Diane Neal - wikipedia Diane Neal Diane Neal Neal at the Monte - Carlo Television Festival in June 2012 ( 1976 - 11 - 17 ) November 17, 1976 ( age 41 ) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 2001 -- present Notable credit ( s ) Casey Novak on Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Spouse ( s ) Marcus Fitzgerald ( m. 2005 -- 14 ) Website www.dianeneal.org Diane Neal ( born November 17, 1976 ) is an American actress best known for her role as Casey Novak on Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, which she played from 2003 to 2008, then reprised her role from 2011 to 2012. She has portrayed Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent Abigail Borin in the NCIS franchise since 2009, appearing as an annual special guest star in NCIS since its seventh season, and as a recurring guest star in NCIS : New Orleans. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life Diane Neal in 2008. Neal was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter of Colleen, a math teacher, and Christopher Neal, a federal attorney, the youngest of three sisters. She was raised in Littleton, Colorado and Ohio. Neal graduated high school at 16 and moved to Hawaii to attend college as a pre-major, although she later left school to become a model and travel around the world. Neal started modeling at 18 for Shiseido and Pond 's skin - care ads. She later quit In 1999 and went to study biblical archaeology in Egypt and Israel `` because I wanted to be Indiana Jones really badly. '' Career Neal first appeared in SVU as a guest star, playing a female rapist in the season 3 episode `` Ridicule ''. Neal first appeared as Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the show 's fifth season, replacing Stephanie March, who played Alexandra Cabot. Neal portrayed Novak through the end of season 9, when the character exited the series after being censured by the New York State Bar. In 2011, Neal reprised her role as Novak in the season 12 episode, `` Reparations '', when Novak returned to SVU as their temporary ADA. After that appearance, she became a recurring character in season 13. She was last seen in the episode `` Valentine 's Day ''. Neal said of her return to the series in season 13 to TV Guide, `` It 's back on track to what the original SVU was intended to be, which is about sex crimes and crimes against children, it 's got more of a nitty - gritty feel. '' She says that March 's and her return to the fictional universe of the series provided a familiarity for viewers following original cast member Chris Meloni 's departure. `` I think they should put us in the court room together ! '' she says about March. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Asterix & Obelix : Mission Cleopatra Cleopatra ( voice ) English version 2003 Dracula II : Ascension Elizabeth Blaine Video 2003 Second Born Natasha 2005 Dracula III : Legacy Elizabeth Blaine Video 2007 BelzerVizion Dr. Ryan Short film 2011 Dirty Movie Nancy 2013 Newlyweeds Manny 2013 Mr. Jones The Scholar 2013 Santorini Blue Florist -- `` Flowers of the World '' 2014 After Kat 2014 Warden 's Ransom, AA Warden 's Ransom Warden Samantha Brandt 2015 Emissary, The The Emissary Christine Short film Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Ed Vanessa `` Loyalties '' 2001 Fling Prudence Fisher `` At the End of the Day '' 2001 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Amelia Chase `` Ridicule '' 2002 American Embassy, The The American Embassy Molly `` Pilot '' 2002 Hack Patricia Bennet `` Husbands and Wives '' 2003 Future Tense TV film 2003 -- 2012 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit A.D.A. Casey Novak Main cast 2003 -- 2008, recurring role 2009 -- 2012 2005 Law & Order : Trial by Jury A.D.A. Casey Novak `` Day '' 2008 30 Rock Erin `` Reunion '' 2009 My Fake Fiancé Bonnie TV film White Collar Kimberly Rice `` Front Man '' 2010 -- 2014 NCIS CGIS Special Agent Abigail Borin Recurring role 2012 Gifted Man, AA Gifted Man Attorney Kim Fletcher `` In Case of Complications '' 2012 -- 2014 Suits Allison Holt `` Break Point '', `` Blood in the Water '', `` No Way Out '' 2013 Captain Blackout Daphne TV film 2013 This Magic Moment Helena Harris TV film 2014 Power Cynthia Sheridan Recurring role 2015 NCIS : New Orleans CGIS Special Agent Abigail Borin `` The Abyss '', `` The Walking Dead '', `` Rock - a-Bye Baby '' 2015 Following, The The Following Lisa Campbell `` Demons '', `` A Simple Trade '', `` Dead or Alive '', `` The Reckoning '' 2015 Blue Bloods Kelly Blake `` Hold Outs '' References ^ Jump up to : `` Big D ''. DianeNeal.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2015. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Law & Order : SVU 's Diane Neal - Diane Neal ''. People.com. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Law & Order : SVU 's Diane Neal - Diane Neal ''. People.com. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 23. Jump up ^ Ross, Robyn ( August 9, 2011 ). `` VIDEO : Law & Order : SVU 's Diane Neal Says Season 13 Has a Nitty - Gritty Feel ''. TV Guide. Retrieved October 28, 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diane Neal. Diane Neal on IMDb VIAF : 51430978 LCCN : no2005106180 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diane_Neal&oldid=814837406 '' Categories : 21st - century American actresses American female models American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Colorado Actresses from Alexandria, Virginia People from Littleton, Colorado 1976 births Living people Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Íslenska Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 11 December 2017, at 06 : 05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who played the coast guard investigator on ncis
Answer: Diane Neal