The most starstruck moment of my life was when I did 12 Monkeys and met Terry Gilliam, who was my hero from his movie Brazil, and, obviously, from his Monty Python days. I almost started crying while I was talking to him, letting him know how meaningful Brazil was to me.

Meloni began starring on SVU when the show launched in 1999. He had a main role in the cast through the 12th season, and returned in a recurring capacity starting in Season 22. He also began starring in the spinoff series Law & Order: Organized Crime in 2021.

Christopher Meloni shares 25 personal facts exclusively with Us Weekly, including his favorite ‘Law and Order: SVU’ scene

Special Victims Unit fashion, one of Christopher Meloni’s favorite scenes is quite harrowing — but also has a sentimental silver lining. Meloni, who spent 12 seasons as the Elliot Stabler to Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson,

Christopher Meloni has appeared in 283 episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit over the years alongside series lead Mariska Hargitay, but there is one scene that stands out to him as the most memorable.