SVU was almost played by another actor! In the casting stage, Christopher Meloni had competition from THESE well-known names.

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Mariska Hargitay knew Chris Meloni was the "guy" to play Elliot Stabler alongside Olivia Benson in SVU right from the minute ...

OC is welcoming SVU's Tamara Tunie, and the actress opened up about reprising her role as ME Warner and reuniting with Chris Meloni.

Jason Patric has joined NBC's Christopher Meloni (Elliot Stabler)-starring Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 in a ...

CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty There’s no secret to Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni ... roles as Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, Hargitay, 60, and Meloni, 63, were just two actors ...

The TV show has Christopher Meloni playing the role of Detective Elliot Stabler, and Danielle Moné Truitt playing Sergeant Ayanna Bell. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper ...

Christopher Meloni chats with ET's Rachel Smith at the ... For more than two decades, fans have been wondering when Benson and Stabler will cross the line on the long-running NBC hit.

There’s no secret to Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni’s ... Victims Unit roles as Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, Hargitay, 60, and Meloni, 63, were just two actors — and total ...