Mark Harmon is opening up about handing the role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs to Austin Stowell for the upcoming prequel series NCIS: Origins.
The 72-year-old actor appeared alongside Austin and others on the TCA Summer Tour panel for the show on Saturday (July 13) at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.
Executive produced and narrated by Mark, Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years.
In the prequel, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks. Mark talked about taking a step back on the show. Keep reading to find out more… “I’m just pleased to be part of it,” Mark said (via Deadline). “And I’m a distant part of it really because I’m not there to make any big moves or anything.
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