All Your Favorites From ‘Law & Order’–Then and Now

*S. Epatha Merkerson: Lt. Anita Van Buren (seasons 4-20) * She now plays Sharon Goodwin on Chicago Med.

Chris Noth: Detective Mike Logan (seasons 1-5) Catch him as Peter Florrick in The Good Wife.

Sam Waterston: D.A. Jack McCoy (seasons 5-20) He plays Sol Bergstein in _Grace and Frankie _, which also stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.

Carey Lowell: D.A. Jamie Ross (seasons 7 and 8) She was a judge in the short-lived Law and Order: Trial by Jury, and also in the movie C Street.

Anthony Anderson: Detective Kevin Bernard (seasons 18-20) He plays Andre 'Dre' Johnson in Black-ish.

Benjamin Bratt: Detective Rey Curtis (seasons 6-9) He had a recurring role in Modern Family and will be in Ricky Gervais's film Special Correspondents.

Carolyn McCormick: Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (seasons 2-7; 13-20) She reprised her role as Dr. Olivet in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and was in the TV show Elementary.

Dann Florek: Donald Cragen (seasons 1-3) He reprised his role as Captain Cragen in _Law & Order: Special Victims Unit _ until 2015.

Paul Sorvino: Sgt. Phil Cerreta (seasons 2 and 3) He's had a series of small roles in a string of movies, including Bronx Bull.

Angie Harmon: D.A. Abbie Carmichael (seasons 9-11) She now plays Jane Rizzoli in Rizzoli & Isles.

Dennis Farina: Detective Joe Fontana (seasons 15 and 16) Farina had roles in What Happens in Vegas and the TV series Luck, before dying in 2013.

Michael Moriarty: D.A. Ben Stone (seasons 1-4) He won an Emmy for his 2002 role as James Dean's dad in the biopic James Dean.

Fred Dalton Thompson: D.A. Arthur Branch (seasons 13-17) A former U.S. Senator, Thompson ran for president in 2008, and then returned to acting. He died in 2015.

Jill Hennessy: D.A. Claire Kincaid (seasons 4-6) She joined fellow L&O alum Chris Noth in the The Good Wife and plays Jane Fellows in Madame Secretary.

Jesse L. Martin: Detective Ed Green (seasons 10-18) He played Joe West in The Flash and is set to star in a film about singer Marvin Gaye.

George Dzundza: Sgt. Max Greevey (season 1) He had recurring roles in several series in the late 90s and 2000s, including Grey's Anatomy.

Jeremy Sisto: Detective Cyrus Lupo (seasons 18-20) His most recent roles have been in The Returned and Wicked City.

Jerry Orbach: Detective Lennie Briscoe (seasons 4-14) After leaving the show, he reprised his character in the spin-off Law & Order: Trial by Jury for two episodes. He died in 2004.

Linus Roache: D.A. Michael Cutter (seasons 18-20) Roache, who's British, played David McMillan in Non-Stop and King Ecbert in the TV series The Vikings.

Richard Brooks: D.A. Paul Robinette (seasons 1-3) His last TV series was Being Mary Jane, where he played Patrick Patterson. He's also appeared in The Good Wife.