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Steve Zirnkilton

"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."

Steve Zirnkilton is the signature voice of NBC's critically acclaimed Law & Order brand; which in addition to the "mothership" includes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Los Angeles and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Among others, Steve's credits include; NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Discovery Channel, TLC, TNT, TBS, ESPN and the Cartoon Network. His voice has been heard on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as the animated series Family Guy. He was the voice of the reporter in the animated feature film The Rugrats Movie. And baseball fans know him as the narrator for the documentary Faith Rewarded, a film about the Boston Red Sox historic World Championship season. Steve has been the live announcer for the Kennedy Center Honors. And for the past 10 years he has joined John Walsh as the on-stage announcer for the Top Cops Awards in Washington, D.C.

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Credits

Cast Credits

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)
Guest starring as Opening Narration (10 episodes)
Murderville (2022)
Guest starring as Main Title Narrator (4 episodes)
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Guest starring as Opening Narration (65 episodes)
Inside the FBI: New York (2017)
Starring as Narrator (6 episodes)
Nightwatch (2015)
Starring as Opening Narration (21 episodes)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Guest starring as Opening Narration (2 episodes)
Law & Order: LA (2010)
Guest starring as Opening Narration (20 episodes)
  • Episode 1x22: Westwood (Jul 11, 2011) [Uncredited]
  • Episode 1x21: Van Nuys (Jun 27, 2011) [Uncredited]
  • Episode 1x20: El Sereno (Jun 20, 2011) [Uncredited]
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Starring as Opening Narration (13 episodes)
Crime & Punishment (2002)
Starring as Opening Narration (25 episodes)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Guest starring as Opening Narration (195 episodes)
Arrest & Trial (2000)
Starring as Narrator (195 episodes)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Opening Narration (561 episodes)
Family Guy (1999)
Guest starring as Narrator
Law & Order (1990)
Guest starring as NYPD technician
Guest starring as Opening Narration (512 episodes)
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