Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni met on the set of ... For years, fans wanted their characters, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, to come together romantically, but that never happened.

During auditions, Meloni thought, "Who's the chick with all the energy?" he shared in 2009's The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion book. "I just knew that Mariska was going to be The One.