Austin Stowell Lands 'NCIS: Origins' Role as Young Gibbs!

Catch-22‘s Austin Stowell has landed the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on CBS’ new drama NCIS: Origins. The role is the younger version of the role made famous by Mark Harmon on NCIS!

Mark will have a hand in the show as well, as he will act as narrator. He starred on the original NCIS for the first 19 seasons, eventually exiting in 2021.

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Deadline reports that “NCIS: Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Gibbs. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”

The series has been given a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 season.

Three NCIS characters will be featured in the new series.

You may recognize Austin from other projects including Three Women, Keep Breathing, and Bridge of Spies.