Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Facing Demons (Season 20, Episode 16)
TV-14
TV Episode | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Facing Demons (Season 20, Episode 16)

TV-14

TV Episode | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.

Director

Timothy Busfield

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Richard Sweren (written by) | Allison Intrieri (written by)

Producers

Kenneth G. Brown (as Kenneth Brown) | Michael Ciliento | Allison Intrieri | Brianna Yellen

Composer

Mike Post

Cinematographer

Jonathan Herron (as Jon Herron)

Editor

Karen I. Stern (as Karen Stern)

Casting Directors

Philip Huffman | Jonathan Strauss

Production Designer

Dean Taucher

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 21, 2019

Release date

Feb 21, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 51 wins & 182 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 Sergeant Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T) Sergeant Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (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)
Philip Winchester ADA Peter Stone ADA Peter Stone See fewer	Strike Back (2010)
William Sadler Gary Dolan Gary Dolan See fewer	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
P.J. Marshall Leo Berry (as PJ Marshall) Leo Berry (as PJ Marshall) See fewer	Mindhunter (2017)
Selenis Leyva Samantha Morgan Samantha Morgan See fewer	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Jonathan Walker Nathan Fuller Nathan Fuller See fewer	Michael Clayton (2007)
Justin Mark Micah Fuller Micah Fuller See fewer	Gotham (2014)
Jason Cottle Rob Dennison Rob Dennison See fewer	Act of Valor (2012)
Jordon Bolden Billy Ryan Billy Ryan See fewer	The Kill Room (2023)
Dean Winters DA Investigator Brian Cassidy DA Investigator Brian Cassidy See fewer	John Wick (2014)
Sayra Player Amy Fuller Amy Fuller See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jasmine Batchelor Katie Katie See fewer	The Surrogate (IV) (2020)
Lydia Jordan Helen Schiller (as Lydia Grace Jordan) Helen Schiller (as Lydia Grace Jordan) See fewer	Doubt (I) (2008)
Mary E. Hodges Arraignment Judge Anita Wright (as Mary Hodges) Arraignment Judge Anita Wright (as Mary Hodges) See fewer	Carbon Copy (2017)
Barrett Shuler Sgt. Ryan Klypka Sgt. Ryan Klypka See fewer	My Friend's Play (2020)
Sam Morales Felicity Felicity See fewer	FBI (2018)
Billy Wheelan Ted Dennison Ted Dennison See fewer	Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Virginia Preston Madison Madison See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Sammy Voit Young Micah Fuller (as Sammy Mori Voit) Young Micah Fuller (as Sammy Mori Voit) See fewer	Skelly (2024)
Tom Martin Mitch Anderson Mitch Anderson See fewer	The Plot Against America (2020)
Nancy Nagrant Tina Anderson Tina Anderson See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Harry O'Reilly Tom Meyers Tom Meyers See fewer	Reality Bites (1994)
Will Coombs Jason Anderson Jason Anderson See fewer	I Woke Up a Vampire (2023)
Tamya Taylor Sasha Sasha See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)