Jamie Gray Hyder, Demore Barnes are leaving 'Law & Order: SVU'

Jamie Gray Hyder is leaving "Law & Order: SVU." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Ice-T performs at the 36th annual MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J. in 2019. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Kelli Giddish arrives at the 2018 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Jamie Gray Hyder attends Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con Bash held at Float, Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Mariska Hargitay arrives for the premiere of "Pan" in 2015 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Jamie Gray Hyder and Demore Barnes are leaving NBC's Law & Order: SVU.

Hyder plays LGBTQ+ New York Police Officer Kat Tamin and Barnes plays Deputy Chief Christian Garland. They both joined the cast in Season 21.

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EW and Deadline reported the actors will exit in the show's two-hour, Season 23 premiere, but NBC has not publicly commented on the news.

Hyder confirmed the reports on social media Friday.

"The decision was made above my pay grade, and wouldn't have been my choice, but hey -- that's show biz for ya," she wrote. "To anyone who felt represented by any part of Kat's being or mission, please know that you will always have representation in me."

SVU is the longest-running, live-action prime-time series in TV history. It has already been renewed through Season 24. Season 23 kicks off on Sept. 23.

The ensemble includes Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino and Kelli Giddish.