14 ‘Scream’ Stars Who Appeared in the ‘Law & Order’ Universe
The Law & Order shows and the Scream film series don’t share any casting directors, but somehow, the two screen franchises share a lot of talent!
Anthony Anderson, for example, survived four seasons of Law & Order but barely made it four minutes in Scream 4.
Now, with Scream VI in theaters and slashing through its box-office competition, scroll to see Anderson and other actors who went from the Scream series to the Law & Order universe or vice versa.
Anthony Anderson
Between starring as Detective in Kevin Bernard (right) Law & Order’s original run and reprising the part in the show’s long-delayed 21st season, Anderson took a knife to the head as sheriff’s deputy Anthony Perkins in 2011’s Scream 4.
Rory Culkin
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5 episode “Manic” had Culkin portray school shooter Joe Blaine. And the actor again played a murderous youth in Scream 4, portraying Charlie Walker in the film.
Scott Foley
In 2000’s Scream 3, Foley played film director (and Ghostface alter-ego) Roman Bridger. Nine years later, the actor killed again — so to speak — as murderer Dalton Rindell in the SVU Season 11 episode “Hammered.”
Kyle Gallner
Before playing Ghostface victim Vince Schneider in 2022’s Scream, Gallner guest-starred in two SVUepisodes — including Season 9’s “Impulsive,” in which he took on the role of sex offender Shane Mills (left).
Matt Keeslar
Keeslar guest-starred in both Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent — playing swindler and murderer Dennis Pollock, for example, in the L&O Season 9 episode “Venom.” But he went from onscreen victimizer to victim in Scream 3, in which he played Ghostface target Tom Prinze.
Matthew Lillard
Lillard played Ghostface accomplice Stu Macher in the 1996’s Scream. And in SVU Season 10 installment “Ballerina,” he played bartender-turned-murderer Chet Sulloway.
Heather Matarazzo
Matarazzo, who played Woodsboro resident Martha Meeks in the third and fifth Scream movies, guest-starred in two Law & Order episodes. In the Season 19 episode “Sweetie,” for example, she had the role of Janice Dunlap, an obsessive fan turned killer.
Rose McGowan
As Woodsboro High student Tatum Riley in Scream, McGowan was one of the horror franchise’s earliest casualties. She turned up on SVU a decade and a half later, portraying grifter Cassandra Davina in the Season 12 episode “Bombshell.”
Dylan Minnette
As Wes Hicks, Minette had a bloody role in 2022’s Scream, a decade after the actor played teacher-killer Luca Gabardelli (right) in the SVU Season 13 episode “Learning Curve.”
Marisol Nichols
Nichols had a small part in 1997’s Scream 2, playing Dawnie, a sorority sister of Cici Cooper (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Several years later, she popped up in the SVU Season 5 episode “Mother,” playing A.D.A. Bettina Amador.
Hayden Panettiere
Long before starring as Kirby Reed in the fourth and sixth Scream movies, Panettiere appeared in two SVU episodes — including Season 6’s “Hooked,” in which she played teenaged murderer Angela Agnelli.
Britt Robertson
In Scream 4, Robertson played ill-fated Woodsboro High character Marnie Cooper. And in the Law & Order universe, she appeared on both SVU and Criminal Intent — playing pregnancy-pact member Tina Bernardi in the SVU Season 10 episode “Babes,” for instance.
Kevin Smith
The same year that he made a cameo in character as Silent Bob in Scream 3, Smith had a bit part in Law & Order Season 10 episode “Black, White and Blue,” playing the pivotal role of “Tony’s Wife’s Nephew.”
Skeet Ulrich
Ulrich played O.G. killer Billy Loomis in the original Scream. Then, in 2010, the actor led the cast of the short-lived Law & Order: LA as Detective Rex Winters.
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