Due to contract negotiation, Christopher Meloni decided to leave “Law&Order.” in 2011. Viewers remember Detective Stabler as the partner of Detective Olivia Benson and the short-tempered guy, who always caught the criminal. However, after he left the showed Meloni’s career thrived. Shortly after leaving, he portrayed the vampire Roman on the HBO series “True Blood.” He also landed a role on Netflix’s “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.” He will also appear alongside Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, in the comedy movie “Snatch,” which is currently in post-production.
German born, Elisabeth Röhm played A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn from 2001-2005. A.D.A Southerlyn was known to play by the rules of strict legal enforcement. Röhm’s career continued to flourish after she left the show. She had reoccurring roles on “Heroes,” “The Client List,” and “Stalker.” 2017 looks like it will be a big year for her, as she is credited with roles in 5 different movies.
Julian Beck was a forensics technician. The fingerprint analysis expert was played by John Cariani. He appeared on 26 episodes from 2002-2007. Since his days on the series, Cariani has had a stable acting career. He had a reoccurring roles in TV series “Num3ers” and “The Onion News Network.” He also has appeared in films such as “Elephant Sighs,” “Sleeping with the Fishes,” “Deliver Us from Evil,” and “Child of Grace.”
Viewers only saw Sgt. Max Greevey on the very first season of “Law&Order.” In 1991, Greevey was shot to death outside his home by a man who wanted to silence his grand jury testimony on construction industry corruption. George Dzundza has had a successful career since his policing days. He had reoccurring roles in “Superman,” “Jesse,” “Hack,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” He also had roles in movies such as “Crimson Tide,” “Dangerous Minds,” and “Instinct.”
Diane Neal played the longest serving A.D.A on the show, Casey Novak. Neal was on the show for 13 years. Her character left after being censured by the New York State Bar. Since leaving “Law&Order” Neal has kept on acting. She had reoccurring roles in TV series “Suits,” “Power,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” and “The Following.” Her most recent gig, was a role on one episode of “Blue Bloods,” in 2015.
