Jalen Brunson plays detective in dramatic debut on ‘Law & Order: SVU’
The Knicks player appeared alongside Mariska Hargitay in a single scene in the NBC drama’s November 5 episode.
Knicks basketball player Jalen Brunson made his dramatic acting debut in the November 5 episode of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, playing a newly promoted detective who helps Olivia Benson with a case.
The 30-year-old’s brief appearance was limited to one scene with Mariska Hargitay, who plays Benson. His character, Detective Madison, has previously encountered a suspect and passes along information to help Benson obtain a search warrant to arrest that person.
During their exchange, Benson congratulates Madison on his promotion and remarks on seeing him without his uniform. Madison credits his advancement to focusing on his goals and giving his full effort.
Brunson and Hargitay are close friends off-screen. Before the appearance, he had said that landing a part on SVU was a dream of his.
