Skeet Ulrich (Photo: Getty Images)

Skeet Ulrich, who played a sheriff on the cult hit ‘Jericho,’ will again don a badge as one of the leads on NBC’s new ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles‘ spin-off.

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Specifically, Ulrich will be playing Detective Rex Winter, a Marine whose policing philosophy was shaped during the Rodney King riots – his second month on the job, says EW.com.

Winter also is married to his yet-to-be-cast former partner.

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‘LOLA,’ as NBC has invited us to dub it, is set to air Wednesdays at 10/9c, leading out of ‘Law & Order: SVU.’ J.J. Abrams’ new ‘Undercovers‘ kicks off the night.

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