Beverly Hills, Calif. ? “Law & Order: Los Angeles” is getting another big-name prosecutor.

Oscar-nominated Terrence Howard is joining the cast of the new NBC drama and will rotate with co-star Alfred Molina as deputy district attorney, series creator Dick Wolf told the Television Critics Association on Friday.

Howard, an Oscar nominee for “Hustle & Flow,” also has appeared in the films “Iron Man,” “Crash” and “Ray.”