The cast of Law & Order: SVU just got a little bit bigger. Jamie Gray Hyder, who’s had a recurring role as Det. Kat Azar-Tamin on the longstanding drama, has been promoted to series regular. Hyder, whose credits include True Blood and The Last Ship, confirmed the news on Twitter Tuesday.
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It’s official, folks! Kat Azar-Tamin (and myself) have been upgraded to a series regular on @nbcsvu 🎉✨
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Couldn’t ask for a better boss (on screen & off!) or a better group of people to work w/ every day. Thank you @WolfEnt for trusting me w/ this historic show 🙌🏼 #SVU #SVU21 pic.twitter.com/iAcKk7RdIz— Jamie Gray Hyder (@JGHyder) November 4, 2019
The character made her debut in the current, and historic, 21st season, as a vice cop who helped Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her team take down a media mogul suspected of rape in a sting operation. Azar-Tamin then transferred to SVU and helped on a few more cases. Now, she’ll replace Det. Dominick Carisi (Peter Scanavino), who made the leap to the District Attorney’s office earlier this season.
Law & Order: Special Victim’s Unit airs Thursdays at 10/9c on NBC.