<P> Elliot Stabler is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Meloni and one of the lead characters on the NBC police procedural series Law & Order : Special Victims Unit during the first twelve seasons . As a result of Meloni 's sudden departure from the cast at the end of the twelfth season , Stabler abruptly resigns from the police force off - screen during the thirteenth season premiere . </P>
<P> Elliot Stabler is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Meloni and one of the lead characters on the NBC police procedural series Law & Order : Special Victims Unit during the first twelve seasons . As a result of Meloni 's sudden departure from the cast at the end of the twelfth season , Stabler abruptly resigns from the police force off - screen during the thirteenth season premiere . </P>
how did they write detective stabler out of svu
how did they write detective stabler out of svu
Stabler abruptly resigns from the police force off - screen during the thirteenth season premiere
Stabler abruptly resigns from the police force off - screen during the thirteenth season premiere