Mark Harmon to Appear onNCIS: OriginsPremiere

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Harmon on ‘NCIS’.Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty

Mark Harmonwill be on hand to help introduceLeroy Jethro Gibbs' backstory.

The actor, 73, who portrayed Gibbs onNCISfrom 2003 to 2021, will appear in the next installment of the crime-fighting franchise.

Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, and Emily Wickersham in ‘NCIS’.Adam Taylor/CBS/Getty

Adam Taylor/CBS/Getty

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

While North didn’t reveal any additional details about Harmon’s on-screen appearance, he didn’t rule out the possibility of having Harmon appear in future episodes. “We are focusing on him telling the story of 1991. As far as Mark appearing again, we are open to anything,” North said.

Asynopsisfor the new series explains that it follows a young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years before the events ofNCIS.

Austin Stowell at The Metrograph in New York City on September 28, 2022.Dave Kotinsky/Peacock via Getty

Dave Kotinsky/Peacock via Getty

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In a November 2023 conversation with PEOPLE, Harmon reflected on his tenure on the beloved show and expressedgratitude for its ability to allow him to have a work-life balance.

“It was important to be able to make pancakes on Saturday morning, And there were some times where that meant not sleeping,” he said. “You just came home and took a shower and came back down. And yet I look back at it and I don’t miss the sleep.”

Mark Harmon on ‘NCIS’.Cliff Lipson/CBS Photo Archive via Getty

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

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

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NCIS: Originspremieres on Monday, Oct. 14 on CBS.

source: people.com