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ER Veteran Maura Tierney Joining Law & Order Season 24 as a New Lieutenant
There's a new cop in New York City — and, this time, she's played by ER legend and Twisters star Maura Tierney.
The Law & Order world is about to look slightly different, as famed television and film star Maura Tierney is set to make her way to the NBC procedural.
Tierney, who has achieved critical acclaim for many compelling performances over the past few decades, will join the regular cast for Law & Order Season 24. The casting has generated buzz for what the next season will bring, as she is bound to deliver grit and portray a compelling character that will shake up the squad.
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Find out everything about Maura Tierney and what she'll be bringing to the Law & Order universe.
Who will Maura Tierney play on Law & Order?
Maura Tierney has been cast as a series regular for Season 24 of Law & Order and will will play a lieutenant, TV Line confirmed.
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Tierney's casting follows the exit of Camryn Manheim, who played Lieutenant Kate Dixon, from the series following Season 23.
"I thank Camryn for her three wonderful seasons helping us relaunch Law & Order," Dick Wolf said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "She is a class act, and I wish her nothing but the best for her next chapter."
Tierney is one of several new faces within Law & Order's 27th Precinct.
Not only did Veep's Reid Scott join the squad as Detective Vincent Riley in Season 23, but Law & Order newbie Tony Goldwyn made waves as Manhattan DA Nicholas Baxter following Sam Waterston's farewell to Jack McCoy.
Maura Tierney's Movies and TV Shows
Tierney arrives in Wolf's universe with some experience in procedural thrills — and it's not her first time on the Law & Order set.
Tierney previously guest starred in a 1991 episode of Law & Order, Season 2, Episode 3 ("Aria") as Patti Blaine.
She first achieved widespread attention in the 90s sitcom NewsRadio, where she starred as Lisa Miller alongside Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Vicki Lewis, and Joe Rogan from 1995 through 1999.
A bit of a cosmic coincidence: In addition his Dun Dun dealings, famed Law & Order composer Mike Post also provided the score for NewsRadio.
Tierney secured primetime titan status after being cast as nurse-turned-doctor Abby Lockhart on NBC's long-running medical drama ER in 1999.
From 2014 to 2019, Tierney charmed audiences as Helen Solloway on the mystery drama The Affair, a role that scored her a 2016 Golden Globe Award.
She continued to deliver dynamite guest appearances in whatever television project came her way, like her recurring role as Kelly McPhee in Rescue Me or her 2011 episode of The Office.
Tierney already has a track record of elevating the stakes in legal dramas, and was a certified scene-stealer in the courtroom series The Whole Truth (2010-2013), The Good Wife (2012), and Your Honor (2021), and America Rust (2021-2024)
While well known for her television work, Tierney is also an accomplished film actress. She made her big screen debut in 1991's The Linguini Incident, and later appeared in 90s classics like Primal Fear (1996), Liar Liar (1997), Primary Colors (1998), and Forces of Nature (1999).
She played Rachel Clement in Christopher Nolan's 2002 film Insomnia, starred opposite Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the 2008 comedy Baby Mama, and delivered a compelling performance alongside Steve Carrell in 2018's Beautiful Boy, to spotlight a few highlights from her sprawling film reel.
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Some of Tierney's most recent film credits include playing wrestling family matriarch Doris Von Erich in 2023's The Iron Claw, and appearing in 2024's Twisters as Cathy, a mother of a reinvigorated storm chaser alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos.
Watch the Season 24 premiere of Law & Order on NBC on Thursday, October 3 at 8/7c.
