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Law & Order is an American police and legal drama created by the infamous Dick Wolf which originally appeared on NBC, and has since aired on various different networks. The show ran from 1990 until 2010 and has inspired several different spin-off series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent...
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"Mike Logan," whose father was also a police officer, is one of the officers on the show. He is portrayed as a womanizing, working-class kind of man who has a rather short fuse.
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Law & Order wasn't Christopher Noth's first legal drama. One of his earlier roles in the series Hill Street Blues paved the way for his TV career in shows like Law & Order as well as the spin-off series that followed, such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He also moved on to star in the Sex and the City franchise throughout his career and also had a supporting role on The Good Wife for many years. He also appeared in Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That... as well as 2021's The Equalizer, but was written out of both shows following claims of sexual assault.
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"Donald Cragen" himself has appeared in both Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. "Cragen" is portrayed as a recovering alcoholic over the course of the show, but he is nevertheless a tough police veteran who is very loyal to his fellow officers.
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Dann Florek starred in over 60 episodes of Law & Order before moving on to the spin-off series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 1999. During his run on the legal drama, Florek also starred in numerous other shows such as Roseanne and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He left SVU in 2015 and his most recent role was in the TV movie Disillusioned in 2018.
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"Ben Stone" works at the Manhattan District Attorney's office under "Alfred Wentworth" and "Adam Schiff." Being raised in an Irish-Catholic family, "Stone" bases most of his morals in his religious beliefs. At times he is known as the strict and unyielding boss, but fair nevertheless.
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Micheal Moriarty left the cast of Law & Order in 1994 due to a lawsuit filed against the show, claiming it too violent for viewers. This lawsuit led to numerous disputes with the show's producers where he claimed that executives were giving in to enemies and reducing the violence on the show. The producers claimed a different story, saying that Moriarty was removed from the show because of his erratic behaviour. He has moved on to star in several different productions such as in Hitler Meets Christ and The Yellow Wallpaper.
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"Paul Robinette" works as a lawyer at the Manhattan District Attorney's office. He is an active advocate of racial equality throughout the show and disgusted by racism in modern society. At the same time, "Robinette" has no sympathy for African-Americans who break the law and demands being treated equally by his fellow peers.
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Richard Brooks starred in numerous feature films and shows during his run on Law & Order including The Substitute, The Crow: City of Angels and Firefly. Brooks recently starred in the BET original series Being Mary Jane, appeared in the fourth season of The Flash, and acts in The Rich and the Ruthless.
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"Adam Schiff" works as the district attorney on the show. He is portrayed as a person with democratic beliefs, who is not judged by his peers for his political inclinations. He is very close to fellow attorney "Ben Stone."
Law & Order is an American police and legal drama created by the talented Dick Wolf which originally aired on the NBC network.
From 1990 until 2010, the show wowed audiences, starring legends like Sam Waterston, Chris Noth and many more...
In this gallery, we're looking back at the legendary Law and Order cast then and now. See what happened to the actors and where you can watch them today. Enjoy!