Mark Harmon to Appear on NCIS: Origins Premiere

Mark Harmon will be there to help introduce the backstory of Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

The actor, 73, who played Gibbs on NCIS from 2003 to 2021, will appear in the next installment of the crime-fighting franchise.

According to TVLine and Deadline, NCIS: Origins Series co-showrunner David J. North revealed during a panel discussion with reporters on Thursday, September 19, that Harmon will make a brief appearance on the series premiere on Monday, October 14, in addition to narrating the series and serving as one of its executive producers.

Mark Harmon, Sean Murray and Emily Wickersham in ‘NCIS’.

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“It was a discussion between Marko, me and [co-showrunner] Gina Monreal. I hope the audience will be excited to see him after so many years,” North said.

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While North did not reveal any additional details about Harmon’s on-screen appearance, he did not rule out the possibility of Harmon appearing in future episodes. “We’re focused on him telling the story from 1991. As for Mark coming back, we’re open to anything,” North said.

The synopsis for the new series explains that it follows a young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years before the events of NCIS.

Austin Stowell at The Metrograph in New York on September 28, 2022.

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“In the series, Gibbs begins his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS office at Camp Pendleton, where he forges his place on the rough-and-tumble team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid),” the synopsis added.

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In an interview with PEOPLE in November 2023, Harmon reflected on his stint on the beloved show and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to balance his work life.

“It was important to be able to make pancakes on a Saturday morning, and there were times when that meant no sleep,” he said. “You just came home, showered and came back downstairs. And yet I look back on it and I’m not short of sleep.”

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“I still missed things. I was working, but I was part of their lives,” he said.

While he admitted there were long days, “working 22 hours,” Harmon added, “I was able to make breakfast on the weekends. I’m not going to complain about any of that.”

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NCIS: Origins premiering Monday, October 14 on CBS.

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