List of Law & Order characters

The American television police procedural and legal drama Law & Order follows the fictional cases of a group of police detectives and prosecutors who represent the public in the criminal justice system. Law & Order is known for its revolving cast, as most of its original stars had left the show within the first five seasons. The progression of the record for longest serving main cast members of the series is: Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe, S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Anita Van Buren and Sam Waterston as EADA/DA Jack McCoy.

Main characters

In the 1997 season 7 episode "We Like Mike", Caleb Duff is listed as Assistant District Attorney beneath Adam Schiff as District Attorney and John J. McCoy as Executive Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney's Office, though he never appears on screen.

Name	Portrayed by	Years	Episodes
Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Olivet	Carolyn McCormick	1991–1997, 1999 & 2002–2009	87
Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers	Leslie Hendrix	1992–2010	139
Psychiatrist Dr. Emil Skoda	J. K. Simmons	1997–2004 & 2010	44

Name	Portrayed by	Year	Episodes
Chief of Detectives Laird	James Biberi	2008–2010	3
Borough Detective Commander Joseph Strudevant	Dan Lauria	2000–2001	2
Borough Chief Commander James Dietz	Michael Cullen	1998–1999	3