Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Genes (Season 18, Episode 13)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Genes (Season 18, Episode 13)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A suspect claims his genetics make him commit rape.

Director

Michael Pressman

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Rick Eid (written by) | Céline C. Robinson (written by) (story editor) | Brianna Yellen (story editor) | Robert Brooks Cohen (story editor)

Producers

Kenneth G. Brown (as Kenneth Brown) | Mark Dragin

Composer

Mike Post

Cinematographer

Michael Green

Editor

Matthew Cassel

Casting Directors

Philip Huffman | Jonathan Strauss

Production Designer

Dean Taucher

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 22, 2017

Release date

Mar 22, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 53 wins & 183 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
27 cast members

Name	Known for
Mariska Hargitay Lieutenant Olivia Benson Lieutenant Olivia Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Kelli Giddish Detective Amanda Rollins Detective Amanda Rollins See fewer	Chase (2010)
Ice-T Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (credit only) (as Ice T) Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (credit only) (as Ice T) See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Peter Scanavino Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr. Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr. See fewer	Frances Ha (2012)
Raúl Esparza ADA Rafael Barba ADA Rafael Barba See fewer	Ferdinand (2017)
Dalton Harrod Will Stein Will Stein See fewer	Second Act (2018)
Michael Torpey Nick Brown Nick Brown See fewer	Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Emily Shaffer Jessica Walcott Jessica Walcott See fewer	FBI (2018)
Alex Hurt Sam Dalton Sam Dalton See fewer	Bonding (2018)
Sean Patrick Reilly Richard Witt Richard Witt See fewer	Billions (2016)
Jared Zirilli Rodney Marsh Rodney Marsh See fewer	Blindspot (2015)
Catherine Wolf Judge Judge See fewer	City on a Hill (2019)
Steve Rosen Public Defender Guthrie Public Defender Guthrie See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Bill Irwin Dr. Peter Lindstrom Dr. Peter Lindstrom See fewer	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Greg Germann Defense Attorney Derek Strauss Defense Attorney Derek Strauss See fewer	Ally McBeal (1997)
Eli Bridges Chris Perry Chris Perry See fewer	Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Christopher Halladay Mark Brown Mark Brown See fewer	Mr. Robot (2015)
Joel Brady Officer Jimmy Nolan Officer Jimmy Nolan See fewer	Men in Black³ (2012)
Lauren Noble Carmen Carmen See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Sara Visser Sarah Perez Sarah Perez See fewer	NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Tanairi Sade Vazquez Kim Espinoza (as Tanairi Vazquez) Kim Espinoza (as Tanairi Vazquez) See fewer	West Side Story (2021)
Mary Elizabeth Kelly Robin Landry Robin Landry See fewer	Master of None (2015)
Rosalind Lilly Allison Buckley Allison Buckley See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jack Nawada-Braunwart Noah Porter Benson Noah Porter Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Clifford Rivera Group Member Group Member See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Gian Shines Astonished Accountant (as Gianluis Rosado) Astonished Accountant (as Gianluis Rosado) See fewer	You vs You (2015)
Edwin Ferrer Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Younger (2015)