{"id":2482350,"date":"2026-06-30T18:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2482350"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:50:58","slug":"mark-harmon-will-be-back-on-screen-as-gibbs-in-ncis-origins-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mark-harmon-will-be-back-on-screen-as-gibbs-in-ncis-origins-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Harmon will be back on screen as Gibbs in \u201cNCIS: Origins\u201d season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mark Harmon will appear in every episode of <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> season 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor will reprise the role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in a &#8220;present-day mystery tied to his &#8217;90s Camp Pendleton days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harmon previously played Gibbs on 18 full seasons of <em>NCIS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mark-harmon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mark Harmon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mark Harmon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mark Harmon<\/a> is heading back into the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ncis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:NCIS;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NCIS&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>NCIS<\/em><\/a> universe in a big way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CBS announced Tuesday that the actor behind Leroy Jethro Gibbs will return in season 3 of the prequel series <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>. Harmon will appear in every episode of the season in a &#8220;present-day mystery tied to his &#8217;90s Camp Pendleton days in an action-packed story that unfolds all season long,&#8221; according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harmon has previously served as the narrator of <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>, which stars Austin Pendleton as a younger version of Gibbs. Harmon also appeared in the series premiere of the prequel show in 2024, and last played Gibbs on screen in an <em>NCIS<\/em>&#8211;<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> crossover event in November 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Mark Harmon on &#8216;NCIS: Origins&#8217;<br \/>Credit: CBS<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harmon debuted as Gibbs in a pair of <em>JAG<\/em> episodes in April 2003 that served as the backdoor pilot for <em>NCIS<\/em>. He then headlined <em>NCIS<\/em> for 18 full seasons on CBS, and exited the show in the fourth episode of season 19 in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, who is also an executive producer of <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>, also played Gibbs in four episodes of the spinoff series <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em> between 2014 and 2018. He also played a comedic version of the character in a 2012 episode of <em>Family Guy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> showrunners <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ncis-origins-creators-answer-burning-season-1-finale-questions-11723735\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/austin-stowell-intense-ncis-and-ncis-origins-crossover-exclusive-11846444\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:previously told Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;previously told Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">previously told <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> about bringing Harmon aboard for his season 2 guest appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In the end, Gina and I just went [to] him and said how important we think this episode is, how cool it is, how different it is that the network&#8217;s never done anything like it, doing a crossover using time. And Mark said, &#8216;Okay, let&#8217;s roll,'&#8221; North said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And the fact that he said yes and wanted to do that, it was just so meaningful and special,&#8221; Monreal added. &#8220;Having worked with him on the mothership, and then to have him come up here and say David&#8217;s words. It just meant the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stowell also told EW that he hung around to watch Harmon step back into the role for the crossover event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Austin Stowell on 'NCIS: Origins'Credit: Sonja Flemming\/CBS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lSfquunG9SffNEvdn_N_6A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/afcd5084c424c3dd4c97b46b5d24066c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Austin Stowell on &#8216;NCIS: Origins&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Sonja Flemming\/CBS<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You better believe I wasn&#8217;t going to miss Mark stepping onto set as Gibbs for what might be the last time,&#8221; the <em>Bridge of Spies<\/em> star said. &#8220;He knew we had been working all day with more coming at us in the morning, so in typical Mark fashion he told me to &#8216;go home and get some sleep.&#8217; I reminded him that a very wise man once told me, &#8216;Sleep is overrated.&#8217; He laughed and said, &#8216;All right\u2026 now get the hell outta here.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em> EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Executive-produced by North, Harmon, Sean Harmon, Michele Greco, and Eric Christian Olsen, season 3 of <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> will air Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on CBS this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mark-harmon-returning-as-gibbs-ncis-origins-season-3-12009961\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key points Mark Harmon will appear in every episode of NCIS: Origins season 3. The actor will reprise the role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in a &#8220;present-day mystery tied to his &#8217;90s Camp Pendleton days.&#8221; Harmon previously played Gibbs on 18 full seasons of NCIS. 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