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Law And Order SVU
''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (often abbreviated to ''Law & Order: SVU'' or just ''SVU'') is an American crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf's own production company, Wolf Entertainment, for NBC. The first spin-off of '' Law & Order'', it starred Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler until Meloni left the series in 2011 after 12 seasons, and Mariska Hargitay as Detective (ultimately promoted to Captain) Olivia Benson, now the commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit after originally having been Stabler's partner in a fictionalized version of the New York City Police Department. Meloni reprised his role as Stabler in 2021 in the spin-off series '' Law & Order: Organized Crime''. ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' follows the style of the original ''Law & Order'' in that some episodes are loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention. The show premiered on September 20, 1999. After the premiere of its 21st season in Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigations. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. Whatever the plot style, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict the profession of law enforcement, including such police-related topics as forensic science, autopsies, gathering evidence, search warrants, interrogation and adherence to legal restrictions and procedure. Early history The roots of the police procedural have been traced to at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Beach
Adam Beach (born November 11, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Victor Joseph in ''Smoke Signals'', Frank Fencepost in ''Dance Me Outside'', Tommy on ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', Kickin' Wing in ''Joe Dirt'', U.S. Marine Corporal Ira Hayes in ''Flags of Our Fathers'', Private Ben Yahzee in ''Windtalkers'', Dr. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) in ''Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'', NYPD Detective Chester Lake in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Officer Jim Chee in the film adaptations of '' Skinwalkers'', ''Coyote Waits'', and ''A Thief of Time''. He starred in the Canadian 2012-2014 series ''Arctic Air'', and played Slipknot in the 2016 film ''Suicide Squad''. He also performed as Squanto in Disney's historical drama film '' Squanto: A Warrior's Tale''. Most recently he has starred in '' Hostiles'' (2017) as Black Hawk, and the Netflix original film '' Juanita'' (2019) as Jess Gardiner, and Edward Nappo in Jane Campion's ''The Power of the Dog''. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Kotcheff
William Theodore Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931) is a Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director, writer and producer, known primarily for his work on British and American television productions such as ''Armchair Theatre'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. He directed numerous successful films including the Australian ''Wake in Fright'' (1971), action films such as the original ''Rambo'' movie '' First Blood'' (1982) and '' Uncommon Valor'' (1983), and comedies like '' Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977), ''North Dallas Forty'' (1979), and ''Weekend at Bernie's'' (1989). He is sometimes credited as William T. Kotcheff, and resides in Beverly Hills, California. Due to his ancestry, Kotcheff has Bulgarian citizenship. Early life Kotcheff's name was registered in official documents as ''William Theodore Kotcheff'' in Toronto, where he was born into a family of Bulgarian immigrants, who changed their last name from ''Tsochev'' ( bg, link=no, Цочев) to ''Kotcheff'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Post
Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegade;'' ''The Rockford Files''; ''L.A. Law''; ''Quantum Leap''; ''Magnum, P.I.''; and ''Hill Street Blues''. Early musical career Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids. Their first single, "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates), was a number 3 hit song in January 1964. Post also provided early guidance for the garage rock band The Outcasts while in recruit training in San Antonio, Texas. He was the songwriter and producer for both songs on the band's first single, released in 1965, and also arranged a local concert where they served as the back-up band. He won his first Grammy Award at age 23 for Best Instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Zirnkilton
Steve Zirnkilton (born Stephen Morgan Zirnkilton; August 18, 1958) is an American voice actor and former politician from Maine. Zirnkilton is best known for providing the opening narration of all U.S. series in the ''Law & Order'' franchise. Early life and education Zirnkilton grew up in York, Pennsylvania and spent summers in Maine. He graduated from New England College and began working for radio station WDEA in Ellsworth, Maine upon graduation. He later settled in Seal Harbor, Maine. Zirnkilton received a Legislative Sentiment for his work from Maine State Representative Chris Greeley. Career Politics Zirnkilton, a Republican, served for eight years (four terms) in the Maine House of Representatives from 1982 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1994. He represented part of Hancock County, Maine, including his residence in the village of Seal Harbor in the town Mount Desert. During his final term in the House of Representatives, Zirnkilton served in leadership as Assistant Minorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Burnett
Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. She is best known for portraying the role of Kelly Ann on USA's '' Queen of the South'' and the role of Melanie Jonas on the daytime soap opera, '' Days of Our Lives''. Burnett was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Younger Actress in A Drama Series category in 2010 and 2012, and one for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2018. Early life Burnett is the first born child of Katie and David Burnett, and was raised in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado along with her younger brother Will. While attending Littleton High School, she took on numerous roles at both school and theater companies in the greater Denver area. Her credits include '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Noises Off'', and the title role in '' Annie''. After graduating with honors from Littleton High School, Burnett enrolled at Wagner College, a private liberal arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavio Pisano
Octavio Pisano is an Italian Mexican, born American actor. He currently plays Joe Velasco on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and prior to that was in ''Coyote ''and the indie film'' Ms. Purple.'' He has also appeared in one episode of the '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' spin-off. He was promoted to series regular in ''SVU'' after his first three appearances. The character of Velasco was introduced in the 23rd season of ''SVU'' as an undercover cop from Ciudad Juarez Ciudad () is the Spanish word for City Ciudad may also refer to: *La Ciudad (archaeological site), Hohokam ruins in Phoenix, Arizona *La Ciudad, district of Durango City, Mexico *''La ciudad'', novel by Mario Levrero 1970 *La Ciudad ''The City'' .... Pisano was born in San Diego, California. References External links * Living people American male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demore Barnes
Demore Barnes (born February 26, 1976) is a Canadian actor. Barnes is best known for his roles as Sergeant First Class Hector Williams in the CBS television series ''The Unit'', the archangel Raphael in '' Supernatural'' and Deputy Chief Christian Garland in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. ET Canada Originally from Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. ...
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Jamie Gray Hyder
Jamie Gray Hyder (born April 27, 1985) is an American actress and model. She performed voice and motion capture work for the role of Lieutenant Nora Salter in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' and voice acted for the operator Roze in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''. She also played Lucia Solano in season 2 of ''Graceland'', and the werewolf Danielle in Seasons 5 and 6 of ''True Blood''. Hyder starred as Detective Katriona "Kat" Tamin on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' from 2019 to 2021. Early life and education Hyder is of Lebanese descent on her father's side and attended J. E. B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia and the University of Georgia. Career Hyder portrayed Echo in the 2013 first-person shooter video game '' Killzone: Shadow Fall'', the first such game produced by Guerrilla Games in the ''Killzone'' series made for Sony's PlayStation 4 console. In 2014, she starred opposite Andrew Keegan and Ray Liotta in the music video for "Lovers on the Sun" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Winchester
Philip Charles Winchester (born March 24, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' The Patriot'', ''The Hi-Line'', '' LD 50 Lethal Dose'', '' Thunderbirds'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''King Lear'', '' Strike Back'', '' Flyboys'', ''In My Sleep'', ''The Heart of the Earth'' and ''Shaking Dream Land''. He is also known for his role as Peter Stone in ''Chicago Justice'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Early life and education Winchester was born on March 24, 1981 in Belgrade, Montana. He graduated from Belgrade High School in 1999. He then lived and worked in London, England (his mother's home country), and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career Winchester's acting career started with a small role in the 1998 film '' The Patriot'', which was filmed in and around the towns of Bozeman and Ennis, Montana. After graduating from high school, he began to take roles in plays, including that of Edmund in ''King Lear'' opposite Ian McKell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Scanavino
Peter Muller Scanavino (born February 29, 1980) is an American actor. He currently stars as ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. in the long-running NBC Police procedural, crime/legal drama series ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Career Since 2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on television, most notably ''Deception (2008 film), Deception'' (2008), ''The Good Wife'', and ''The Blacklist (TV series), The Blacklist''. In 2005, Scanavino guest-starred on the NBC crime-drama series ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5), fifth-season episode "Diamond Dogs" as petty criminal Johnny Feist. He was also a guest on ''Law & Order'' as a suspect who was a graphic designer in the 2009 episode "Just A Girl in the World". In 2010, Scanavino took some time away from acting to pursue his interest in cooking. After graduating with a certificate in Culinary Arts from The French Culinary Institute in New York, he began a brief stin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of ''Company'' and for his television role as New York Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Rafael Barba in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', where he had a recurring role in Season 14 and was promoted to a series regular in Seasons 15 to 19. He made his Broadway debut in 2000 as Riff Raff in the revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show.'' Subsequently, he starred as Jonathan in the original Off-Broadway production of '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' and Caractacus Potts in the original Broadway production of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' in 2005. He received Tony nominations for his roles as Philip Salon in the Boy George musical ''Taboo'' in 2004; Bobby in the musical comedy ''Company'' in 2006; Lenny in Harold Pinter's play ''The Homecoming'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
