Pasdar will have a recurring role as Doug McClaren, an assistant district attorney who argues cases before Judge Amy Gray (Amy Brenneman). He'll first show up in the season premiere, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23, in which he prosecutes a capital murder case.

"Judging Amy," which is entering its fifth season, has quietly become one of the higher-rated dramas on TV. It averaged about 13 million viewers a week last season, placing it in the top 30 in the overall Nielsen rankings and ninth among dramas.

In addition to the well-received but short-lived "Profit," Pasdar has starred in the NBC/PAX series "Mysterious Ways" and, most recently, the Lifetime movie "Crossing the Line."