J. Smith-Cameron Joins Law & Order: SVU Season 28 as Gwen Sharpe
J. Smith-Cameron will play jury consultant Gwen Sharpe in Law & Order: SVU season 28, with first-look images debuting via TV Insider.
J. Smith-Cameron has joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for season 28, playing Gwen Sharpe, a jury consultant making her first appearance in the series, according to promotional material reported by TV Insider.
First-look images of Sharpe in the season premiere were revealed through that promotional material. The character is new to the long-running NBC drama.
Early press for the season teased that Captain Olivia Benson, played by Mariska Hargitay, will confide in Sharpe as a peer.
Sharpe's role as a jury consultant marks a new professional dynamic for the series, which has focused on the NYPD's Special Victims Unit since its premiere on September 20, 1999 on NBC.
Christopher Meloni, who originated the role of Elliot Stabler opposite Hargitay's Benson, left the series in 2011.
Quick answers
Who is Gwen Sharpe on Law & Order: SVU?
Gwen Sharpe is a jury consultant played by J. Smith-Cameron, appearing in the series for the first time in season 28.
When does J. Smith-Cameron appear in Law & Order: SVU season 28?
First-look images show her in the season premiere, according to promotional material reported by TV Insider.