Though his time on the show was brief (he left after Season 20), Winchester's portrayal of the facts-obsessed assistant prosecutor was a driving force of the show during his run. She is looking forward to new opportunities and she will be missed," a spokesperson for the show said at the time.However, TV Guide reported Neal told the crew she was fired, but she didn't confirm. Leaving It To Beau. She only appeared in season 10 and departed between seasons 10 and 11. Last Appearance #SVU #BensonTested, I'm really hoping that this all a misunderstanding with Cassidy because that's my dude #SVU, Ooooo Cassidy what did you do?! Dann Florek portrayed Captain Donald Cragen, the tough yet compassionate leader of the Special Victims Unit on Law and Order: SVU from 1999 to 2015 when his character retired from the NYPD. Cassidy makes a real effort to learn from the other members of the precinct, but he also creates friction between him and his colleagues. Cassidy was molested as a child and when his father had learned he flew into a rage and attacked the abuser. Cassidy survives and awakens in the hospital, where Benson tells him she is not the same person she was when they first worked together, and kisses him.[3]. "Ooooo Cassidy what did you do?!" Brian Cassidy, started as Munchs partner and left after season 1 before returning for an undercover assignment in season 13. Characters on all of Dick Wolf's crime shows have bounced around from series to series, and that was very much the case for Philip Winchester's Assistant District Attorney Peter Stone who jumped from Chicago P.D., Chicago Medical, Chicago Justice to Law and Order: SVU in the show's 19th season. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the long-running veteran of the Law & Order franchise and over the years has seen its fair share of actors come and go. Law and Order SVU 24x19 Promo "Bend the Law" (HD) Tony winner Betty Buckley who starred in the title role of the national tour of the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly . She appeared on Dietland, Better Call Saul and Black Earth Rising before playing Genevieve on Almost Family beginning in 2019. In 2017, the actress played Emma in Who We Are Now and two years later star starred in The Social Ones, which she also co executive produced.