Benson and Stabler nearly kiss on Law and Order SVU Law and Order: Special Victims Unit star Kevin Kane has been promoted to series regular after recurring for two seasons on the hit NBC drama. Kevin has proven to be a fan-favourite ever since his character Detective Terry Bruno was introduced back in season 24. After proving his mettle to Captain Olivia Benson (played by Mariska Hargitay), he’ll now be a permanent member of the New York team going forward.
He first lent a hand during a case in the Bronx before moving his role to Manhattan, where he’ll now stay to investigate more chilling cases around the iconic city. The actor was thrilled to announce the news on his Instagram page, and especially credited Mariska for helping him get a leg up on the series. Law and Order fans exclaim ‘finally’ as SVU favourite promoted to main cast (Image: NBC) Related articles Law and Order fans thrilled as ‘scene-stealing’ TV star added to main cast The Decameron creator admits Netflix comedy isn’t ‘100% historically accurate’ Back in March, he told TVLine: “I feel like [Mariska] kind of put a little heavy hand on the scale when this character came up.
.. “Because a couple years ago, she directed an episode that I was one of the guest leads of.
So, that’s where we really bonded.” In the season 20 episode Mea Culpa, Kevin clearly impressed producers by playing the husband of a woman who accused Peter Stone (Philip Winchester) of rape. Many fans of the hit show clea.