Christopher Meloni Reveals His Favorite 'SVU' Scene Alongside Mariska Hargitay
justjared.comChristopher Meloni is reflecting on his time alongside Mariska Hargitay. The actor, who spent 12 seasons on Law & Order: SVU as the Elliot Stabler alongside Mariska as Olivia Benson, recently spoke out about his favorite scene that the two shared. Keep reading to find out more… “My favorite Law & Order: Special Victims Unit scene featuring myself and Mariska Hargitay was when Lou Diamond Phillips had a gun to my head, and Stabler told Benson to take the shot,” he told Us Weekly, referring to the Season 7 episode, “Fault.” “We were bound to each other in that moment as people and characters,” he said of the intense scene. “And I think Mariska was eight months pregnant at the time, so it’s a moment I find particularly special.” The actress was expecting her eldest child, August, while filming the episode. Christopher would go on to depart the show due to failed contract negotiations in 2011.
He returned to the franchise in 2021 to lead his own spinoff show, Organized Crime. Find out what viewers picked as the 10 best episodes of SVU!
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