LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- At an audition for the new ABC series "Eyes," creator John McNamara got a jolt when Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon whipped off a free-flowing wig to reveal her own hair pulled back in a bun.
McNamara hadn't even realized she was wearing the wig. "It was just right for the part," he said. "The character's a chameleon ... she has to surprise you."
Not surprisingly, Beauvais-Nilon got the role of Nora Gage, a private investigator at a high-end detective firm functioning on the fringes of the law.
The actress played assistant district attorney Valerie Hayward from 2001-2004 on "NYPD Blue," and was highly recommended to McNamara by series creator Steven Bochco.
Sharply suited with hair drawn back, Hayward manifested stylish efficiency. Gage, when she's not in disguise, also wears her hair pulled back and is described in ABC publicity notes as "ruthlessly efficient."
Beauvais-Nilon is amused that she seems to "get these tough chick roles, telling the boys what to do."
They're against type. "I'm the most non-confrontational person ... this is me," she says, dressed in a vivid orange skirt and white T-shirt, her long, dark hair flowing free.
"Eyes," which also stars Tim Daly as morally ambivalent boss Harlan Judd, debuts Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST.
The challenging time slot is opposite two powerful procedurals -- NBC's "Law & Order" and CBS's "CSI: NY."
"It's only fair, it's exactly what I deserve," McNamara says of his time slot. "I've got to put my money where my mouth is. I've been shooting off my mouth for two years that Americans are ready for a detective procedural that's fun."
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