This story contains spoilers from Law & Order Season 25, Episode 19 (“Accidentally Like a Martyr”).
From action-packed investigations to explosive courtroom showdowns, Law & Order has been serving up an epic milestone season, delivering another grand-slam episode with Season 25’s April 30 episode, “Accidentally Like a Martyr.”
The 2-7’s latest case was a gripping watch after social media star Angela Cole was brutally murdered while heading home from her birthday party. After a tense investigation, A.D.A. Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) and Samantha Maroun (Odelya Halevi) faced a winding courtroom showdown after the defense presented two viable suspects: Angela’s abusive ex-boyfriend and the homicidal online stalker the squad originally arrested. After the stalker’s confession was deemed inadmissible in court, the entire Cole family came under a microscope as the 2-7 lawyers set out to secure justice, which ultimately proved easier said than done.
Law & Order‘s dynamite guest stars never fail to raise the stakes, and the NBC nail-biter’s latest lineup had viewers on the edge of their seats.
Who guest stars in tonight’s Law & Order episode? (April 30, 2026)
Check out a list of some of the most notable guest stars from Law & Order‘s April 30 episode, “Accidentally Like a Martyr,” below:
- Eric Stoltz as Evan Cole
- Kyle Harris as Lucas Peters
- Jack McKinney as Alan Ross
- Zach McGowan as Cash White
- Veronica Falcón as Attorney Victoria Potter
- Alicia Minshew as Sophia Cole
- Annette Berning as Angela Cole
- Angel Desai as Judge Roberta Hines
- William Phelps as Jonas Whilling
- Glen Feinstein as Employee One
- Ari Groover as DJ Rex
- Jordan Alexander as Hip Man
- Darius Wright as Uni One
Kyle Harris as Lucas Peters
Harris guest stars in Law & Order as Angela Cole’s devastated husband, Lucas Peters. It was Lucas who brought up Angela’s father’s nefarious overuse of social media up to the squad, accusing Evan Cole of indirectly causing the murder due to sharing intimate details of Angela’s life online. After a stalker named Alan Ross confessed to the crime, Lucas explosively confronted Evan, blaming his grotesque use of social media for cultivating an insidious online following.
Many know Harris for his scene-stealing role as Cameron Goodkin in the drama series Stitchers. He’s also delivered dynamite guest appearances in hit series like The Carrie Diaries, The Blacklist: Redemption, Grey’s Anatomy, Blue Bloods, and Elsbeth. Harris also stole the show as Eli James in God Friended Me and as Mark in the comedy series High Maintenance.
Eric Stoltz as Evan Cole
Stoltz guest stars as Angela Cole’s father, Evan, who ended up throwing a wrench in the squad’s pursuit of justice. Evan and his wife spent a lot of time on social media, posting hours and hours of intimate details about Angela’s life. After catching wind of a potential secondary suspect — Cash White, who the squad strongly suspected was innocent — Evan agreed to testify for the defense against Cash.
Evan had every reason to believe that Alan Ross was the true assailant, but with Alan’s fixation on Angela rooted in her father’s social media activity, Evan decided to showcase the most desirable story. But Price expertly showcased to the jury that Evan Cole had shared Angela’s location online on the night of the murder, proving that testifying for the defense was simply in his best interests.
Aside from Stoltz’s acclaimed performances in the 1986 drama Mask and Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic Pulp Fiction, he’s also delivered iconic performances in films like Little Women (1994), The Butterfly Effect (2004), and 2011’s Fort McCoy. Stoltz boasts an equally prolific television portfolio, rising to fame in the late ’70s and ’80s with a series of television guest appearances. In recent years, Stoltz has brought several unforgettable recurring characters to life in series like Mad About You, Madam Secretary, Bull, and The Good Fight. Stoltz also previously guest starred in a Season 3 episode of Law & Order: SVU.
Zach McGowan as Cash White
McGowan guest stars on Law & Order as a singer named Cash White, Angela’s ex-boyfriend and a known abuser, who landed on the squad’s radar as a potential suspect. Despite his shady and questionable history with Angela, Cash maintained his innocence, but with enough damning details from his past being leveraged against him, it was up to A.D.A. Nolan Price to prove to the jury that Cash was innocent after he was presented as an alternative suspect. Fortunately for him, a mistrial was announced.
Aside from starring as Captain Charles Vane in the action series Black Sails, many may recognize McGowan as Dogknott in The Boys and its spinoff Gen V, or as Jody Silverman in the Emmy-winning series Shameless, but his resume boasts several other iconic recurring characters.
Some of McGowan’s other notable television projects include playing Anton Ivanov in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and King Roan in The 100, as well as guest-starring in shows like The Rookie: Feds, MacGyver, FBI, and The Walking Dead. McGowan also previously guest-starred in a 2015 episode of Law & Order: SVU. Some of McGowan’s film credits include Dracula Untold, Terminator Salvation, and Robert the Bruce.