Maura Tierney Boards ‘Law & Order’ for Season 24

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Law & Order is putting a new cop on the case for its 24th season.

Two-time Emmy nominee Maura Tierney is joining the NBC drama’s ensemble in the fall, playing an NYPD lieutenant. Her casting comes after Camryn Manheim departed the series after three seasons of playing Lt. Kate Dixon.

Tierney is the second new(ish) castmember on the long-running crime procedural; Tony Goldwyn joined L&O midway through last season after the departure of the show’s longest-serving castmember, Sam Waterston.

A two-time Emmy nominee, Tierney has starred in two NBC series previously: NewsRadio from 1995-99 and ER from 1999-2009. She earned her first Emmy nomination for playing Abby Lockhart on ER in 2001. She also has a history, albeit a brief one, with Law & Order, having guest-starred in an episode of the show’s second season in 1991.

Tierney is currently co-starring in Twisters, which tore up the box office in its opening weekend. Her recent credits also include Showtime’s The Affair and Your Honor and The Iron Claw. She is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.

Tierney joins a Law & Order cast that also includes Mehcad Brooks, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi. The show’s 24th season is scheduled to premiere Oct. 3.

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