Mark Harmon Addresses Potentially Coming Back Full-Time As Gibbs In NCIS

After 4 years, Mark Harmon candidly talks about what it would take for him to return as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS. For almost two decades, the actor was the poster face of the CBS franchise. So when Harmon retired in NCIS season 19, there were understandable concerns about what its future was going to look like. Almost half a decade later, he’s about to come back as a guest for the very first NCIS and NCIS: Origins crossover

Based on the official announcement of Gibbs’ NCIS franchise return, Harmon is only supposed to appear in the NCIS: Origins leg of the special event. For context, he’s also narrating the events of the prequel show, similar to how Jim Parsons did as Sheldon in Young Sheldon. That said, his upcoming stint is the first time his role will be beyond providing the voice-over for the outing.

With that, questions about the chances of Harmon returning full time as Gibbs continue, with the actor addressing it in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight. The actor laughed out loud at the query, but he eventually acknowledged it by saying that “I think they gotta write letters”, referring to a potential fan-led initiative requesting him to return to NCIS full-time.