Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Law & Order: SVU Adds J. Smith-Cameron For Season 28
Law & Order: SVU is adding a new actor for its 28th season.
J. Smith-Cameron will appear several times during the season.
She will play a jury consultant named Gwen Sharpe.
Gwen will work opposite Olivia Benson, played by Mariska Hargitay.
The character will first appear in the season premiere.
The premiere is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at 9 p.m.
ET/PT.
SVU is about detectives who investigate crimes such as sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence.
Smith-Cameron is also known for playing Gerri Kellman on Succession.
J. Smith-Cameron will join Law & Order: SVU in a recurring Season 28 role.
She will play jury consultant Gwen Sharpe opposite Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson.
Smith-Cameron’s character will debut in the Season 28 premiere on Thursday, October 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The series follows New York Police Department Special Victims Unit detectives investigating serious crimes.
Smith-Cameron is known for Succession and will also appear in Seven Sisters and In Our Sweet Way.
- Who
- J. Smith-Cameron, Mariska Hargitay and the Law & Order: SVU cast.
- What
- J. Smith-Cameron has been cast in a recurring role as jury consultant Gwen Sharpe for Season 28.
- When
- Her character will debut Thursday, October 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT; the year is not specified.
- Where
- On Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which follows New York City’s Special Victims Unit.
- Why
- She is being added as a recurring cast member for the upcoming season.
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- 28
- New cast member
- J. Smith-Cameron
- Character
- Gwen Sharpe, a jury consultant
- Premiere
- Thursday, October 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
- Best-known role
- Gerri Kellman on Succession
- Production
- Produced by Universal Television in association with Wolf Entertainment