Dann Florek

Birth Name:

Ezekial Dann Florek

Birth Place:

Flat Rock, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Producer

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Captain Donald Cragen, Donald 'Don' Cragen, Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen

Exclusive: USA, Mariska Hargitay Team Up for an SVU Marathon with a Cause

USA Network, the longtime home to those addictive Law & Order: SVU marathons, is teaming up with series star Mariska Hargitay for a new marathon to raise awareness of and to help stop domestic violence and sexual assault, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. To commemorate National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month, and in partnership with ...

Wed, Apr 23, 2014

Exclusive: USA, Mariska Hargitay Team Up for an SVU Marathon with a Cause

Exclusive: B.D. Wong Will Return to Law & Order: SVU

After saying goodbye to two of its own earlier this season, Law & Order: SVU is welcoming back a familiar face. B.D. Wong, who starred on the NBC drama for nine seasons, will reprise his role as Dr. George Huang in the season's penultimate episode, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. 15 bubble shows: Which will survive? In the episode, titled "Thought Criminal," Huang is...

Wed, Apr 16, 2014

Exclusive: B.D. Wong Will Return to Law & Order: SVU

Law & Order: SVU's Kelli Giddish: Rollins "Hits Rock Bottom"

Detective Amanda Rollins is about to hit her lowest point yet on Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU (9/8c, NBC), and her portrayer, Kelli Giddish, is bracing for the worst. "I've decided I'm not even going to check Twitter during it," Giddish tells TVGuide.com with a laugh. "I want to see how much [the viewers] cheer for Rollins, how much they're disgusted by the things that she actually...

Wed, Mar 12, 2014

Law & Order: SVU's Kelli Giddish: Rollins "Hits Rock Bottom"

Dann Florek Confirms Law & Order: SVU Departure

The SVU squad is losing another longtime member. Dann Florek, who plays Capt. Cragen, is leaving Law & Order: SVU this season after 15 years. "Friday was the last day 4 Cragen/Florek. It was a sweet send off! But he'll live on in syndication land 4 evah," Florek tweeted on Monday. Law & Order: SVU boss on Capt. Cragen's impending retirement Showrunner Warren Leight first told TVGuide.com about...

Tue, Dec 10, 2013

Dann Florek Confirms Law & Order: SVU Departure

Law & Order: SVU Boss on Tackling Anthony Weiner and Cragen's Impending Retirement

This week, both Law & Order: SVU and Scandal will rip from the headlines of the Anthony Weiner firestorm. So is SVU showrunner Warren Leight worried about any possible — ahem — overexposure? "No because we go first," Leight tells TVGuide.com with a laugh. "They're very different shows. This actually gave us a way to explore Barba and where he comes from and his relationship to his youth that he left far behind. So it was a springboard to a deeper story while allowing us to...

Wed, Oct 23, 2013