I know Jennifer Beals and Denis Leary were recently added to the cast. Have you worked with them yet, and what do you hope they bring to the show?

I have not worked with them yet. I've been so excited that they've joined though because I've heard nothing but great things. I was excited to sit down in the makeup chair and have our makeup artists be like, "Oh, and by the way, they're great. Denis is, oh my God, he's such a standup guy." It never gets old when the people who are involved in the show are saying good things about the people who are joining the cast. Our show, in general, has been profoundly lucky in the sense that everyone who comes and works on it is aware that it's a labor of love, and is committed and excited, and are good people to the core. I'm super excited about the prospect of working with them eventually, if that ever happens.

How was it filming the "Law & Order: SVU" crossover event at the end of 2021? Did anything about the experience change how you approached your character or your acting style or anything?

I had so much fun on the "SVU" set. It was one of the first times that I got to work with actors who were a little bit closer in age to me, so it was nice to be around people who, when the cameras weren't rolling, I was joking around with and constantly having fun and chatting about life, even though I was supposed to be pursuing them as a cop.

It was also great because I worked with Taylor Trensch on that episode very briefly, we had a couple of days together. When we were sitting and chatting at one point, I looked at him and said, "I think you were in the first ever Broadway show that I went to." And he goes, "Oh, really?" Because I had gone to see "Wicked" when I was in maybe the eighth grade, and he was playing Boq at the time, and I still have the Playbill. He was like, "Oh man, it was your first Broadway show? It was my first Broadway show too!" And then we were on "SVU" together, which was this super cool, full-circle New York moment.

Other than that, "SVU" was great because it was also the first time that I got to hang out with and work with these actors, these characters, who I have been watching on TV for so long. It was the most insane, crazy day — and also the most fun. I love Mariska. I was so excited to get to be a part of that universe, even for a little bit.