Shifting from cop to lawyer on the historic series has been a bit scary for the actor, but he welcomes the challenge.
Getting a new role on the same show is not something that happens often for an actor, but this is exactly the case for Peter Scanavino as he shifts from cop to lawyer on“I’m playing the same character, but with a whole new set of circumstances,” says Scanavino as his Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi has moved out the precinct and into the courtroom in his new position as Assistant District Attorney.
Explaining his thought process, Leight says, “To me Carisi is a Staton Island cop who went to law school because he has aspirations, and he wants to make a difference. Both [Rafeal] Barba and [Peter] Stone were formidable D.A.s and here’s Carisi, watching these guys, and then there’s an opening in that office. The natural thing for him to do was to put his name in, and surprise, he got the job.”
Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins, Peter Scanavino as Detective Sonny Carisi, Ice T as Detective Odafin"Fin" Tutuola, Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson -- From Leight’s perspective, Carisi’s now in a sink or swim position. “Well, it’s not like he’s immediately trying cases, but I’ve talked to people about what it’s like that first six months in the D.A.’s office and you’re thrown cases one after another, there’s no supervision, but if you screw up, you're dead.
What he’s not ready to do is give away is how Carisi’s job change will affect his relationship with Detective Rollins. But, he does reveal, “Well, there's one episode in particular where they have a confrontation, and the confrontation is about the case, but there's also this underlying note through it that maybe this is more personal.”2019 NBCUniversal Media, LLC
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