John Munch

John Munch is played by Richard Belzer

Character's backstory: Det./Sgt. John Munch comes to the Special Victims Unit after taking his pension from the Baltimore Police Department and moving to New York to work on a Sex Crimes Investigation unit.

Occupation: SVU Detective/Sergent

Personality type: He presents a jaded picture to the world, but is a compassionate person, particularly where children are concerned.

Signature look: Tinted glasses, salt-and-pepper hair, and a frown (or sometimes a smirk).

Endearing trait(s): Dry gallows-humor, and a strong streak of romanticism colored by the cynicism that comes from having been divorced several times.

Annoying trait(s): He can "smell a conspiracy at a five-year-old's lemonade stand."

CHARACTER CONNECTIONS

Family members: Father (deceased; suicide), Uncle Andrew (incarcerated for murder), two brothers (one named Bernie, who owns a funeral parlor), cousin Lee (an accountant)

Romance(s): Four ex-wives

Friends: SVU Detectives, Lennie Briscoe

Enemies: The "Man"

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