Why did Brent Antonello leave Law and Order?
BRENT Antonello has left Law and Order after a year on two versions of the show.
But who is Antonello and why did he quit? Here you will find everything you need to know. Contains spoilers for Law and Order: Organized Crime Season 3.
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Who is Brent Antonello?
Brent Antonello is an actor best known for his roles in TV drama series.
He was born on August 25, 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Before joining Law and Order, his credits included playing Jude Kinkade on two seasons of sports drama Hit the Floor (2014–18) and Hank Sullivan on two seasons of Dynasty (2018–19).
He also has some crime fiction experience, appearing on an episode of SWAT in 2017.
Who did Brent Antonello play in Law and Order?
Antonello joined the cast of the NBC hit Law and Order: Organized Crime in 2022.
The show is a spin-off of the original Law and Order series and part of the multi-program franchise.
In it, Antonello played Detective Jamie Whelan, an NYPD detective with the Manhattan Organized Crime Control Bureau.
Whelan was the partner of Christopher Meloni’s character Elliot Stabler in the third season.
He replaced outgoing characters Victoria Cho and Carlos Maldonando.
The character also had a criminal past as a street racer before changing his life and joining the police.
The actor also appeared in a crossover with Law and Order: Special Victims Unit in 2023.
This was his final episode as a cast member when Whelan was killed after being shot while chasing a suspect.
Why did Brent Antonello leave Law and Order?
As of May 2023, it’s not known why Antonello left the series, and the star herself hasn’t publicly commented on the situation.
It has been speculated that his contract simply expired, or that his character was killed off for narrative reasons.
Antonello is listed in the cast of the upcoming series Citizen Soldiers.
Accordingly IMDBThe program focuses on a US infantry division in Luxembourg in the run-up to the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Antonello will play Private First Class Fazio.