A seasoned veteran of the unit, Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) thinks he's seen it all. However, investigating violent sex crimes often provides a surprising twist or two to his job. Stabler has little patience for the despicable criminals he and his partner, Detective Benson, investigate, which is evident when his temper flares. Detective Stabler is married with children.
Appearances
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Main cast, played by Christopher Meloni
- Episode 1x01: Payback (Sep 20, 1999)
- Episode 1x02: A Single Life (Sep 27, 1999)
- Episode 1x03: ...Or Just Look Like One (Oct 4, 1999)
- Episode 1x04: Hysteria (Oct 11, 1999)
- Episode 1x05: Wanderlust (Oct 18, 1999)
- Episode 1x06: Sophomore Jinx (Oct 25, 1999)
- Episode 1x07: Uncivilized (Nov 15, 1999)
- Episode 1x08: Stalked (Nov 22, 1999)
- Episode 1x09: Stocks & Bondage (Nov 29, 1999)
- Episode 1x10: Closure (Jan 7, 2000)
- Episode 1x11: Bad Blood (Jan 14, 2000)
- Episode 1x12: Russian Love Poem (Jan 21, 2000)
- Episode 1x13: Disrobed (Feb 4, 2000)
- Episode 1x14: Limitations (Feb 11, 2000)
- Episode 1x15: Entitled, Part 1 (Feb 18, 2000)
- Episode 1x16: The Third Guy (Feb 25, 2000)
- Episode 1x17: Misleader (Mar 31, 2000)
- Episode 1x18: Chat Room (Apr 14, 2000)
- Episode 1x19: Contact (Apr 28, 2000)
- Episode 1x20: Remorse (May 5, 2000)
- Episode 1x21: Nocturne (May 12, 2000)
- Episode 1x22: Slaves (May 19, 2000)
- Episode 2x01: Wrong is Right (Oct 20, 2000)
- Episode 2x02: Honor (Oct 27, 2000)
- Episode 2x03: Closure, Part 2 (Nov 3, 2000)
- Episode 2x04: Legacy (Nov 10, 2000)
- Episode 2x05: Baby Killer (Nov 17, 2000)
- Episode 2x06: Noncompliance (Nov 24, 2000)
- Episode 2x07: Asunder (Dec 1, 2000)
- Episode 2x08: Taken (Dec 15, 2000)
- Episode 2x09: Pixies (Jan 12, 2001)
- Episode 2x10: Consent (Jan 19, 2001)
- Episode 2x11: Abuse (Jan 26, 2001)
- Episode 2x12: Secrets (Feb 2, 2001)
- Episode 2x13: Victims (Feb 9, 2001)
- Episode 2x14: Paranoia (Feb 16, 2001)
- Episode 2x15: Countdown (Feb 23, 2001)
- Episode 2x16: Runaway (Mar 2, 2001)
- Episode 2x17: Folly (Mar 23, 2001)
- Episode 2x18: Manhunt (Apr 20, 2001)
- Episode 2x19: Parasites (Apr 27, 2001)
- Episode 2x20: Pique (May 4, 2001)
- Episode 2x21: Scourge (May 11, 2001)
- Episode 3x01: Repression (Sep 28, 2001)
- Episode 3x02: Wrath (Oct 5, 2001)
- Episode 3x03: Stolen (Oct 12, 2001)
- Episode 3x04: Rooftop (Oct 19, 2001)
- Episode 3x05: Tangled (Oct 26, 2001)
- Episode 3x06: Redemption (Nov 2, 2001)
- Episode 3x07: Sacrifice (Nov 9, 2001)
- Episode 3x08: Inheritance (Nov 16, 2001)
- Episode 3x09: Care (Nov 23, 2001)
- Episode 3x10: Ridicule (Dec 14, 2001)
- Episode 3x11: Monogamy (Jan 4, 2002)
- Episode 3x12: Protection (Jan 11, 2002)
- Episode 3x13: Prodigy (Jan 18, 2002)
- Episode 3x14: Counterfeit (Jan 25, 2002)
- Episode 3x15: Execution (Feb 1, 2002)
- Episode 3x16: Popular (Mar 1, 2002)
- Episode 3x17: Surveillance (Mar 8, 2002)
- Episode 3x18: Guilt (Mar 29, 2002)
- Episode 3x19: Justice (Apr 5, 2002)
- Episode 3x20: Greed (Apr 26, 2002)
- Episode 3x21: Denial (May 3, 2002)
- Episode 3x22: Competence (May 10, 2002)
- Episode 3x23: Silence (May 17, 2002)
- Episode 4x01: Chameleon (Sep 27, 2002)
- Episode 4x02: Deception (Oct 4, 2002)
- Episode 4x03: Vulnerable (Oct 11, 2002)
- Episode 4x04: Lust (Oct 18, 2002)
- Episode 4x05: Disappearing Acts (Oct 25, 2002)
- Episode 4x06: Angels (Nov 1, 2002)
- Episode 4x07: Dolls (Nov 8, 2002)
- Episode 4x08: Waste (Nov 15, 2002)
- Episode 4x09: Juvenile (Nov 22, 2002)
- Episode 4x10: Resilience (Dec 6, 2002)
- Episode 4x11: Damaged (Jan 10, 2003)
- Episode 4x12: Risk (Jan 17, 2003)
- Episode 4x13: Rotten (Jan 24, 2003)
- Episode 4x14: Mercy (Jan 31, 2003)
- Episode 4x15: Pandora (Feb 7, 2003)
- Episode 4x16: Tortured (Feb 14, 2003)
- Episode 4x17: Privilege (Feb 21, 2003)
- Episode 4x18: Desperate (Mar 14, 2003)
- Episode 4x19: Appearances (Mar 28, 2003)
- Episode 4x20: Dominance (Apr 4, 2003)
- Episode 4x21: Fallacy (Apr 18, 2003)
- Episode 4x22: Futility (Apr 25, 2003)
- Episode 4x23: Grief (May 2, 2003)
- Episode 4x24: Perfect (May 9, 2003)
- Episode 4x25: Soulless (May 16, 2003)
- Episode 5x01: Tragedy (Sep 23, 2003)
- Episode 5x02: Manic (Sep 30, 2003)
- Episode 5x03: Mother (Oct 7, 2003)
- Episode 5x04: Loss (Oct 14, 2003)
- Episode 5x05: Serendipity (Oct 21, 2003)
- Episode 5x06: Coerced (Oct 28, 2003)
- Episode 5x07: Choice (Nov 4, 2003)
- Episode 5x08: Abomination (Nov 11, 2003)
- Episode 5x09: Control (Nov 18, 2003)
- Episode 5x10: Shaken (Nov 25, 2003)
- Episode 5x11: Escape (Dec 2, 2003)
- Episode 5x12: Brotherhood (Jan 6, 2004)
- Episode 5x13: Hate (Jan 13, 2004)
- Episode 5x14: Ritual (Feb 3, 2004)
- Episode 5x15: Families (Feb 10, 2004)
- Episode 5x16: Home (Feb 17, 2004)
- Episode 5x17: Mean (Feb 24, 2004)
- Episode 5x18: Careless (Mar 2, 2004)
- Episode 5x19: Sick (Mar 30, 2004)
- Episode 5x20: Lowdown (Apr 6, 2004)
- Episode 5x21: Criminal (Apr 20, 2004)
- Episode 5x22: Painless (Apr 27, 2004)
- Episode 5x23: Bound (May 4, 2004)
- Episode 5x24: Poison (May 11, 2004)
- Episode 5x25: Head (May 18, 2004)
- Episode 6x01: Birthright (Sep 21, 2004)
- Episode 6x02: Debt (Sep 28, 2004)
- Episode 6x03: Obscene (Oct 12, 2004)
- Episode 6x04: Scavenger (Oct 19, 2004)
- Episode 6x05: Outcry (Oct 26, 2004)
- Episode 6x06: Conscience (Nov 9, 2004)
- Episode 6x07: Charisma (Nov 16, 2004)
- Episode 6x08: Doubt (Nov 23, 2004)
- Episode 6x09: Weak (Nov 30, 2004)
- Episode 6x10: Haunted (Dec 7, 2004)
- Episode 6x11: Contagious (Jan 11, 2005)
- Episode 6x12: Identity (Jan 18, 2005)
- Episode 6x13: Quarry (Jan 25, 2005)
- Episode 6x14: Game (Feb 8, 2005)
- Episode 6x15: Hooked (Feb 15, 2005)
- Episode 6x16: Ghost (Feb 22, 2005)
- Episode 6x17: Rage (Mar 1, 2005)
- Episode 6x18: Pure (Mar 8, 2005)
- Episode 6x19: Intoxicated (Mar 29, 2005)
- Episode 6x20: Night (May 3, 2005)
- Episode 6x21: Blood (May 10, 2005)
- Episode 6x22: Parts (May 17, 2005)
- Episode 6x23: Goliath (May 24, 2005)
- Episode 7x01: Demons (Sep 20, 2005)
- Episode 7x02: Design (Sep 27, 2005)
- Episode 7x03: 911 (Oct 4, 2005)
- Episode 7x04: Ripped (Oct 11, 2005)
- Episode 7x05: Strain (Oct 18, 2005)
- Episode 7x06: Raw (Nov 1, 2005)
- Episode 7x07: Name (Nov 8, 2005)
- Episode 7x08: Starved (Nov 15, 2005)
- Episode 7x09: Rockabye (Nov 22, 2005)
- Episode 7x10: Storm (Nov 29, 2005)
- Episode 7x11: Alien (Dec 6, 2005)
- Episode 7x12: Infected (Jan 3, 2006)
- Episode 7x13: Blast (Jan 10, 2006)
- Episode 7x14: Taboo (Jan 17, 2006)
- Episode 7x15: Manipulated (Feb 7, 2006)
- Episode 7x16: Gone (Feb 28, 2006)
- Episode 7x17: Class (Mar 21, 2006)
- Episode 7x18: Venom (Mar 28, 2006)
- Episode 7x19: Fault (Apr 4, 2006)
- Episode 7x20: Fat (May 2, 2006)
- Episode 7x21: Web (May 9, 2006)
- Episode 7x22: Influence (May 16, 2006)
- Episode 8x01: Informed (Sep 19, 2006)
- Episode 8x02: Clock (Sep 26, 2006)
- Episode 8x03: Recall (Oct 3, 2006)
- Episode 8x04: Uncle (Oct 10, 2006)
- Episode 8x05: Confrontation (Oct 17, 2006)
- Episode 8x06: Infiltrated (Oct 31, 2006)
- Episode 8x07: Underbelly (Nov 14, 2006)
- Episode 8x08: Cage (Nov 21, 2006)
- Episode 8x09: Choreographed (Nov 28, 2006)
- Episode 8x10: Scheherezade (Jan 2, 2007)
- Episode 8x11: Burned (Jan 9, 2007)
- Episode 8x12: Outsider (Jan 16, 2007)
- Episode 8x13: Loophole (Feb 6, 2007)
- Episode 8x14: Dependent (Feb 13, 2007)
- Episode 8x15: Haystack (Feb 20, 2007)
- Episode 8x16: Philadelphia (Feb 27, 2007)
- Episode 8x17: Sin (Mar 27, 2007)
- Episode 8x18: Responsible (Apr 3, 2007)
- Episode 8x19: Florida (May 1, 2007)
- Episode 8x20: Annihilated (May 8, 2007)
- Episode 8x21: Pretend (May 15, 2007)
- Episode 8x22: Screwed (May 22, 2007)
- Episode 9x01: Alternate (Sep 25, 2007)
- Episode 9x02: Avatar (Oct 2, 2007)
- Episode 9x03: Impulsive (Oct 9, 2007)
- Episode 9x04: Savant (Oct 16, 2007)
- Episode 9x05: Harm (Oct 23, 2007)
- Episode 9x06: Svengali (Nov 6, 2007)
- Episode 9x07: Blinded (Nov 13, 2007)
- Episode 9x08: Fight (Nov 20, 2007)
- Episode 9x09: Paternity (Nov 27, 2007)
- Episode 9x10: Snitch (Dec 4, 2007)
- Episode 9x11: Streetwise (Jan 1, 2008)
- Episode 9x12: Signature (Jan 8, 2008)
- Episode 9x13: Unorthodox (Jan 15, 2008)
- Episode 9x14: Inconceivable (Jan 22, 2008)
- Episode 9x15: Undercover (Apr 15, 2008)
- Episode 9x16: Closet (Apr 22, 2008)
- Episode 9x17: Authority (Apr 29, 2008)
- Episode 9x18: Trade (May 6, 2008)
- Episode 9x19: Cold (May 13, 2008)
- Episode 10x01: Trials (Sep 23, 2008)
- Episode 10x02: Confession (Sep 30, 2008)
- Episode 10x03: Swing (Oct 14, 2008)
- Episode 10x04: Lunacy (Oct 21, 2008)
- Episode 10x05: Retro (Oct 28, 2008)
- Episode 10x06: Babes (Nov 11, 2008)
- Episode 10x07: Wildlife (Nov 18, 2008)
- Episode 10x08: Persona (Nov 25, 2008)
- Episode 10x09: PTSD (Dec 2, 2008)
- Episode 10x10: Smut (Dec 9, 2008)
- Episode 10x11: Stranger (Jan 6, 2009)
- Episode 10x12: Hothouse (Jan 13, 2009)
- Episode 10x13: Snatched (Feb 3, 2009)
- Episode 10x14: Transitions (Feb 17, 2009)
- Episode 10x15: Lead (Mar 10, 2009)
- Episode 10x16: Ballerina (Mar 17, 2009)
- Episode 10x17: Hell (Mar 31, 2009)
- Episode 10x18: Baggage (Apr 7, 2009)
- Episode 10x19: Selfish (Apr 28, 2009)
- Episode 10x20: Crush (May 5, 2009)
- Episode 10x21: Liberties (May 19, 2009)
- Episode 10x22: Zebras (Jun 2, 2009)
- Episode 11x01: Unstable (Sep 23, 2009)
- Episode 11x02: Sugar (Sep 30, 2009)
- Episode 11x03: Solitary (Oct 7, 2009)
- Episode 11x04: Hammered (Oct 14, 2009)
- Episode 11x05: Hardwired (Oct 21, 2009)
- Episode 11x06: Spooked (Oct 28, 2009)
- Episode 11x07: Users (Nov 4, 2009)
- Episode 11x08: Turmoil (Nov 11, 2009)
- Episode 11x09: Perverted (Nov 18, 2009)
- Episode 11x10: Anchor (Dec 9, 2009)
- Episode 11x11: Quickie (Jan 6, 2010)
- Episode 11x12: Shadow (Jan 13, 2010)
- Episode 11x13: P.C. (Mar 3, 2010)
- Episode 11x14: Savior (Mar 3, 2010)
- Episode 11x15: Confidential (Mar 10, 2010)
- Episode 11x16: Witness (Mar 17, 2010)
- Episode 11x17: Disabled (Mar 24, 2010)
- Episode 11x18: Bedtime (Mar 31, 2010)
- Episode 11x19: Conned (Apr 7, 2010)
- Episode 11x20: Beef (Apr 21, 2010)
- Episode 11x21: Torch (Apr 28, 2010)
- Episode 11x22: Ace (May 5, 2010)
- Episode 11x23: Wannabe (May 12, 2010)
- Episode 11x24: Shattered (May 19, 2010)
- Episode 12x01: Locum (Sep 22, 2010)
- Episode 12x02: Bullseye (Sep 22, 2010)
- Episode 12x03: Behave (Sep 29, 2010)
- Episode 12x04: Merchandise (Oct 6, 2010)
- Episode 12x05: Wet (Oct 13, 2010)
- Episode 12x06: Branded (Oct 20, 2010)
- Episode 12x07: Trophy (Nov 3, 2010)
- Episode 12x08: Penetration (Nov 10, 2010)
- Episode 12x09: Gray (Nov 17, 2010)
- Episode 12x10: Rescue (Dec 1, 2010)
- Episode 12x11: Pop (Jan 5, 2011)
- Episode 12x12: Possessed (Jan 5, 2011)
- Episode 12x13: Mask (Jan 12, 2011)
- Episode 12x14: Dirty (Jan 19, 2011)
- Episode 12x15: Flight (Feb 2, 2011)
- Episode 12x16: Spectacle (Feb 9, 2011)
- Episode 12x17: Pursuit (Feb 16, 2011)
- Episode 12x18: Bully (Feb 23, 2011)
- Episode 12x19: Bombshell (Mar 23, 2011)
- Episode 12x20: Totem (Mar 30, 2011)
- Episode 12x21: Reparations (Apr 6, 2011)
- Episode 12x22: Bang (May 4, 2011)
- Episode 12x23: Delinquent (May 11, 2011)
- Episode 12x24: Smoked (May 18, 2011)
Guest cast, played by Christopher Meloni
- Episode 22x09: Return of the Prodigal Son (Apr 1, 2021)
- Episode 22x13: Trick-Rolled at the Moulin' (May 13, 2021)
- Episode 22x16: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Jun 3, 2021)
- Episode 23x03: I Thought You Were on My Side (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 23x09: People vs Richard Wheatley (Dec 9, 2021)
- Episode 24x01: Gimme Shelter, Part II (Sep 22, 2022)
- Episode 24x12: Blood Out (Jan 26, 2023)
- Episode 24x21: Bad Things (May 11, 2023)
- Episode 24x22: All Pain Is One Malady (May 18, 2023)