SVU Guest Stars from Broadway

Ming Lee is known for Return to Paradise (1998), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

Ron Bohmer was born on 15 August 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Ron is an actor, known for The Last Prom (1980), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Rescue Me (2004). Ron has been married to Sandra Joseph since 1 June 2002.

Wendy has performed all over the country, including the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Huntington Theatre, Asolo Theatre, Virginia Stage, Portland Stage, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, River Arts Repertory, Indiana Repertory, Alliance Theatre, Playmaker's Repertory, and Denver Center Theatre Company, among many others. She has worked with such wonderful writer's as J.P. Donleavy, Derek Walcott, Soviet writer Sasha Galin, The Red Clay Rambler's, Arthur Miller, and with dozen's of new writers helping develop their latest projects. She has done play development work with Women's Project, W.P.A., New York Stage and Film, Voice and Vision, New Dramatists, Primary Stages, and more. Wendy was seen on Broadway with Paul Newman in "Our Town", and in the Tony Award winning "All My Sons". Of her performance as Amanda Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie" at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (directed by Robert Cuccioli) Variety critic Robert Daniels said of her, "She is one of the finest Amanda Wingfield's in memory and can proudly take her place alongside the memorable Amandas in this critic's experience: Helen Hayes, Jessica Tandy, Julie Harris, and Maureen Stapleton." Wendy's great-great Aunt Elisabeth Risdon and Uncle Brandon Evans were members of the Theatre Guild and worked with such theatre figures as Alfred Lunt and Lyn Fontanne, Helen Hayes, and J.B. Shaw among others. Elisabeth went to Hollywood in her later years and was seen in over 100 films.

Kevin Breznahan was born on 24 November 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Winter's Bone (2010), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Alive (1993).

Kathleen Chalfant was born on 14 January 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Duplicity (2009), Junior (1994) and Old (2021). She has been married to Henry Chalfant since 26 November 1966. They have two children.

A veteran of New York theater, Danny's performed in many notable Off-Broadway shows and the recent, critically acclaimed Broadway productions of "The Iceman Cometh", starring Denzel Washington, "The Front Page", starring Nathan Lane, "Lucky Guy", starring Tom Hanks and "Golden Boy", starring Tony Shaloub. He's also enjoyed an extensive on-camera career including a role in the recent, critically acclaimed film "Share" by Pippa Bianca, plus "The Cobbler", by Tom McCarthy, "God's Pocket", John Slattery's directorial debut, and "The Mend", by John Magary. Further, he's performed many roles on TV with recurring stints on "Gotham", "The Affair", "Billions" and "Show Me a Hero". He's most recently appeared regularly on the CBS show, "Instinct", starring Alan Cumming. Danny lives in Brooklyn with his wife and 2 young boys.

William Youmans is known for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Mrs. Soffel (1984).

Tamara Tunie was born on 14 March 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Flight (2012), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Snake Eyes (1998). She was previously married to Gregory Generet and Greg Bouquett.

Laura Esterman was born on 12 March 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Addams Family Values (1993), The Doors (1991) and Awakenings (1990).

Maryann Urbano is known for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008), Babygirl (2024) and We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011).

Byron Jennings was born on 21 September 1950. He is an actor, known for Lincoln (2012), The Greatest Showman (2017) and Julie & Julia (2009). He is married to Carolyn McCormick. They have two children.

Tony Campisi is known for Spider-Man 2 (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). He was previously married to Kathy Bates.

Michael Pemberton is known for Bridge of Spies (2015), Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and The Family Stone (2005). He has been married to Andrea since 6 May 2006.

Jamie Gustis was born on 3 May 1972. He is an assistant director, known for Trick (1999), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

Philip Hoffman joined Actors' Equity Association in 1979. He joined SAG and AFTRA in 1981 after moving to New York City, and appeared in his first Broadway show that same year. As of 2021 Philip has 12 Original Broadway cast credits and numerous onscreen appearances including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, HBO's The Plot Against America, Law & Order, Orange Is The New Black and Blue Bloods and Billions.

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Nestor Serrano was born on November 5, 1955, in The Bronx, N.Y. He was born to father, Nestor Serrano and mother Regina Rosario who both arrived from Puerto Rico and consequently met in The Bronx. Nestor worked for The Bank of New York for two years as a computer operator from the age of eighteen and quickly became disillusioned with his prospects in that position. Nestor started his acting career almost thirty-five years ago at Queens College, where he was studying computer science. Joining the drama club was his attempt to meet new people - what he found was a lifelong passion for the performing arts. He soon left College and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theater in Manhattan. Nestor's early acting work was primarily in the theater, including Broadway. It was just a matter of time before Nestor began working more and more in film and television. His first feature film was in The Money Pit with Tom Hanks. Since that time, Nestor has worked in nearly 35 feature films and countless television productions. A native New Yorker, Nestor moved to Los Angeles in 2010. He lives there with his lovely wife, Debbie, and his daughters Amelia and Lucy.

Kevin O'Rourke was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Tacoma, Washington. The fifth of eight children, he left the Pacific Northwest to attend college in Massachusetts in 1974 and has lived on the East Coast ever since. Primarily a stage actor, he has performed in numerous plays in New York City in the last twenty years as well as many television and film projects. Kevin is also busy with commercial, narration and industrial voice over work on both coasts as well as writing and directing projects. He graduated Cum Laude from Williams College in 1978 with an honors degree in Theatre. He is married to educator Edith Thurber. They have two sons and live in the suburbs of New York City.

John Ramsey was born on 26 July 1927 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA. He was an actor, known for Two-Minute Warning (1976), Batman (1966) and Murder at the World Series (1977). He was married to Vivian Hale Norris. He died on 25 January 1990 in Long Beach, California, USA.

Jerome Preston Bates was born on 20 July 1954 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Peeples (2013), Tio Papi (2013) and Musical Chairs (2011).

Mark Lotito is known for Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Wannabe (2015) and Law & Order (1990).

Brennan Brown was born on 23 November 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Focus (2015), State of Play (2009) and I Love You Phillip Morris (2009). He has been married to Jenna Stern since 3 January 1998. They have one child.

Paul Stolarsky was an actor, known for Shortcut to Happiness (2003), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and Law & Order (1990). He died on 7 August 2023 in the USA.

Jenna Lamia is an actress and a writer/producer for film and television. She serves as a Consulting Producer for NBC's Good Girls and is appearing as "Judy Cooper" on SyFy's hit series Resident Alien, which has just been renewed for Season Three. She has a gift for accents and is also a renowned Audio Book narrator and has won the Audie award for best female narrator of the year. Some of her most popular titles include The Shape of Water, The Help, The Secret Life of Bees, and The Girl With The Pearl Earring. In film, she is best known for her work in The Fighter, The Call and The Box. On TV, she was also the Co-Executive Producer of MTV's Awkward., in which she plays the role of Lesley Miller. Other memorable TV roles include Poppy Downes on Strangers with Candy, Carrie Schillinger on OZ, and Siobhan Miller on Law and Order: SVU.

Derek Cecil was born on January 15, 1973 in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from the University of Houston and the American Conservatory's Advanced Theater Training Program in San Francisco, California. He is a founding member of New York's Rude Mechanicals Theater Company and has acted and directed as a member of the company.

Cecil gained national exposure when he starred opposite Mark Ruffalo in UPN's short-lived TV series The Beat (2000). The series dealt with the lives of two uniform police officers in New York City and was from Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) executive producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. Following a recurring role on the Fox series Pasadena (2001), Cecil took on another starring television role with ABC's experimental Push, Nevada (2002). Cecil played IRS agent Jim Prufrock on the show, which offered viewers a cash prize for solving its fictional mystery. Derek Cecil continues to divide his time between theater, television, and film.

Tim Hopper is known for Utopia (2020), School of Rock (2003) and To Die For (1995).