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Chimera (NCIS)
The fifth season of the police procedural drama ''NCIS'' premiered on September 25, 2007, and marks the end of Donald P. Bellisario's involvement as show runner. (subscription required) The new showrunner, starting from this season, is Shane Brennan. It concludes the La Grenouille storyline which ended with a cliffhanger in season four's finale, " Angel of Death". This season also includes the show 100th episode, and reveals more background information about Gibbs. The Writers Guild strike limited episode production and the DVD set had five discs instead of six. The season ended with its 19th episode on May 20, 2008; the strike-caused gap is between episodes 11 and 12. The season ended with a two-part season finale called "Judgment Day". The season featured the departure of recurring characters Colonel Hollis Mann and Jeanne Benoit, as well as the death of Jenny Shepard, one of the main characters. From this season on, the opening sequence was shortened to 30 seconds instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harmon
Thomas Mark Harmon (born September 2, 1951) is an American actor, writer, producer, television director and former American football, football player. He is best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS''. He has appeared in a wide variety of television roles since the early 1970s, including as Dr. Robert Caldwell on ''St. Elsewhere'', Detective Dicky Cobb on ''Reasonable Doubts'', and Dr. Jack McNeil on ''Chicago Hope''. He also starred in such films as ''Summer School (1987 film), Summer School'', ''Prince of Bel Air'', ''Stealing Home'', ''Wyatt Earp (film), Wyatt Earp'', ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Crossfire Trail'', ''Local Boys'', ''Freaky Friday (2003 film), Freaky Friday'', and ''Chasing Liberty''. Harmon played United States Secret Service, Secret Service special agent Simon Donovan in a four-episode story arc in ''The West Wing'' in 2002, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (born November 21, 1954) is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series '' NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon in the original series and by Austin Stowell in the prequel series '' NCIS: Origins''. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Gibbs is the most accomplished marksman on the team and the most skilled at handling violent standoffs; he depends on his other agents heavily for technical forensics and background checks. He is patient but firm with his team and has little patience for bureaucracy; he commands most other main characters—including his current staff Timothy McGee, Nick Torres and, briefly, Jessica Knight and previous staff Caitlin Todd (killed in the line of duty), Anthony DiNozzo (left to look after his newly found daughter), Ziva David (presumed as killed after leaving NCIS; later revealed to have gone into hiding), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottie Thompson (actress)
Scottie Thompson is an American actress. She is best known as Michael Weatherly's character's girlfriend Jeanne Benoit in '' NCIS''. Early life From an early age, Thompson began to learn ballet, jazz, and modern dance. She danced with the Richmond Ballet for many years, took a year off after graduating to dance with the company, and then went on to study for a degree in performance studies and literature at Harvard University. Thompson started dancing with the Harvard Ballet Company and acted in many theater productions. She was the publicity manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003, worked for Let's Go Travel Guides, and was credited as associate editor for the travel book ''Let's Go: Vietnam''. Career After graduating, Thompson landed her first role in the television show '' Brotherhood'' (2006) opposite Jason Isaacs. She then guest-starred in several television shows before landing a recurring role on the CBS show ''NCIS'' (2006–2007) as Dr. Jeanne Benoit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muse Watson
Muse Watson Gravel (born Robert Gravel; July 20, 1948), commonly known as Muse Watson, is an American actor. He is notable for his recurring roles of Mike Franks on ''NCIS'' and Charles Westmoreland / D.B. Cooper in ''Prison Break'', and film roles as Hank Corrigan in '' Something to Talk About'', and Ben Willis, the killer in '' I Know What You Did Last Summer'' and '' I Still Know What You Did Last Summer''. Early life Watson was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. His father died when he was five years old, and Watson and his three siblings were raised by their mother and maternal grandfather. Watson said his grandfather had a big influence on him, and after finding out that Robert Gravel was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild, he legally changed his name to Muse Watson Gravel, in honor of his grandfather. Watson graduated from Bolton High School in 1966, and then attended Louisiana Tech for two years on a music scholarship. After leaving Louisiana Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darby Stanchfield
Darby Leigh Stanchfield (born April 29, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Whelan in the ABC political drama series ''Scandal'' (2012–2018). Stanchfield is also known for roles as April Green in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama series ''Jericho'' (2006–07), and as Helen Bishop in the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–08). In 2020, she began starring as Nina Locke in the Netflix fantasy horror series '' Locke & Key''. Early life Stanchfield was born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska, where her father was a commercial fisherman. She later moved to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, and finally Mercer Island, near Seattle. She attended the University of Puget Sound, graduating in 1993 with a degree in Communications and a minor in theater. She graduated from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Career 2000—2011 Stanchfield began her career in theater, and made her television debut in an episode of CBS crime drama, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dietzen
Brian Dietzen (born November 14, 1977) is an American television actor who has played the supporting role of List of NCIS characters#Jimmy Palmer, Dr. Jimmy Palmer on ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' since 2004. In 2012, he was promoted to a series regular at the beginning of the show's NCIS (season 10), tenth season. Early life Dietzen moved to Colorado when he was young. He first started acting in elementary school plays. Later, he studied theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado at Boulder's Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Career Dietzen has appeared in productions of ''Equus (play), Equus'' and ''Waiting for Godot'' and joined The Colorado Shakespeare Festival for two years. He was cast in The WB series ''My Guide to Becoming a Rockstar''. The part was a series regular as the drummer of the group. He later teamed up with John Riggi for a two-man show with Steve Rudnick called ''The Oldest Man in Show Biz''. He performed in the film ''From Justin to Kelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Spano
Joseph Peter Spano (born July 7, 1946) is an American actor known best for his roles as Lt. Henry Goldblume on ''Hill Street Blues'' and FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell on '' NCIS''. He also voiced the Chuck E. Cheese (at the time Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre) character, Pasqually the Chef, from 1977 to 1983. Career Spano was a member of the San Francisco improvisation group The Wing, and in college debuted as Paris in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1967. In 1968, he helped found the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, acting in its first production, and stayed with the company for ten years. He relocated to Hollywood during the late 1970s, obtaining guest roles for television and minor roles in ''American Graffiti'' (1973) and '' The Enforcer'' (1976). In ''Hill Street Blues'' he played Henry Goldblume during the entire seven-year run of the series, first as a detective sergeant, later as a lieutenant. Goldblume was one of Hill Street precinct captain Frank Furill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy McGee
Timothy Farragut "Tim" McGee () is a fictional character from the CBS television series ''NCIS'', portrayed by Sean Murray. McGee specializes in cybersecurity and computer crime, and is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Murray appeared as a guest star in eight episodes of the first season of ''NCIS.'' In season two, he joined the main cast, and was added to the opening credits. In season 20, McGee became the show's lead character. Background McGee was born in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 13, 1978, to an Irish American family. He spent his childhood in Alameda, California, as his father was a naval officer stationed there. His parents bought him his first car, a 1984 Camaro Z28 five-speed, the day he turned 16. McGee crashed into a bus while trying to figure out how to use the windshield wipers. He got a student pass the day he got out of traction. He earned a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Sciuto
Abigail Beethoven "Abby \ Abbs" Sciuto is a fictional character from the American television series '' NCIS''. She is portrayed by Pauley Perrette; in the season 10 episode "Hit and Run," a young Abby was played by Brighton Sharbino in flashbacks. The character of Abby was introduced in the episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" of the television show '' JAG'' (which together served as the backdoor pilot for ''NCIS''), and up until May 2018 appeared in every episode of ''NCIS,'' in addition to being featured on the show's spin-offs, '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (two episodes) and '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (two episodes). The role made Perrette one of 2011's most popular actresses on U.S. primetime television, according to Q Score. Abigail is a forensic scientist at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service headquarters at the Washington Navy Yard, with expertise in ballistics, digital forensics, and DNA analysis. In the first episode of the seventh season, "Truth or Consequences", DiNoz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziva David
Ziva David (; Hebrew: זיוה דוד, , feminine form of Ziv: "Radiance"; birth date November 12, 1982, Beersheba in the Negev desert of southern Israel). She was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel. is a fictional character from the CBS television series ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'', portrayed by actress Cote de Pablo. Ziva first appeared in the NCIS season 3, season 3 premiere episode, "Kill Ari, Kill Ari (Part 1)", and became a regular cast member from the episode "List of NCIS episodes#ep50, Silver War". She replaced Caitlin Todd, Caitlin "Kate" Todd (Sasha Alexander), who was killed at the hands of Ziva's half-brother, List of NCIS characters#Ari Haswari, Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin), in the season 2 finale. Following the onscreen death of the character's father in season 10, Gabi Coccio recurrently portrayed a young Ziva in Flashback (narrative), flashbacks. Ziva is introduced to the show as an Israeli citizen, an agent of the Kidon, Kidon unit of the Mossad, a daughter of List of NCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony DiNozzo
Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo, Jr.Season 3, Episode 9 "Frame Up" is a fictional character from the CBS TV series '' NCIS'' portrayed by American actor Michael Weatherly. Created by producer Donald P. Bellisario, he appears as a series regular in the first 13 seasons before departing in the season 13 finale "Family First". He has also made guest appearances in the spin-offs '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' and '' NCIS: New Orleans''. The character initially drew mixed reception, often criticized for his male chauvinism. Audience reception had improved after Weatherly decided to tone down that aspect of his portrayal, and afterwards the character was better received, but critics remained polarized on the character's "goofball personality". By 2011, Weatherly was listed among the top-10 most-popular actors on primetime television due to his portrayal of DiNozzo, according to Q Score. In January 2016, Weatherly and CBS confirmed that season thirteen would be DiNozzo's last as a series regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Carroll
Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll (born July 8, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles as Joey Emerson on the Fox comedy-drama '' Roc'' (1991–94), as Dr. Keith Wilkes on the CBS medical drama '' Chicago Hope'', and as NCIS Director Leon Vance on the CBS drama ''NCIS'' and its spin-offs ''Los Angeles'' and ''New Orleans''. He also played a supporting role in the 1995 thriller film '' Crimson Tide''. Early life Carroll was born Roscoe Carroll in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 8, 1963. His acting career is rooted in the theater. In 1981, Carroll graduated from the famed School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati Ohio, in the Cincinnati Public School District. Determined to further his knowledge of acting, he attended The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, where he graduated with a B.F.A. degree. Carroll would later receive an honorary degree from his alma mater in 2009. After graduating, Carroll decided to test the water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
