Ron Carver

Ron Carver
Law & Order character
First appearance	Season 1: "One"
Last appearance	Season 5: "The Good"
Portrayed by	Courtney B. Vance
Time on show	2001–2006
Seasons	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Credited appearances	111 episodes
Succeeded by	Patricia Kent
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Occupation	Assistant District Attorney
Family	Unknown (wife) 1 daughter

Ronald "Ron" Carver is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Courtney B. Vance. He was named after George Washington Carver.

Carver often works in conjunction with detectives Robert Goren, Alexandra Eames, Mike Logan and Carolyn Barek of the Major Case Squad. He graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. As an ADA, his interpretation and prosecution of the law is strict and unyielding, and he has little sympathy for people who break it, regardless of circumstance. This sometimes puts him in conflict with Goren, who has solved some crimes by empathizing with the criminals and has occasionally manipulated investigations so they get more lenient prison sentences than those which Carver wants to impose.

Carver is also frequently in conflict with all the detectives because they tend to rely on hunches and instinct, when he wants more hard evidence. Despite this conflict, however, he has a strong working relationship with both teams. Few things have been revealed about his personal life. He evidently has some experience with religion, as he can recognize and recite Biblical passages. Though he has a wedding ring, the only direct reference he has made to being married was during a particularly twisted investigation; after hearing all the gruesome details, he observed, "This makes me want to go home and kiss my wife". He is pro-life and a fan of classic model cars. While in law school, he also formed a barbershop quartet-style singing group with several of his classmates.

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