role as Garsa Fwip on, Jennifer Beals is joining another popular and ever-expanding TV universe,. ET recently confirmed that the actress will next be seen on, the latest spinoff following the return of Christopher Meloni’s character, Det.
Elliot Stabler, as he takes on New York City’s crime syndicates. Beals joins season 2 as the wife of the series’ latest antagonist, drug kingpin and leader of the Marcy organization, Preston Webb (Mykelti Williamson).
While she couldn’t say much about the character itself, she teased that “all of her intentions are very good.”The actress’ casting alongside Williamson follows a string of big names to join the series in villainous turns, including Dylan McDermott as drug cartel owner Richard Wheatley, Ron Cephas Jones as the corrupt Congressman Leon Kilbride, Vinnie Jones as Albanian gangster Albi Briscu, Michael Raymond-James as crime boss Jon Kosta and Robin Lord Taylor as notorious hacker Sebastian McClane.
The role also marks Beals’ return to Dick Wolf’s NBC universe after appearing as Sofia opposite Sam Waterston in a 2007 episode of the original series. “It’s always nice to revisit things,” she says of stepping back into this world, noting that when she first joined it was a chance to work with Waterston again after he played her father in the 2000 film, .
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