▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁series , ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁actor ▁to ▁director ▁was ▁made ▁easy ▁by ▁Johnson ' s ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁direct ors ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁keeping ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁consistent . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Johnson ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁came o ▁as ▁Lewis ▁in ▁the ▁Law ▁& ▁Order : ▁Special ▁Vict ims ▁Unit ▁episode ▁" W onder land ▁Story " ▁when ▁the ▁squad ▁are ▁at ▁a ▁ret irement ▁party ▁for ▁John ▁M unch ▁( Rich ard ▁Bel zer ). ▁ ▁The ▁W ire ▁Johnson ▁worked ▁on ▁The ▁W ire , ▁re unit ing ▁with ▁writer ▁David ▁Simon . ▁Johnson ▁directed ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode ▁" The ▁Target ", ▁second ▁episode , ▁fifth ▁episode ▁and ▁the ▁series ▁finale . ▁He ▁plays ▁August us ▁Hay nes , ▁the ▁dedicated ▁and ▁principle d ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Sun ▁city ▁des k . ▁ ▁Al pha ▁House ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Johnson ▁star red ▁as ▁Sen . ▁Robert ▁Bet ten court ▁( R - PA ) ▁in ▁Amazon ' s ▁Al pha ▁House , ▁a ▁political ▁comedy ▁written ▁by ▁" Do ones bury " ▁cre ator ▁Gar ry ▁Tru de au . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁John ▁Good man , ▁Johnson ▁plays ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁Republican ▁sen ators ▁living ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill . ▁Johnson ▁also ▁directed ▁the ▁season ▁finale ▁for ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season . ▁Johnson ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁