Meet the Wealthiest “Law & Order: SVU” Cast Members

Law & Order: SVU has been a marquee for crime shows for over two decades now. That, for the cast members, means they've deserved and earned a lot of accolades, rewards, and pennies for their labor over the years. Many casts members have come and gone, but many of them have lived out most of their illustrious careers there. The money must be good, and honestly, it is. Check out the most well-paid SVU cast members, some of the numbers may blow your mind too. Click "Next Page" to start reading about them. Upping The Net-worth With a more than trusted fanbase, the Law & Order franchise has the type of longevity we've only seen in The Simpsons. With SVU destined to run for a few more seasons, it means two things for the definitively iconic tv series. Click "Next Page" to continue reading. The Viewership One, it simply means one very obvious clear thing with regards to the series. The viewership is golden and seems as though it'll remain that way for the foreseeable future, even in the age of streaming and VOD, the show has its loyal audience. What the second important factor behind this. The Cast In Cash And two, it also means that the pay raises for the cast always launches each of them into a sweet new tax bracket with every passing season that the show gets renewed for. But, while it could be obvious who the wealthiest SVU star is, exactly how well-off is the cast in its entirety? We answer who the most well-paid stars on the series are--past and present. Jamie Gray Hyder: $1 Million There's some serious new blood in the crew and on-camera who goes by Katriona Tamin, Jamie Gray Hyder, expertly plays the role of the new detective in the show's 21st season. With credits in acting, voice-acting, and modeling, she's on the way to breaking some serious ground in her career and the bank. Peter Scanavino: $1 Million Dominick Carisi Jr. has taken his Staten Island Italian essence and made a wonderful little career out of it. As the character Carisi, aka Sonny who joined in the show's 16th season, he became the injection of energy in the squad room that reenergized a crime series that never seems to lose its shine. Peter Scanavino's $1 Million worth is generated from key acting gigs in shows such as The Blacklist, The Good Wife, and Deception, amongst others. Philip Winchester: $1.7 Million Philip Winchester played Peter Stone, Assistant District Attorney in the 19th and 20th season of the legendary long-running series. With still a young career to his expanding name, it's a no brainer that his worth will go about in numbers and in Hollywood too. Melissa Sagemiller: $2 Million One cannot achieve much without sacrificing something in return for success. One such actress is Melissa Sagemiller who persevered to her dreams to become a film and television actress. With $2 Million to her ever-growing name, it's no wonder she's been able to build this much self-made wealth. Adam Beach: $2 Million The extraordinary aboriginal Adam Beach is a Canadian Salteaux actor who has a net worth of $2 million. He played Detective Chester Lake on the SVU series, and managed to be a beloved character during his '07 and '08 stint on the show. Donal Logue: $3 Million Lieutenant Declan G. Murphy, played by Donal Logue, is first introduced working as an undercover cop who meets Rollins when she's on a gambling binge. That's how we were first introduced to the character who has since popped up in welcomed intervals over the course of series. While the character brought valuable experience to the team, it was Donal Logue's performances that have proved why he's so valuable to any cast of a series he's brought into. Danny Pino: $3 Million Danny Pino portrays the hot-headed and hard to work with Detective Nick Amaro from the shows 13th to 16th seasons. Amaro proves himself to be quite the difficult colleague in the unit, with his professional issues deterring him from doing an effective job as a detective. Still, his stint was memorable and led to some interesting character arcs for the actor which justifies his well-earned $3 Million worth Michelle Hurd: $3 Million The New York-born and bred beauty, Michelle Hurd is an actress whose career spans decades, as well as stages and screens since the very start of an illustrious career. For that, $3 million seems criminally low for someone with this level of talent, but that takes nothing away from her gift as a performer who is so priceless to this craft. Stephanie March: $4 Million The always reliable and full-of-range Stephanie March carries credits in so many comedies and dramas that it's impossible you haven't seen here in something if you're an avid tv lover. From Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 30 Rock and Grey's Anatomy, she is mostly known and unforgettable for her co-starring role as ADA Alexandra Cabot on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Dean Winters: $5 Million The magnetic Dean Winters plays Detective Brian Cassidy on SVU and Benson's former love interest. With a net worth of over $5 Million, he's certainly earning the kind of money in real life that his high-risk and highly intelligent character should definitely be making too. If only Cassidy worked in Hollywood, things could be this for him too. Michaela McManus: $6 Million Michaela McManus played Kim Greylek, Assistant District Attorney, and a recurring character that would occasionally pop up and steal scenes on SVU. However, it was her work as Lindsey Strauss on the beloved-teen drama known as One Tree Hill that truly put her talent on the television map. Andy Karl: $6 Million Andy Karl played more characters than his deceased SVU character, Mike Dodds. The gifted actor has spent a considerable amount of time as an accredited screen and stage presence who has build a net worth that graces the 6 Million mark. Tamara Tunie: $8 Million The wonderful and incomparable Tamara Tunie is an American actress, director, and producer with more credits in front and behind the camera than most entertainers can muster in their careers. With work that stretches beyond the screen, she's built a hefty and honorable resume for herself with work such as Wall Street, NYPD Blue, The Good Wife amongst many, many others that show her class in and around the camera. Judith Light: $8 Million Elizabeth Donnelly was SVU's Bureau Chief Assistant District Attorney from seasons 3 to 6 and hasn't been forgotten ever since. This is thanks to the defining and diligent work of Judith Light who was famous for the role and was is probably most famous for appearing in much-loved soap operas and sitcoms, including One Life to Live and Who's the Boss. For years, we've been spoilt with her talent and we're sure she's spoilt herself with the $8 Million attached to her name. Kelli Giddish: $8 Million Giddish is a Southern-born and bred actress with a talent to go with her effortless Southern charm and intense charisma. Since the show's 13th season, she's been a consistently refreshing regular we've all fallen in love with when she pops up on screen. The $8 Million to her name is more than warranted rewards for her thrilling efforts on the long-running series. Connie Nielsen: $8 Million While it's impossible to step into the shoes of Mariska Hargitay's Olivia in this show, when the actress was on maternity leave, it was the incomparable Connie Nielsen who stepped in as Detective Danielle "Dani" Beck as Detective Olivia Benson's temporary replacement in season 8. Connie truly achieved the impossible and filled the gap left by Hargitay's momentary absence with a skill that not every other actress has, which justifies her tallied up worth in Hollywood. BD Wong: $8 Million The actor BD Wong has thespian blood running inside of him. You may know him as White Rose in the flawless cyber-thriller Mr. Robot. But before that, he was Dr. George Huang, SVU's psychologist for various seasons in the show. He has a well-deserved net worth $8 Million, and if you've ever seen his work, somehow, he seems criminally underpaid. Raul Esparza: $9 Million Many characters will come and go when it comes to shows that run as long as SVU. However, very few departures struck fans in the feels than when Raul Esparaza called it in on his role as DA Rafael Barba in the show's 19th season after six glorious years in the role. It's not all bad, with $9 Million to his name, Raul definitely earned every penning playing a priceless character. Diane Neal: $10 Million The wonderful Diane Neal generates a bulk of her net worth from her role in Law & Order: SVU. She always makes her money from a series of consistent appearances on several other TV shows that have sparkled an already glowing career. With $10 Million to her name, it's no wonder she can't turn away from the phenomenal acclaim and bankroll she's earned since she began her tenure on the show. Dann Florek: $10 Million Somebody has to keep the SVU crew in-check from time to time. Nobody was more fitting to play this part than Captain Donald Cragen, who guided the unit in more ways than one. No one comes to mind who could've been more fitting to play said role than Dann Florek. His time to retire came in the show's 15th season. Here's hoping that the Captain earned something close to Dann's $10 Million price tag. Richard Belzer: $16 Million You can count on one hand the characters that had a greater impact on the show's identity and overall quality than unit's self-titled conspiracy nut, John Munch. Richard Belzer played the iconic role and earned the bulk of his $16 Million net worth from a character he was simply born to play. From the show's birth down to its 15th season, he solved cases and stole scenes, and his departure from the show still hasn't sat right with the show's most devoted fans all these years later Christopher Meloni: $30 Million Everyone deserves a partner like Elliot Stabler, who was Benson's partner for roughly 12 years. He was the devoted family man with a slight tempter that made him wonderfully complex and interesting. His actor, Christopher Meloni, sits pretty with $30 Million to his name. There's no reason to believe the wonderful actor doesn't deserve anything less than that. Ice-T: $40 Million Multi-hyphenated and award-nominated Ice-T stands tall on a stack of money, about $40 Million to be exact. The musician and actor stepped into the shoes of Odafin Tutuola, a detective transferred from the narco department to work in SVU. Ice has since been synonymous with the show to viewers who first met him in the 2000s, and to people today who haven't even seen the show, he's just that iconic. The Top Earner It may be significantly obvious who, amongst the cast, earns the most and had made the most during their SVU tenure. And this is truly a level of warranted wealth due to several years of commitment to the SVU cause. Chief amongst the cast cashing in is the star that has defined the success of the show since its iconic inception. Mariska Hargitay: $50 Million A veteran on the show and a veteran in Hollywood. What would SVU be without the name Mariska Hargitay on the iconic credit sequences? She's the show's catalyst, has been since its pilot that has since spun nearly 500 episodes that have her DNA all over them. $50 Million just about does it for her. Well deserved doesn't even come close to defining her service to the series. The Priceless Cast With a collective net worth that leaps over $100 Million, it's safe to say that the incredible cast of SVU, past and present, have certainly made the money they deserved. The show's been commissioned up until season 24, which we just know will get extended in due time. More will come, more will go, but even with all this money to their name, this cast and this show are priceless in the ever-changing television landscape. With television evolving so frequently, it's a wonder and an achievement that Law & Order: SVU has maintained its position in the ever-changing land of TV. SVU still runs the linear gamut, but that's its charm. It keeps a devoted fan base year after year, and with a few more seasons left in its name, it doesn't look like it's going anywhere anytime soon.

Meet the Wealthiest “Law & Order: SVU” Cast Members

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