Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999 - )

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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Lieutenant Olivia Benson leads a team that finds justice for victims of the city's worst crimes. NYPD Detectives Odafin Tutuola, Amanda Rollins and Sonny Carisi serve on the Special Victims Unit with compassion and courage. And Assistant District Attorney Peter Stone serves as the legal side of the team, seeking justice for SVU's victims and survivors with precision and a passion to win.
Creator: Dick Wolf

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2019, NBC, 16 episodes

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2018, NBC, 24 episodes

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2017, NBC, 24 episodes

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2016, NBC, 21 episodes

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2015, NBC, 23 episodes

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2014, NBC, 22 episodes

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2013, NBC, 22 episodes

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2012, NBC, 23 episodes

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2011, NBC, 23 episodes

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2010, NBC, 24 episodes

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2009, NBC, 24 episodes

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2008, NBC, 22 episodes

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2007, NBC, 19 episodes

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2006, NBC, 22 episodes

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2005, NBC, 21 episodes

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2004, NBC, 23 episodes

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2003, NBC, 25 episodes

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2002, NBC, 25 episodes

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2001, NBC, 23 episodes

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2000, NBC, 21 episodes

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1999, NBC, 22 episodes

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Cast

Mariska Hargitay
as Sgt. Olivia Benson
Kelli Giddish
as Det. Amanda Rollins
Ice-T
as Det. Odafin `Fin' Tutuola
Peter Scanavino
as Det. Dominick "Sonny" Carisi
Raul Esparza
as ADA Rafael Barba
Philip Winchester
as ADA Peter Stone
Peter Gallagher
as Deputy Chief William Dodds
Danny Pino
as Det. Nick Amaro
Tamara Tunie
as M.E. Melinda Warner
Dean Winters
as Det. Brian Cassidy
Dann Florek
as Capt. Donald Cragen
Richard Belzer
as Sgt. John Munch
Stephanie March
as ADA Alexandra Cabot
Diane Neal
as ADA Casey Novak
Linus Roache
as Mike Cutter
Christopher Meloni
as Det. Elliot Stabler
B.D. Wong
as George Huang
Melissa Sagemiller
as ADA Gillian "Jill" Hardwicke
Judith Light
as Elizabeth Donnelly
Ron Leibman
as Executive ADA Stan Villani
Michelle Hurd
as Det. Monique Jeffries
Isabel Gillies
as Kathy Stabler
Erin Broderick
as Maureen Stabler
Holiday Segal
as Kathleen Stabler
Allison Siko
as Kathleen Stabler
Jeffrey Scaperrotta
as Dickie Stabler
Patricia Cook
as Elizabeth Stabler
Adam Beach
as Det. Chester Lake
Michaela McManus
as ADA Kim Greylek
J.K. Simmons
as Dr. Emil Skoda
Connie Nielsen
as Det. Dani Beck
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Dr. Rebecca Hendrix
Leslie Hendrix
as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
Noel Fisher
as Dale Stuckey
Christine Lahti
as ADA Sonya Paxton
Sharon Stone
as ADA Jo Marlowe
Elizabeth Ashley
as Serena Benson
Andy Karl
as Sgt. Mike Dodds
Robert John Burke
as Sgt. Ed Tucker
Mike Doyle
as Forensics Tech O'Halloran
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
as Darius Parker
Ned Eisenberg
as Russell Rothberg
Elizabeth Marvel
Bill Irwin
Delaney Williams
as Counselor John Buchanan
Brooke Shields
Cynthia Nixon
Becki Newton
as Colleen Heaton
Robin Williams
as Merritt Rook
Ernest Waddell
as Ken Randall
Peter Hermann
as Trevor Langan
Donal Logue
as Declan O'Rourke
Sandrine Holt
Andre Braugher
as Bayard Ellis
Josh Pais
as Robert Sorenson
Jenna Stern
as ADA Kathleen Eastman
Susie Essman
as Counselor Arlene Heller
Dallas Roberts
as Thomas Mathers
Marlo Thomas
as Mary Clark
Laura Benanti
Michael O'Keefe
as Marcosi
Jamie Gray Hyder
Jefferson Mays
as M.E. Rudnick
Lindsay Pulsipher
as Kim Rollins
Kevin O'Rourke
as Sam Tiffany
Greg Germann
as Derek Strauss
Callie Thorne
as Nikki Staines
Fred Dalton Thompson
as DA Arthur Branch
Michael Potts
as IAB Sgt. Cole Draper
Viola Davis
as Donna Emmett
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Jamie Barragon
Leslie Odom Jr.
as Rev. Curtis Scott
Scott Adsit
Charlayne Woodard
as Sister Peg
Joanna Merlin
as Judge Petrovsky
John Cullum
as Barry Moredock
Sam Waterston
as McCoy
Harry Connick Jr.
as ADA David Haden
Marcia Gay Harden
as Star Morrison
Amy Korb
Jessica Phillips
as ADA Pippa Cox
George Newbern
as Dr. Al Pollack
Joel de la Fuente
as Taru Tech Morales
Francie Swift
as ADA Sherri West
Carolyn McCormick
as Olivet
Mili Avital
as Marta Stevens
Audrie J. Neenan
as Judge Lois Preston
Terry Serpico
as Les Cooper
Martin Donovan
as Dr. Archibald Newlands
Pablo Schreiber
as William Lewis
Bronwyn Reed
as Lucy
Jeffrey Tambor
as Ben Cohen
Michael Gross
as Arthur Esterman
Dylan Walsh
Peter Riegert
as Chauncey Zeirko
Titus Welliver
as Tom Landricks
Paget Brewster
as Sheila Tierney
Richard Kind
Caren Browning
as Mrs. Davies
Gloria Reuben
as Violet Tremain
Zuleikha Robinson
Kirk Acevedo
as Det. Hector Salazar
Mariette Hartley
as Lorna Scarry
Philip Bosco
as Davis Langley
Eddie Hargitay
as Officer Montero
Peter Scanavino
Brad Garrett
as Gary Munson
Sophia Bush
as Erin Lindsay
Ryan Buggle
as Noah Porter Benson
Meredith Travers
as Brooke Rayburn
Beverly D'Angelo
as Rebecca Balthus
Demore Barnes
Barry Bostwick
as Oliver Gates
David Thornton
as Lionel Granger
Robert Sean Leonard
as ADA Kenneth O'Dwyer
Adam Baldwin
as Capt. Steven Harris
Craig Bierko
as Dep. Marshal Andy Eckerson
Vincent Spano
as Federal Agent Dean Porter
Lothaire Bluteau
as Henri Rouseau
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as NTCC Director
Megan Murphy
as Laura Knowles
Michael Rapaport
Larisa Oleynik
Yasmine Al Massri
as Pilot
Bryce Romero
as Sam Conway
Mark Feuerstein
Dagmara Dominczyk
as Kate Logan
Nia Vardalos
Michael Weston
as Simon Marsden
Jessica Phillips
as ADA Pippa Cox
Tom O'Rourke
as Judge Seligman
Jonathan Cake
as Monsignor Mulregan
Karina Logue
as Lisa Munson
Carlos Miranda
as Miguel Lopez
Genesis Rodriguez
as Lourdes Vega
Shiri Appleby
as Amelia Albers
Tom Sizemore
Armand Schultz
as Hubert
CCH Pounder
as Carolyn Maddox
Jill Marie Lawrence
as Cleo Conrad
Cathy Moriarty
as Denise Eldridge
Amy Hargreaves
as Jane Wellesley
Jason Bowen
as Det. Marcus Perry
Pam Grier
as Claudia Williams
Illeana Douglas
as Gina Bernardo
Dominic Fumusa
as Coates
Ron Rifkin
Chris Beetem
as Joe
Kevin Tighe
as Julian Cooper
John Benjamin Hickey
as Larry Holt
Gary Cole
as Xander Henry
Stefanie Scott
as Clare Wilson
Thomas Sadoski
as Joe Thagard
Scott Grimes
Rachel Bay Jones
Alyssa Sutherland
as Sadie Parker
Kathryn Erbe
as Lt. Alexandra Eames
Vivien Cardone
Chris Diamantopoulos
as David Willard
Judd Hirsch
as Dr. Judah Platner
Fisher Stevens
as Director
Michael Boatman
as Dave Seaver
Derek Cecil
as Russell Ramsay
Fionnula Flanagan
as Sheila Baxter
Peter Jacobson
as Randy Dworkin
Jason Beghe
as Sgt. Hank Voight
Michael Kostroff
as Counselor Evan Braun
Wendie Malick
Poorna Jagannathan
as Maya Samra
Nazneen Contractor
as Nahla Nasar
Mary Bacon
as Susie Frain
Virginia Gardner
Maureen Mueller
as Susan Janet
Abigail Savage
as Nina Kelly
Richard Thomas
as Daniel Varney
Willa Fitzgerald
as Ava Parcell
Sofia Vassilieva
as Sarah Walsh
William McNamara
as Det. Sam Bishop
Billy McNamara
as Det. Sam Bishop
Scott William Winters
as Det. Dumas
Jenna Wolfe
Daveed Diggs
as Louis Henderson
Timothy Adams
as Brent Allen Banks
Daniel Sunjata
Kyle MacLachlan
as Brett Morton
Henry Ian Cusick
as Erik Weber
Blair Brown
as Lynne Riff
Audra McDonald
as Audrey Jackson
Robert Montano
as Mr. Berrara
Julie White
as Dr. Anne Morella
Geneva Carr
as Margo Sanders
Nicholas Gonzalez
as Mike Sandoval
Michael Gaston
as Malcolm Field
Myk Watford
as Mr. Davies
Shirley Knight
as Eileen Wharton
Christopher Evan Welch
as William Lexner
Vincent Curatola
as Marv
Cynthia Ettinger
as Angie Landricks
Elizabeth Mitchell
as Andrea Brown
David Lipman
as Judge Cohen
Danny Johnson
as Teddy "Brown Sugar" Hawkins
Denis O'Hare
as Jimmy
Melanie Chandra
as Lela Samra
Lawrence Clayton
as Matt Wyatt
Max Baker
as CSU Tech Colin Bennett
Nedra McClyde
as Ilana Benjamin
Comfort Clinton
Maria Bello
as Vivian Arliss
Tracy Pollan
as Harper Anderson
Reg Rogers
as Carl Fleming
Ted Sutherland
as Ari Kaplan
Jeremy Irons
as Cap Jackson
Bill Duke
Bob Ari
as Ignatius Petty
Roger Bart
as Benjy
Marin Ireland
as Gina Maylor
Gavin Lee
Angie Harmon
as ADA Abbie Carmichael
Gary Basaraba
as George Burton
Wentworth Miller
as Off. Nate Kendall
Samantha Mathis
as Hilary Barclay
Marlee Matlin
as Dr. Amy Solwey
Alex Karpovsky
Hari Dhillon
as Counselor Varma
Bebe Neuwirth
as Nina Laszlo
Charlie Ray
as Belinda `Passion' Holt
Victoria Rowell
Hayden Panettiere
as Ashley
Ann Dowd
as Louise Durning
Paige Turco
as Pam Adler
Tom Mason
as Lawrence Fuller
Robert Vaughn
as Tate Speer
Anne Pitoniak
as Ethel Berry
R.E. Rodgers
as Kern
William Hill
as Allen Cooper
Betty Buckley
as Colette Walsh
Kathleen Chalfant
as Mrs. Nash
John Dossett
as Tom Dayton
Dan Lauria
as Peter Kurtz
Robin Weigert
as Heather Stark
Jesse Lee Soffer
as Det. Jay Halstead
Krystal Joy Brown
John Bolger
as Douglas Lamerly
Elise Hudson
as Aida Galanis
Trieste Kelly Dunn
as Colleen Heaton
Neil Maffin
as Kenneth Clearly
Collin Meath
as Brad
Beau Gravitte
as Roy Barnett
Charlie Tahan
as Calvin Arliss
Griffin Dunne
Gil Perez-Abraham
as Hector Ramirez
Sherri Parker Lee
as Denise Johansen
Francesca Faridany
as Amy Tanner
Mather Zickel
Roxanna Hope Radja
as Alexis Sidnana
William Mapother
as Luke Edmunds
Bill Irwin
Paul Wesley (II)
as Danny Burrell
Brian Geraghty
as Peter Butler
Mitch Pileggi
as Agent Jack Hammond
Jamie McShane
as Luke Davis
Taylor Spreitler
as Chloe Sellers
Kris Eivers
as Gus Yoder
Andy Powers
as Hal Shipley
Michele Santopietro
as Mandy
Amanda Warren
as Tracy
Lisa Gay Hamilton
as Teresa Randall
Jim True-Frost
as Thomas Banks
Griffin Matthews
as Leslie Connolly
Adam LeFevre
as Chief Darryl Walker
Bruce Kirkpatrick
as Richard White
Brian Kerwin
as Evan Ramsey
Sheila Tousey
as Judge Larsen
Joe Tapper
as Delray Mellott
Sara Ramirez
as Mrs. Berrara
Laura Gómez
as Selena Cruz
Kelly Deadmon
as Stephanie Buckley
Tim Hopper
as Desk Clerk Wilde
Rachael Emrich
Anastasia Barzee
as Jeanne Howell
Tom Pelphrey
Hadi Tabbal
as Masud Faraj
Cody Lindquist
as Brooke Norwalk
Wendy Hoopes
Carolyn Michelle Smith
Bill Dawes
as Alex Ryan
Frank Pando
as Juan Ortoli
James Colby
as Jeremy Ostilow
Carlos León
as Nicky Crow (Machete)
Nestor Serrano
as Lloyd Carlson
Linda Powell
as Lauren White
Marianne Hagan
as Erin Sena
Tyler Elliot Burke
as Mitch Jenkins
John Ottavino
as Tom Paysen
Michele Pawk
as Valentina Bilescu
P.J. Brown
as Billy Turner
Jason Cerbone
as Counselor Desappio
Liza Colon-Zayas
as Cyndi
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Sprague Grayden
as Mia Kessler
J.C. MacKenzie
as Brian Ackerman
Tricia Paoluccio
as Nicole Manning
Annie Potts
as Sophie Devere
Gilbert Gottfried
Lisa Emery
as Mary Ellen Lesinski
Stevie Lynn Jones
as Tensley Evans
Pamela Stewart
as Sonya Purcell
Whoopi Goldberg
as Janette Grayson
Rachel Diaz-Stand
as Maria
Wallace Langham
Sarah Wynter
as Dr. Nicole Keller
Bonnie Somerville
Marquise Vilson
Ray McKinnon
Rotimi Akinosho
Sasha Alexander
as Anne Mill
Luke Kirby
as Andrew Liebowitz
L. Steven Taylor
Virginia Madsen
as Beth Rollins
Sara Flanigan
as Lilah Finch
Orlando Jones
Ariel Winter
Dana Delany
as Carolyn Spencer
Alana De La Garza
as Connie Rubirosa
Christopher Dylan
as Avery Parker
Missy Peregrym
Brighton Sharbino
Mallory Bechtel
as Hadley Sadler
Jake O'Connor
as Gavin Baker
Max Weinstein
as Tommy Hoffman
Jonathan Silverman
as Josh Galloway
Winston Duke
as Cedric Jones
Matthew Modine
as Gordon Rickett
Henry Thomas
Anthony Edwards
as Sgt. Griffin
Wyclef Jean
as Vincent Love
Bob Gunton
as Lawrence Hendricks Sr.
Lincoln Melcher
as Kyle Turner
Sarah Booth
James Waterston
as Congressman
Stuart Townsend
Jessie Carter
as Ann Davenport
Melora Walters
Lorenzo Scott
Alexis Dziena
as Mia Van Wagner
Brian Sheppard
as Soren West
Fiona Robert
as Avery Capshaw
Gavin-Keith Umeh
as Little Tino
Otto Sanchez
as Delfino Melendez
Ramon Franco
Jack McGee
as Lt. Allen James
Peter Francis James
as Judge Kevin Beck
Adam Gregory (II)
Domenica Feraud
as Maria Ortoli
Ana Maria Jomolca
as Ellen
Mark Moses
as James Grall
Daniel Mastrogiorgio
as Earl Miller
Nikki Estridge
as Det. Delano
Rebecca Luker
as Wendy Campbell
Curt Bouril
as Det. Carlson
Julian Gamble
as Post
Donal Logue
Sean Cullen (II)
as Arthur Pruitt
Jerry Orbach
as Lennie Briscoe
Jonathan Bock
Zach Gilford
as Kevin Wilcox
Jordan Bondurant
Jonathan Bock
Beth Chamberlin
Hoda Kotb
as Herself
Toni D'Antonio
as Maria
Erik Palladino
Jack Noseworthy
as Jeremy
Henry Simmons
as Shakir "The Shark" Wilkins
Chloe Csengery
as Perry Gilbert
Chad L. Coleman
as A.J. Martin
John Magaro
as Keith Musio
Dalton Harrod
as Will Stein
Eden Malyn
as April Baker
Rob Estes
as Dan Hoffman
Chloë Sevigny
as Christine
Kim Chan
as Zhang
Lauren Cohan
as Avery
Ming-Na Wen
as Li Mei Lu
Amanda Seyfried
as Tandi McCain
Lobo Sebastian
as Joaquin Menendez
Shuler Hensley
as Frank Downey
Haley Lu Richardson
as Jenna Davis
Mouzam Makkar
as Raina Punjabi
Dante Brown
as Darius McCrae
Flora Diaz
as Maria
Joe Biden
as Himself
Mitchell Edwards
as Hype
Annie Monroe
as Quinn Berris
Rachelle Lefevre
as Nadine Lachere
Brent Sexton
as Jim Turner
Bob Saget
as Glenn Cheales
Kristen Hager
as Abby Clarke
Casey Cott
as Lucas Hale
Madison Pettis
as Stacy Vanhoven
Peter Scolari
as Dr. Dennis Barkley
Abigail Hawk
as Maggie Householder
Janel Moloney
Rebekah Kennedy
as Esther Labott
Anne Archer
as Trudy Morris
Carl Weathers
as SA Mark Jefferies
Wallace Shawn
as Benjamin Edelman
Violet McGraw
as Bailey Shaw
Eowyn Young
as Mackenzie Tolliver
Tommy Flanagan
as Murphy
Patricia Arquette
Chazz Palminteri
as Perry Cannavaro
Juan Castano
as Manny Montero
Duncan Nicholson
as Nicky Moore
John Karna
as Holden March
Angela Lansbury
as Eleanor Duvall
Charles Halford
as Johnny D
Corey Cott
as Ellis Griffin
Aaron Sanders
as Luke Keller
Tate Donovan
Christopher McDonald
Joanna Going
as Leah Linwood
Henry Winkler
as Edwin Todd
Maul Donte Davis
Aimee Spring Fortier
as Grace Walker
Matt Mulhern
as Brad Kendall
T.J. Thyne
as Dr. Joshua Hensley
Afemo Omilami
as Asante Odufemi
Lewis Black
as BJ Cameron
Glenn Morshower
as Coach
Meghann Fahy
as Jenny Aschler
John Savage
as Lucas Biggs
Hayden Tweedie
as Savannah Biel
Melinda Dillon
as Jenny Rogers
Ryan Devlin
as Pastor Eldon
Brit Morgan
as Jenna Miller
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
as Evan
Ariane Rinehart
as Sarah Morrissey
Ryan Metcalf
as Mickey Reid
Patch Darragh
as Ron Duca
Robbie Collier Sublett
as Tom Williams
Gage Golightly
as Katy Miller
America Olivo
as Claudia Bell
Genevieve Angelson
as Kayla Morgan
Agustin Rodriguez
as Hector Ramirez
Snoop Dogg
Ian McShane
Bea Cordelia
Anna Chlumsky
as Jocelyn
Mike Tyson
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
as Darius Parker
Louis Mustillo
as Lou Parks
Jennifer Van Dyck
as Ann Ostilow
Paul Nicholas
as Atty. Linden Delroy
Jesse L. Martin
as Ed Green
Rita Gardner
as Doris Harrington
Reg E. Cathey
as Tybor
Jack Gwaltney
as Roger Silver
Eva Kaminsky
as Det. Mary Kralik
Antoinette LaVecchia
as Adriana March
Hannah Marks
as Evie Barnes
Harry Hamlin
as Deputy Chief Charles Patton
Madison Grace
as Madison Baker
Armand Assante
as Nicolas Amaro
Rob Morrow
as Skip Peterson
Missi Pyle
as Trudy Malko
Matt Schulze
as Kevin Rogers
Kaeden Ruparel
as Owen Farhidi
Brian Bloom
as Gabriel Thurman
Robert Foxworth
as Dr. Ben Hadley
Kelli Williams
as Melanie Harper
Currie Graham
as Nathan Dole
Nicholas Marti Salgado
as Elias Berrara
Bill Winkler
as Beau Miller
Philip Casnoff
as Korska
Christine Andreas
as Ricki Austin
Eric Roberts
as Sam Winfield
Catherine Bell
as Naomi Cheales
Andrea Bowen
as Sophie Douglas
Darrell Hammond
as Ted Bolger
Amanda Naughton
as Lisa
Jordan Bridges
as Roger Littrell
Will Chase
as Byron Marks
Paul Fitzgerald
as Jason Karr
Annie Corley
as Rosemary Taylor
Hal Linden
as Leonard Maxwell
Lexi Lapp
as Vicky Parson
Jake Robinson
as Silas Perry
Rachael Bella
as Jackie Landricks
John Raymond Barker
as Karl Patton
Maureen Sebastian
as Lana Stallworth
Amber Stevens
as Dallas Monroe
Logan Marshall-Green
as Mitch Wilkens
Paula Patton
as ADA Mika Von
Kellie Martin
as Melinda Granville
Susanna Thompson
as Dr. Greta Heints
Rita Wilson
as Bree Mazelon
Erika Alexander
as Kema Mabuda
Charles Grodin
Jason Gedrick
Erik LaRay Harvey
Eion Bailey
as Frank
Yul Vázquez
Maggie Grace
as Jesse Dawning
Cybill Shepherd
as Jolene Castille
Laura Wiggins
as Carly Rydell
Greg Finley
as Eddie Thorpe
Jennette McCurdy
as Holly Purcell
David Alpay
as Chad Miller
Chris Bauer
as Sgt. Tom Cole
Tammy Blanchard
as Kelly
Amy Spanger
as Helen Turner
Khandi Alexander
as Sgt. Karen Smythe
Brian Charles Johnson
as George "G Man" Fortino
Justin Kirk
as Eric Plummer
Bruce Altman
as Mark Sanford
Naiya Ortiz
as Marian
Crystal T. Johnson
as Meg
Emily Deschanel
as Cassie Germaine
Rachel Hilson
Sherilyn Fenn
as Gloria Stanfield
Scarlett Lopez
as Gabriela Sosa
Jacob Pitts
as ADA Hodges
Joe Murphy
as Keith Gerard
A.B. Lugo
as Jose Ortega
Stephen Gevedon
as Nick Taylor
Michael Learned
as Candace Lamerly
Gail O'Grady
as Ruth Walker