Known for his role as Noah Benson, the young actor told Parade what it’s like working with Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, and Ice-T.

Ryan Buggle, the actor who portrays ‘s Noah Porter Benson, is only getting started when it comes to his big career on screen, but so far, it’s been so good.

spoke with the actor shortly after the Season 24 midseason premiere, and he gave us the low-down on his relationships with his co-stars, including his

 mom  , whom he referred to as his “second mother,” and how it feels to work alongside such revered talent at such a young age. 

Buggle, who joined the show in 2017 and only , described rather idyllic conditions on set, where he’s been able to form a close bond with his cast mates in an inspiring environment as he learns from some of the best in the showbiz.

“[The]  [cast] is basically my  because I’ve been on there for half of my

,” Buggle said fondly, later recalling the bittersweet sadness he felt after announced  and gushing about an iconic scene he filmed with   that had the two driving around in a cop car: “He’s the chillest dude ever.” 

earned an honorable shoutout as well for “being the funniest and sweetest,” making Buggle laugh through some of the series’ most difficult scenes, “We’ll be filming, and Chris will just be doing splits out of nowhere,” he giggled.