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Sam Waterstonis exitingLaw & Order, and an actor with presidential bona fides is joining the series moving forward.
NBC announced on Friday thatScandalalumTony Goldwynwill be joining the long-running crime drama as its beloved star steps away from the series after 30 years and more than 400 episodes in character.
Waterston, 83, portrayed iconic District Attorney Jack McCoy from the NBC procedural’s fifths season in 1994 through its initial cancellation in 2010. His final episode will air on Feb. 22.
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During his tenure as DA McCoy, Waterston won aSAG Awardand was acknowledged with multipleEmmyandGolden Globe Awardnominations.
Sam Waterston on Law & Order in 1996.Jessica Burstein/NBCU
Goldwyn, 63, will be joiningLaw & Orderas an as-yet-unnamed District Attorney alongside series regularsHugh Dancy,Camryn Manheim,Odelya Halevi,Mehcad BrooksandReid Scott.
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Goldwyn is best known for playing President Fitzgerald Grant onScandaloppositeKerry Washington2012 to 2018.
Goldwyn is also an accomplished director, having helmedA Walk on the Moon,The Last Kiss,Someone Like You,Convictionand the upcoming featureEzra.
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Law & Orderairs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
