MICHAELA McMANUS
Law & Order: SVU (Tuesdays, 10 p.m., NBC)
WHERE YOU'VE SEEN HER: She played Lindsey Strauss, Lucas' book editor and former fiancé, on One Tree Hill.
WHY SHE'LL BREAK OUT: The newcomer went from a recurring role on One Tree Hill to a lead gig on NBC's venerable legal franchise, so she's clearly turned some heads in the industry. SVU exec producer Neal Baer is ready to put McManus to work as ADA Kim Greylek: ''She's out of the violence-against-women branch of the federal government, so she's not really tried cases in a while. She's immediately thrown into the trenches.''