Mark Harmon must now share the spotlight with another! The actor who plays Agent Gibbs in NCIS will no longer be the only one portraying the character. The new actor seems to have made quite an impression on some members of the team.
Star of NCIS, Mark Harmon will have to make way for another to play Gibbs. Indeed, for the prequel focused on his character, NCIS: Origins, a younger actor will succeed the one who left the series in season 19. And it’s Austin Stowell, seen in the film The Hating Game, who has been chosen. He appears to have not left some people indifferent… This is what Mark Harmon shares, who participated in Austin Stowell’s audition for the role of young Gibbs. He recalls the reaction of his colleague executive producer Gina Lucita Monreal when the actor presented himself. “I joked that Gina was swooning, but the truth is she really was. She can deny it, but that’s what she did”, the actor told USA TODAY. Moreover, his colleague reportedly stated when Austin Stowell exited the room: “Now, that guy is a star!”. Executive producer David North claims that he was the one who was mesmerized by the young actor.
NCIS: What We Know About the Prequel, NCIS: Origins
The action of NCIS: Origins will take place about 12 years before NCIS, and will follow the young Gibbs as a newly arrived special agent at the Camp Pendleton office. In addition to being the executive producer, Mark Harmon will return to narrate the series. “I feel comfortable in a withdrawn role and let the new actors do the work”, says the actor who states he is “happy to be a part of it”. “I’m a distant element. I’m just there to support”, he emphasizes.
NCIS: What Does the Future Hold for Mark Harmon?
Furthermore, the actor does not know if he will ever return to the original series NCIS, available on Netflix and Prime Video. Mark Harmon has been absent since season 19, and nothing has been announced about a hypothetical return. “I don’t know. It really is about having the feeling of having fulfilled a role”, he believes, adding: “I’ve always let the writers do what they wanted”. The future of the actor as Gibbs is therefore in their hands…
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