How NCIS: Origins’ Young Gibbs Will Be Different From Mark Harmon’s Explained By Prequel Star: “There’s Lots Of Firsts”
NCIS: Origins star Austin Stowell has explained what makes his version of the iconic character Leroy Jethro Gibbs different. In the upcoming NCIS: Origins, which is a spinoff prequel show set in 1991, Stowell will play a younger version of the character, who was famously portrayed by Mark Harmon on the first 19 seasons of NCIS. Harmon will be providing narration for the new show, which also stars Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Diany Rodriguez and is set to premiere on CBS as part of the Fall 2024-2025 season.
As part of Entertainment Weekly’s Fall television preview, they shared a quote from Austin Stowell teasing what to expect from his version of Gibbs. According to the actor, his version of the character is “not the guy that the fans are used to.” In addition to being younger, he is “going through a lot of pain” and experiencing “a lot of newness in his life.” Read Stowell’s full quote below:
The Gibbs that we find in our show — it’s not the guy that the fans are used to. This is someone who’s going through a lot of pain. He’s suffered a tremendous tragedy just four months before we pick up this show, and there’s a lot of newness in his life. There’s lots of firsts going on right now.
