Law & Order: SVU is the longest-running primetime drama series of all time and Scanavino plays a pivotal role.

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Who does Peter Scanavino play on Law and Order?

Scanavino plays detective-turned-prosecutor Sonny Carisi, Assistant District Attorney.

Sonny Carisi began his career with the SVU in 2014, the show’s 16th season.

In a promo clip for the show in 2014, Scanavino described his character as “brusk.”

He said: “He’s brusk and he doesn’t really get the nuances and he’s not very experienced so he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times.

“But he’s learning. He’s picking it up. I think he’s a good detective, but he’s got a lot to learn on how to approach cases.”

It was reported that the role of Carisi was written for Scanavino, who eventually took over as the lead male detective when Nick Amaro left the show.

He later went to law school and passed the New York bar exam, before moving over to become the Assistant District Attorney.

Why do some fans think Peter Scanavino is leaving Law and Order?

The end of season 23 saw an ending that no one was expecting.

Detective Amanda Rollins and Carisi got married, but not before Rollins could tell Olivia Benson that she was planning on leaving the squad.

She had a new job, which some fans thought might mean moving away.

However, it was later revealed that the detective had taken a position as a professor at Fordham University.

That revelation confirmed that Carisi would also remain in the city as part of the SVU team and on the show.

Fordham University is located in New York City.

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When does Law & Order: SVU return?

Season 25 will return on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Law & Order: SVU airs on Thursdays at 9 pm ET.

It is then available the next day on Peacock.