Mariska Hargitay once opened up about how Chris Meloni leaving ‘Law & Order’ shifted the show to unexpected places.

Chris Meloni’s marriage to Sherman Williams made ... In 2001, Hargitay became the godmother of one of the actor’s children.

Christopher Meloni and his wife ... Sophia and Dante Meloni. The Man of Steel actor married artist Sherman Williams in 1995 and made his first appearance on Law & Order: SVU four years later.

Christopher Meloni is an American actor. He is most famous for playing Detective Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-2011, 2021-present) and Law & Order: Organized Crime ...

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni met on the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 1999 — and decades later their ...

In an upcoming Sunday Sitdown with Sunday TODAY host Willie Geist, the actor opens up about her ... she knew she needed a partner. Enter Christopher Meloni, aka Detective Elliot Stabler.

There’s no secret to Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni’s “good chemistry ... “We met and the rest is history,” she said of the actor in January 2024.

During auditions, Meloni thought, "Who's the chick with all the energy?" he shared in 2009's The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion book. "I just knew that Mariska was going to be The One.