Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVDemore Barnes has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming 22nd season of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU.Barnes will continue in the role of Deputy Chief Christian Garland, a forthright, analytical and charismatic leader, eager to apply more contemporary principles to the NYPD while navigating its political minefields along with Capt. Benson (Mariska Hargitay).