18	21	11	18	13	10	9	9	10	1	1	1		1										2		145
Ryan O’HalloranMike Doyle					2	3	3	9	4	5																			26
Ruben MoralesJoel de la Fuente						4	6	6	5	3	6	4																	34
Peter LindstromBill Irwin															9	1	3	1			1	1	1						17
Abel TrumanFrank Wood																						2	4	3	1				10
Defense attorneys
Trevor LanganPeter Hermann			1	5	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	1			1	1			2		1		2				1		29
Roger KresslerNed Eisenberg						3		1		1	2	1		1			1		1	1									12
Rita CalhounElizabeth Marvel														3	3	2	3	2				1				1			15
Police brass
William DoddsPeter Gallagher																4	6	4	2	2	1								19
Christian GarlandDemore Barnes																					6	9	3						18
Tommy McGrathTerry Serpico																						1	8	5	2				16

Detectives who worked together most

Detectives credited together	Episodes
Olivia Benson and Odafin “Fin” TutuolaSeasons 2–28	512
Olivia Benson and Elliot StablerSeasons 1–12, 22–24, 26–27	270
Olivia Benson and Amanda RollinsSeasons 13–28	269
Elliot Stabler and Odafin “Fin” TutuolaSeasons 2–12, 22–24, 26–27	243
Odafin “Fin” Tutuola and Amanda RollinsSeasons 13–28	236
Olivia Benson and John MunchSeasons 1–15, 17	235
Olivia Benson and Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr.Seasons 16–28	232
Elliot Stabler and John MunchSeasons 1–12	215
John Munch and Odafin “Fin” TutuolaSeasons 2–15, 17	215
Odafin “Fin” Tutuola and Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr.Seasons 16–28	196

Marshals

10 characters with their own page, across 2 seasons. Darker squares mean more of that season’s episodes.

Character	1	2	Eps
The marshals
Andrea CruzAsh Santos	13	4	17
Belle SkinnerArielle Kebbel	13	4	17
Harry GiffordBrett Cullen	6	2	8
Kayce DuttonLuke Grimes	13	4	17
Miles KittleTatanka Means	13	4	17
Pete “Cal” CalvinLogan Marshall-Green	13	4	17
Family and Broken Rock
MoMo Brings Plenty	7	2	9
Tate DuttonBrecken Merrill	7	4	11
Thomas RainwaterGil Birmingham	7	2	9
Maddie CalvinMorgan Lindholm	9	2	11

Counts follow each episode’s cast credits. How these summaries are written.