As Detective Terry Bruno, Kevin Kane is a part of a multi-episode story arc on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 22 that kicked off in early 2023. Kane's first "SVU" appearance, meanwhile, was roughly a decade-and-a-half prior, on Season 9, Episode 14 as a murderer named Scott Ryland. He then appeared in Seasons 13, 17, and 20 as a different character each time, meaning that Detective Bruno is his fifth character on "SVU" alone. In Season 13, he was a cop named Greg Wilcox, in Season 17, he was Major Bowman, and in Season 20, he played a character named Gary Kent.
Scott Ryland wasn't Kane's introduction to the "Law & Order" universe, however. Prior even to his 2008 "SVU" debut, Kane appeared twice on the mainline "Law & Order" series, first in a Season 12 episode that premiered in 2002, and again in 2005 during the show's 16th season. Taking all "Law & Order" appearances into account, then, Kane's 2023 stint as Detective Bruno marks his seventh role overall in "Law & Order" history.
Kane, notably, is a close collaborator with Amy Schumer outside of his recurring "Law & Order" work, which he detailed in-depth in an interview with Spin. Now that he's a recognizable face on "SVU" beyond just a single-episode appearance, it's unlikely "Law & Order" will introduce Kane as a new character moving forward, though a future return as Detective Bruno isn't yet out of the question.
