J. Smith-Cameron is heading to the courthouse.
The Emmy nominee has joined the upcoming Season 28 of “Law & Order: SVU” in a recurring role. She will play jury consultant Gwen Sharpe, but plot details relating to her character are kept under wraps.
Smith-Cameron is best known for playing Gerri Kellman across four seasons of HBO’s “Succession.” The role earned her nominations for two Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award. She won two SAG Awards for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.
Smith-Cameron will next be seen in “Seven Sisters,” which was recently picked up to series by FX, opposite Elizabeth Olsen and Cristin Milioti. She will also co-star in Jeff Rutherford’s upcoming sophomore feature film, “In Our Sweet Way.” Her TV credits also include “Hacks,” “Elsbeth,” “Murdaugh: A Death in the Family,” “Rectify” and “Waco: The Aftermath.”
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In 2024, Smith-Cameron made her West End debut in the stage production “Juno and the Paycock.” And in 2023 in New York, she starred in “Love Letters” opposite Victor Garber at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
“Law & Order” Season 28 premieres on NBC on Oct. 8 at 9 p.m. The longest-running live-action primetime series in the history of American television stars Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson alongside Ice T, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish, Kevin Kane, Aimé Donna Kelly and Corey Cott.
Dick Wolf is the show’s creator and executive producer. Michele Fazekas, Hargitay, Kenneth Brown, Rebecca McGill, Anastasia Puglisi and Peter Jankowski serve as executive producers. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.
