Watch CCM alum Leigh Ann Larkin on hit CBS TV series ‘Blue Bloods’

Musical Theatre alumna Leigh Ann Larkin wears UC swag in the latest episode of the TV drama

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumna Leigh Ann Larkin, née Wielgus (BFA Musical Theatre, '02) showed off her Cincinnati pride in the latest episode of the CBS television series "Blue Bloods." Larkin has a recurring role as medical examiner Megan Carson on the hit drama and her character appeared in a UC hoodie in the April 3 episode entitled "The Puzzle Palace."

The full episode is available for streaming on CBS' website.

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Leigh Ann Larkin wears a hoodie from the UC Bookstore in the April 3 episode of "Blue Bloods." Photo/CBS Television Studios

Larkin originated her role on "Blue Bloods" in the 2019 episode "My Brother's Keeper." Now in its tenth season, the police procedural drama stars Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg. Larkin made her TV acting debut in a 2008 episode of "Lipstick Jungle" and has since appeared in "The Flight of the Conchords," "Elementary," "The Good Wife" and "NCIS: New Orleans."

In 2008 Larkin made her Broadway debut in the role of Dainty June in “Gypsy.” She also played the role of Petra in the 2009 revival of “A Little Night Music,” starring Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Learn more about Larkin’s current and upcoming projects by visiting her website.


Featured image at the top: Tom Selleck in "Blue Bloods." Photo/CBS Television Studios

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