Monique Gabriela Curnen could soon be back on the police beat…

The 34-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress, who has starred as a detective on The Unusuals and Lie to Me, has signed on to star on ABC’s untitled Roland Emmerich drama pilot.

German film director, screenwriter, and producer Emmerich will co-write and direct  the project, which centers on Carter (Max Thieriot), an astrophysics grad student in NYC who learns that he is the chosen one to destroy the forces of evil.

Curnen, who has appeared as an FBI agent Fast & Furious will play tough, no-nonsense FBI Agent Tracy Meyers.