Law & Order: SVU soon returns in the fall 2025 TV schedule for Season 27, which means the returns of two actors who have been part of NBC's lineup for more than a quarter century: Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T, who hold the #1 and #2 spots of actors to appear in the most episodes of the franchise. Ice-T, who has been playing Odafin "Fin" Tutuola since SVU Season 2 in 2000, has opened up about the wider Dick Wolf TV universe and what can happen if an actor is killed off. I'm just counting on SVU never delivering that kind of twist for Fin!
The SVU cast is changing for Season 27, with the departures of Octavio Pisano as Velasco and Juliana Aidén Martinez as Silva as series regulars, as well as the long-awaited return of Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins. Pisano is coming back for at least one last episode, hopefully not for Velasco to be killed off! Speaking with EW, Ice-T shared a surprisingly optimistic take about what can happen for an actor even after being killed or written out:
