Who Plays Detective Whelan On Law & Order: Organized Crime?

Brent Antonello portrays Detective Jamie Whelan in "Law & Order: Organized Crime." The actor joined the show in 2022 as a main cast member for the third season of the NBC crime drama and has contributed to over a dozen entries. Before he joined the ranks of the Dick Wolf shared TV universe, Antonello broke into the industry in 2010. Since then, he has accumulated a solid number of credits. 

Antonello has appeared on shows like "Pam & Tommy," "Castle," and "S.W.A.T.." The actor has also made an impact on the small screen with a recurring role on the CW series "Dynasty" and as a member of the main cast for two seasons of the VH1 show "Hit the Floor." Out of every endeavor the hard-working performer has taken on, the part of detective Jamie Whelan on "Law & Order: Organized Crime" has quickly become one of his most notable gigs.

Antonello believes he is a perfect fit for the role. "Jamie, to me, is the wild card of the group. I remember talking to producers and we said that he was the golden boy," Antonello said in an interview with CinemaBlend. "I'm a sports guy, and I grew up with sports, especially baseball, and my whole thing when I was reading it was, 'Okay, this guy is the freshman high school baseball player, and he's thrown into the big leagues.'"

Both Whelan and Antonello still have a ways to go in perfecting their respective crafts, and many fans will not want to miss how things play out for either of them down the road.