What is Fin Tutuola's full first name on SVU?

Fin Tutuola’s full first name on SVU is Odafin. The character is formally identified as Odafin Tutuola and is usually called “Fin” by colleagues and viewers.

Odafin joins the Special Victims Unit in the season-two premiere, “Wrong Is Right,” portrayed by rapper and actor Ice-T. Before transferring to SVU, Fin worked as a narcotics detective, including undercover assignments. His direct, skeptical manner initially contrasts with the approaches of detectives such as John Munch and Olivia Benson, but he gradually becomes one of the unit’s most trusted senior investigators.

The name also carries a cultural reference. The character’s name was inspired partly by Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola; in Yoruba usage, “Odafin” is associated with a lawgiver or establisher of laws. That connection fits a character whose career centers on police work, although the fictional detective is not the author and is not based on him. “Fin” is a nickname, not the character’s complete first name.