See Where the NCIS Cast Is Now All These Years Later

Published on March 22, 2023
Everyone wants to think that they’re amazing forensic experts and detectives, and the NCIS shows allowed them to do just that. This long-running television show let you think you could solve all cold cases. The Major Case Response Team had to race against time and solve chilling crimes, and it’s one of the beloved options out there.

Many people related to the TV characters and enjoyed the riveting storylines. Overall, the drama series debuted in 2003 and had many amazing seasons that were shocking and dramatic. There were even many celebrity guest stars and regulars who came and went throughout the show’s lifetime. Here are where your favorite NCIS actors are now.

Dr. Donald Mallard (Ducky) – David McCallum

David McCallum is a veteran actor who plays Ducky Mallard and has been a fan favorite from the beginning. Fans were happy to hear he wasn’t leaving after the show’s 18th season. Overall, McCallum has been acting for a long time and isn’t set to stop yet!

Dr. Donald Mallard (Ducky) - David McCallum

Dr. Donald Mallard (Ducky) – David McCallum

Tobias Fornell – Joe Spano

Joe first appeared in the pilot episode of NCIS and played Tobias Fornell, an FBI agent who often worked with the NCIS team. He then left the FBI and became a private investigator in season 15, returning to the show in season 19 for one episode.

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Tobias Fornell - Joe Spano

Tobias Fornell – Joe Spano

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Cassie Yates – Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor played Cassie Yates for a few episodes and left a great impression on the viewers. However, she had more screen time on Bones, another great television show. Overall, she has wanted to be an actress from the beginning, dropping out of high school to start!

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Cassie Yates - Tamara Taylor

Cassie Yates – Tamara Taylor

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Director Jenny Shepard – Lauren Holly

When Sasha Alexander left NCIS in the second season, Lauren Holly took the director’s role. She admits that she was very bored with the character when it was killed off in 2008. However, she grew a name for herself and landed a role in a Canadian drama series.

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Director Jenny Shepard - Lauren Holly

Director Jenny Shepard – Lauren Holly

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EJ Barrett – Sarah Jane Morris

Sarah is known for her role in Brothers & Sisters, but she’s been in many other movies and television shows. She was EJ Barrett, a Special Agent since 2011, but her future was uncertain when her character was shot and thought dead. Still, the producers brought her back!

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EJ Barrett - Sarah Jane Morris

EJ Barrett – Sarah Jane Morris

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Julia Foster-Yates – Jamie Murray

Jamie is an English actress cast for NCIS in 2009 to play Julia “Jules” Foster-Yates, the ICE agent. Many of the regular members were irritated, so she didn’t last long. However, that role led her to be a guest star on many other popular shows!

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Julia Foster-Yates - Jamie Murray

Julia Foster-Yates – Jamie Murray

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Sarah McGee – Troian Bellisario

Troian started her acting career at 3 years old when she appeared on The Last Rites. Her father was associated with the NCIS show and others, so she acted in those projects and played Sarah McGee, Timothy McGee’s sister. From there, she starred in Pretty Little Liars on ABC.

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Sarah McGee - Troian Bellisario

Sarah McGee – Troian Bellisario

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Stan Burley – Joel Gretsch

Joel Gretsch has been on many TV shows, and his resume is quite impressive. He’s been on JAG, Burn Notice, CSI: Miami, Friends, and many others. Plus, he played Special Agent Stan Burley from 2003 to 2015. Overall, he’s not afraid of the minor roles!

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Stan Burley - Joel Gretsch

Stan Burley – Joel Gretsch

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Kayla Vance – Kirar Muhammad

Kiara started as a child performer in Reebok photoshoots, but she made guest appearances on many other shows. NCIS ended up taking most of her career. Overall, she was in four 2012 episodes and was never seen from again. She’s now a voice actress.

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Kayla Vance - Kirar Muhammad

Kayla Vance – Kirar Muhammad

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Amy Rand – Alicia Coppola

Alicia Coppola started on MTV hosting “Remote Control,” a game show. She moved onto film and television roles after that and guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and CSI. However, she was FBI agent Amy Rand for NCIS: Los Angeles and the original show.

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Amy Rand - Alicia Coppola

Amy Rand – Alicia Coppola

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Abigail Borin – Diane Neal

Diane landed an excellent role on Law & Order: SVU for the fifth season as Assistant D.A. Casey Novak. However, her character was cut short there, and she moved to NCIS to become Abigail Borin. That character and Agent Leroy Gibbs had many similarities within the show.

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Abigail Borin - Diane Neal

Abigail Borin – Diane Neal

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Dr. Samantha Ryan – Jamie Lee Curtis

What hasn’t Jamie Lee Curtis been in! You can find her in many cult classics and Hollywood blockbusters, but she’s also Dr. Samantha Ryan for five NCIS episodes. Some see her as the driving force within the plot. Regardless, she’s always magnificent.

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Dr. Samantha Ryan - Jamie Lee Curtis

Dr. Samantha Ryan – Jamie Lee Curtis

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Henry Reeves – Duane Henry

Duane is a British actor, first appearing on NCIS in the 13th season. This M16 agent was popular enough to be brought back for another season, but he had to get written off the show because producers couldn’t figure out how to move his storyline forward.

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Henry Reeves - Duane Henry

Henry Reeves – Duane Henry

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Carol Wilson – Meredith Eaton

Before she was cast in NCIS, Carol had been in many crime dramas. She was an all-time fan favorite for NCIS and went on to reprise her role in NCIS: New Orleans. Meredith continues acting in television shows and films as a guest star.

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Carol Wilson - Meredith Eaton

Carol Wilson – Meredith Eaton

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Zita David – Cote De Pablo

Cote de Pablo plays Ziva David. This beautiful Chilean actress is the standout character on the show. She was an Israeli Mossad agent who joined the cast in season three and kept on through season 11. Many fans were disappointed that she left. Still, she played in The 33The Dovekeepers, and many other movies.

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Zita David – Cote De Pablo

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Abby Sciuto – Pauley Perrette

Pauley played Abby Sciuto, a forensic scientist, for 15 seasons, becoming a fan favorite almost immediately. They loved her appearance, but she had to leave because she got harassed by Mark Harmon, the show’s lead. She recently announced that she was leaving Hollywood!

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Abby Sciuto - Pauley Perrette

Abby Sciuto – Pauley Perrette

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Leroy Gibbs – Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon played Agent Leroy Gibbs and is the lead of the series. He’s often found helping the younger coworkers. Some say he has a difficult personality, causing Donald Bellisario and Pauley Paulette to leave. The latest news is that he was kicked off, but no one knows for sure.

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Leroy Gibbs – Mark Harmon

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Kensi Blye – Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah

Daniella is a stunning model and actress and started acting as a teen in Portuguese soap operas. Finally, she was cast as Kensi Blye for NCIS: Los Angeles in 2009 and crossed over to Hawaii Five-O. She most recently co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.

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Kensi Blye - Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah

Kensi Blye – Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah

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Jimmy Palmer – Brian Dietzen

Once NCIS premiered, it brought many new faces with it, and one of them was Brian Dietzen, who was cast as Dr. Jimmy Palmer. He finally got promoted to a recurring cast member, and he continues with the show today. However, he has appeared in other films.

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Jimmy Palmer – Brian Dietzen

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Millie Bobby Brown as an Extra

Millie has been in many series and shows from 2013 onwards, including Stranger Things. However, she appeared as a murder victim’s daughter in a guest role on the series. Most people didn’t even realize it because they blinked, and she was gone!

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Millie Bobby Brown as an Extra

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Paula Cassidy – Jessica Steen

Jessica is from Canada and played Paula Cassidy, a special agent, in the first four seasons. However, her character got killed off in Season 4, so she decided to move back home and star in various television dramas there.

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Paula Cassidy – Jessica Steen

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Rivka David – Weronika Rosati

Weronika was quite young when she decided to play the role of Rivka (the mother of Tali David and Ziva). She was only in one episode initially, wearing tons of makeup to help her look older. However, Ziva often had memories of her.

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Rivka David – Weronika Rosati

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Emily Fornell – Juliette Angelo

Juliette has appeared as Emily Fornell on NCIS many times, and she grew up in front of the cameras. Still, she hasn’t been on the show since 2016. However, this young actress has been in many stage productions and movies beforehand.

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Emily Fornell – Juliette Angelo

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Delilah Fielding – Margo Harshman

Margo’s grandmother encouraged her to be in beauty pageants as a young girl, which helped her land a breakthrough role early on. Then, she was part of the NCIS team in 2013 as a wheelchair-bound intelligence analyst who married Timothy McGee.

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Delilah Fielding – Margo Harshman

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Kelly Gibbs – Mary Mouser

Mary was a child performer with an early career that most people crave. She’d been in Monk, Scrubs, CSI, and many others, but she was Kelly Gibbs on NCIS, the main character’s daughter. Now, she’s all grown up and playing meaty roles in television shows.

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Kelly Gibbs – Mary Mouser

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Gerald Jackson – Pancho Demmings

Pancho is an amazing actor who was part of the original NCIS cast, playing Gerald Jackson. However, he left abruptly from being Ducky’s medical examiner assistant and had to get shot and injured to vanish without a trace. No one knows why he left, but he did end up on General Hospital!

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Gerald Jackson – Pancho Demmings

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Jacqueline Sloane – Maria Bello

Maria has been in many films and television shows in the past, but she joined NCIS in 2017 as Dr. Jacqueline Sloane. After four years, she left because she was writing a script for The Woman King. That was her big debut for screenwriting, so hopefully, it pans out!

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Jacqueline Sloane – Maria Bello

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Leon Vance – Rocky Carroll

Rocky is an American director and actor who played the top roles in many television shows. In fact, he’s been part of 300 episodes of NCIS. He played the organization’s Director (Leon Vance). Though he only expected to be in two seasons, he’s made it 15!

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Leon Vance – Rocky Carroll

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Cynthia Summer – Stephanie Mello

Stephanie appeared in Co-Incidence before she joined the NCIS cast and has had a recurring role in Growing Pains, as well. Cynthia is an MTAC tech introduced in the third season, but she became the director’s assistant. Mello chose to leave after season five, never explaining why.

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Cynthia Summer – Stephanie Mello

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Sarah MacKenzie – Catherin Bell

Catherin is a British-American actress who dropped out of high school in her senior year to become a model in Japan. She then starred in various television shows. After being Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, she starred in The Good Witch!

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Sarah MacKenzie – Catherin Bell

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Sandy – Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin is a child performer who appeared in a few NCIS shows where no one knew who she was. Sandy was a visually-challenged young woman. Breslin’s career has taken off, and she’s been in many blockbusters since then!

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Sandy - Abigail Breslin 

Sandy – Abigail Breslin

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Hollis Mann – Susanna Thompson

Susanna started acting in The Book of Daniel back in 2006 and then became an NCIS guest star (one of Gibbs’ love interests). However, her big break happened later when she was on Law & Order: SVU and part of the Star Trek series.

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Hollis Mann – Susanna Thompson

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Zoe Keates – Marisol Nichols

Marisol was a guest star on NCIS, but she didn’t really have to be there because she was already a huge star from Scream IIVegas Vacation, and many others. On NCIS, she was ATF Special Agent Zoe Keates and Anthony D. Dinozzo’s girlfriend.

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Zoe Keates – Marisol Nichols

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Paloma Reynosa – Jacqueline Obradors

Jacqueline Obradors was a guest star for three episodes of NCIS, but she was actually well-known in the industry already. She kept everyone on their toes during production, but her character finally got murdered by her brother.

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Paloma Reynosa - Jacqueline Obradors

Paloma Reynosa – Jacqueline Obradors

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Claudia Black as an Extra

Claudia Black is an Australian artist who started in her home country. She had been in many seasons of Stargate SG-1 and Farscape before showing up on NCIS as a bike-riding narcotics dealer. Now, she’s a voice-over for various projects.

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Claudia Black as an Extra

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Shannon Gibbs – Darby Stanchfield

Darby has been in various films and television shows in the past. Finally, she got cast on NCIS as Gibbs’ deceased wife, Shannon Gibbs. Though she was only in some memories, she was a fan favorite because of her beautiful appearance.

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Shannon Gibbs – Darby Stanchfield

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Tess Monroe – Sarah Clarke

Sarah was already established as 24‘s Nina Myers when she found herself on the NCIS team. Though she was only on one episode, she hinted and teased that it could be recurring. Finally, she moved on to other shows like Covert Affairs and Trust Me.

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Tess Monroe – Sarah Clarke

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Grace Confalone – Laura San Giacomo

Laura has been on NCIS a few times as Dr. Giacomo, but it was a minor character. Overall, she was Gibbs’ confidant. Now, she’s rarely seen on television or in movies, though her favorite projects were Just Shoot Me and Pretty Woman.

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Grace Confalone – Laura San Giacomo

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Joenna Torrence – Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny had a recurring role on NCI as the department official, Joenna Torrence. However, she’s been in many other series, such as The 4400Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and October Road.

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Joenna Torrence – Penny Johnson Jerald

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Penelope Langston – Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin has won awards as a producer, writer, comedian, and actress and has been in the entertainment industry since the 60s. Fans were happy to see her in NCIS in 2011, and she played Timothy McGee’s grandmother.

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Penelope Langston - Lily Tomlin 

Penelope Langston – Lily Tomlin

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