Last Additions to Law & Order: Los Angeles - Wanda de Jesus, Regina Hall

The cast is now complete:

NBC's new series Los & Order: Los Angeles has locked in its cast, with one day to spare. CSI: Miami alumna Wanda De Jesus has landed the last regular role on the crime procedural, which starts production on Monday. She will play Lieutenant Arleen Gonzales, the cool and authoritative captain of the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division. De Jesus, managed by Bob McGowan, joins previously cast Skeet Ulrich, Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard, Corey Stoll and Regina Hall, who was locked in Friday. Hall will play DDA Eva Price, a gorgeous and brainy bombshell with a strong sense of moral rectitude. One of Hall’s first acting gigs was a guest spot on New York Undercover co-created by Dick Wolf. She had a co-starring role on Ally McBeal and went on to work mostly in features (Scary Movie, Death At A Funeral). She is repped by ICM and Principato Young.

Molina and Howard will alternate as Deputy D.A.s, while Ulrich and Stoll play Detective Rex Winters and TJ Jaruszalski, respectively.

Terrence Howard to LOLA

This is great news; Howard is a true star. Unfortunately, that also could be complicated once he runs into Dick Wolf's "my way or the highway" take on running the "L&O"s:

Terrence Howard is boarding NBC's upcoming Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Los Angeles, joining Alfred Molina, Skeet Ulrich and Corey Stoll.

Howard will play a new Deputy D.A. who will work alongside Deputy D.A. Morales (Molina). I hear Howard and Molina will be splitting the workload, each appearing roughly in the half of the episodes thus allowing the show to feature big feature names and the actors to stay active in movies.

More here.

Cusick to SVU, Ulrich to LOLA

Law & Order news! Alas, not the mothership ... but here's a bit of info on "SVU" and "LOLA":

'Law & Order: SVU' is already the most popular and critically acclaimed of the vast NBC 'L&O' empire. Did it really need to add the brilliant Henry Ian Cusick to the cast? Maybe its going for "most beautiful" as well.

The former 'Lost' star has signed for at least two episodes for this fall, according to TV Guide. Executive producer Neal Baer says they were looking for someone who is "a sharp, smart leader and very charismatic." Already a fan of 'Lost,' he thought of Cusick.

(more at the link)


Skeet Ulrich ('Scream') will reportedly star in NBC's upcoming legal spinoff 'Law & Order: Los Angeles.' Ulrich will play Rex Winters in the series, an ex-Marine who gained experience during the Rodney King riots. Five additional roles, including Ulrich's co-lead detective, have yet to be cast. (from here)