Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) oversees the Special Victims Unit. Cragen's tough but supportive approach to the team's complex cases guides the squad through the challenges they face every day. A no-nonsense, in your face cop, Cragen is all business: get the perp, get them now. He has had a drinking problem ever since his wife died in a plane crash.
Appearances
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Main cast, played by Dann Florek
- 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 12x22: Bang (May 4, 2011)
- Episode 12x23: Delinquent (May 11, 2011)
- Episode 12x24: Smoked (May 18, 2011)
- Episode 13x01: Scorched Earth (Sep 21, 2011)
- Episode 13x02: Personal Fouls (Sep 28, 2011)
- Episode 13x03: Blood Brothers (Oct 5, 2011)
- Episode 13x04: Double Strands (Oct 12, 2011)
- Episode 13x05: Missing Pieces (Oct 19, 2011)
- Episode 13x06: True Believers (Nov 2, 2011)
- Episode 13x07: Russian Brides (Nov 9, 2011)
- Episode 13x08: Educated Guess (Nov 16, 2011)
- Episode 13x09: Lost Traveler (Nov 30, 2011)
- Episode 13x10: Spiraling Down (Dec 7, 2011)
- Episode 13x11: Theatre Tricks (Jan 11, 2012)
- Episode 13x12: Official Story (Jan 18, 2012)
- Episode 13x13: Father's Shadow (Feb 8, 2012)
- Episode 13x14: Home Invasions (Feb 15, 2012)
- Episode 13x15: Hunting Ground (Feb 22, 2012)
- Episode 13x16: Child's Welfare (Feb 29, 2012)
- Episode 13x17: Justice Denied (Apr 11, 2012)
- Episode 13x18: Valentine's Day (Apr 18, 2012)
- Episode 13x19: Street Revenge (Apr 25, 2012)
- Episode 13x20: Father Dearest (May 2, 2012)
- Episode 13x21: Learning Curve (May 9, 2012)
- Episode 13x22: Strange Beauty (May 16, 2012)
- Episode 13x23: Rhodium Nights (May 23, 2012)
- Episode 14x01: Lost Reputation (Sep 26, 2012)
- Episode 14x02: Above Suspicion (Sep 26, 2012)
- Episode 14x03: Twenty-Five Acts (Oct 10, 2012)
- Episode 14x04: Acceptable Loss (Oct 17, 2012)
- Episode 14x05: Manhattan Vigil (Oct 24, 2012)
- Episode 14x06: Friending Emily (Oct 31, 2012)
- Episode 14x07: Vanity's Bonfire (Nov 14, 2012)
- Episode 14x08: Lessons Learned (Nov 21, 2012)
- Episode 14x09: Dreams Deferred (Dec 5, 2012)
- Episode 14x10: Presumed Guilty (Jan 2, 2013)
- Episode 14x11: Beautiful Frame (Jan 9, 2013)
- Episode 14x12: Criminal Hatred (Jan 30, 2013)
- Episode 14x13: Monster's Legacy (Feb 6, 2013)
- Episode 14x14: Secrets Exhumed (Feb 13, 2013)
- Episode 14x15: Deadly Ambition (Feb 20, 2013)
- Episode 14x16: Funny Valentine (Feb 27, 2013)
- Episode 14x17: Undercover Blue (Mar 20, 2013)
- Episode 14x18: Legitimate Rape (Mar 27, 2013)
- Episode 14x19: Born Psychopath (Apr 3, 2013)
- Episode 14x20: Girl Dishonored (Apr 24, 2013)
- Episode 14x21: Traumatic Wound (May 1, 2013)
- Episode 14x22: Poisoned Motive (May 8, 2013)
- Episode 14x23: Brief Interlude (May 15, 2013)
- Episode 14x24: Her Negotiation (May 22, 2013)
- Episode 15x01: Surrender Benson (Sep 25, 2013)
- Episode 15x02: Imprisoned Lives (Sep 25, 2013)
- Episode 15x03: American Tragedy (Oct 2, 2013)
- Episode 15x04: Internal Affairs (Oct 9, 2013)
- Episode 15x05: Wonderland Story (Oct 16, 2013)
- Episode 15x06: October Surprise (Oct 23, 2013)
- Episode 15x07: Dissonant Voices (Nov 6, 2013)
- Episode 15x08: Military Justice (Nov 13, 2013)
- Episode 15x09: Rapist Anonymous (Nov 20, 2013)
- Episode 15x10: Psycho/Therapist (Jan 8, 2014)
- Episode 15x11: Amaro's One-Eighty (Jan 15, 2014)
Guest cast, played by Dann Florek
- Episode 16x21: Perverted Justice (May 6, 2015)
- Episode 23x06: The Five Hundredth Episode (Oct 21, 2021)