Sam Waterston is stepping down as District Attorney Jack McCoy on the NBC drama “Law & Order.” His last episode will air on February 22.
Waterston, who has appeared in more than 400 episodes, joined the show in season four in 1994 and returned in 2022. He won a SAG Award for the role and was multi-nominated for both an Emmy® and Golden Globe Award.
“Law & Order” stars Sam Waterston, Hugh Dancy, Camryn Manheim, Odelya Halevi, Mehcad Brooks and Reid Scott.
Dick Wolf is the creator and executive producer. Rick Eid, Pamela Wechsler, Alex Hall, Arthur Forney and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.
“Law & Order” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.
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