Jimmy Smits is returning to TV law as a crack legal mind in a new show.
The beloved L.A. Law and NYPD Blue star has signed on to play a top Memphis, Tennessee lawyer in Bluff City Law.
On the show, his character, Elijah Strait, and his daughter take on the most controversial landmark civil rights cases.
His daughter, Sydney Keller, will be played by Caitlin McGee.
As well as starring in legal dramas L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, Smits has also appeared in Outlaw, The West Wing, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, and How to Get Away With Murder.
He won the 1990 Best Actor Emmy for his role as Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, and picked up multiple nominations for that part and for his portrayal of Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue.
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