Here's why Danny Pino left 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' and why his personality, Detective Amaro, only lasted four years with the squad.

The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit squad has observed a lot of turnover with its individuals over the years. One of the extra memorable exits was once that of Detective Nick Amaro, who got here on in Season 13 following the unexpected departure of Christopher Meloni, who played Benson's longtime partner Elliot Stabler.

The 16th season of SVU ends with a literal bang — one who involves a court gun combat. When a intercourse trafficker named Johnny D. (who also occurs to be Olivia's adopted son Noah's biological father) attempts to flee during his trial, Amaro tries to forestall him and gets stuck in the crossfire of an ensuing gun fight.

Thankfully, the episode does not finish with Amaro's dying. However, after surviving his attack, the detective shocks the rest of the squad with a statement that he's retiring as a way to move out west to be closer to his youngsters.

But why did actor Danny Pino leave SVU after a relatively brief four-season run? Keep studying for everything you need to know.

Why did Danny Pino's Detective Amaro depart 'SVU'?

According to showrunner Warren Leight, writing Amaro off the show happened as the result of both the personality and the actor. On the one hand, Amaro was in a position where it used to be arduous to justify his professional advancement, and on the different hand, Danny Pino sought after to move on from the display.

From a character standpoint, Warren said, "we had put [Amaro] through a lot. Although his intentions were good, a lot of what he'd gone through ended up putting him in trouble with the brass downtown."

Fans most probably recall some of Amaro's less-than-stellar professional moments all through his tenure with the squad. Some examples that come to mind come with the time he mistakenly shot an unarmed youngster and the time he assaulted an alleged pedophile, simply to name a few.

While a cop could possibly get away with this stuff in the real international, there is a specific code of behavior in the case of a police offer's abuse of energy in the fictional world of SVU. 

After his multiple behavioral incidents, Amaro was at a dead-end with regards to his career. Regardless of his intentions, his habits had caused him to lose any skilled standing amongst his colleagues.

Actor Danny Pino might also have had a hand in his personality being written off the display. After four years of taking part in Detective Amaro, and in the past being on equivalent crimes shows like Cold Case and The Shield, Danny felt it was once time to take a look at his hand at different types of roles.

Depite in need of to go away the display, it was an emotionally difficult departure nonetheless. Warren has described Danny as "a beautiful actor and a beautiful team player," announcing that the creator's room sought after to give Amaro a "hero's exit".

Since his time on SVU, Danny has long gone on to famous person in different award-winning displays like Scandal and the Sons of Anarchy spin-off, Mayans M.C. the place he performs certainly one of the display's villains, Miguel Galindo.

New episodes of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit air Thursdays at 10 p.m. on NBC.

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