Article from CTV, Canada
by Tyrone Warner
New "Law and Order" star Jeremy Sisto tells CTV.ca that while he made a big splash on cable, he has no plan to change his style for network TV.
"As an actor I don't think as much about the difference between cable and network as it is the difference between the genres of shows," says Sisto.
Sisto is best known for his recent portrayal of Billy Chenowith on HBO's "Six Feet Under."
Sisto will play Detective Cyrus Lupo, partner to Detective Ed Green (Jesse Martin) in the 18th season of "Law and Order."
The actor looked to his own step brother, who just became a real-life officer, for some perspective on the role.
"He was telling me last night that he's spent 33 years of his life, you know, kind of avoiding conflict if he can, what you're trained to do when you're young. And now he's gone through a process of having to do the exact opposite," says Sisto.
"When you're in a room and you see this horribly annoying person who's violent and angry and too drunk for anyone and most of us turn the other way and say, you know, let's go to the other side of the room. But it's your job to have to go talk to that person."
Sisto isn't the only new addition this season. Actor Linus Roache joins the series as Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter. Cutter is the new replacement for Jack McCoy (Sam Waterson), who has been promoted since Fred Thompson left the series to pursue a bid for the White House.
Roache and Sisto previously worked together on the series "Kidnapped."
The new season of "Law and Order" debuts on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 with a special two-hour episode starting at 9 p.m. ET.
"Law and Order" has launched two spin-off series; "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," both of which air in Canada on CTV.