Mark Harmon is speaking out about casting Austin Stowell as the younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS: Origins, which will debut tonight on CBS.
NCIS: Origins will take place in the early 1990s. The 73-year-old actor portrayed Gibbs on the original NCIS from 2003-2021.
He’ll narrate NCIS: Origins, and make a cameo in the premiere episode. He also is executive producing the series. Keep reading to find out more… “I felt the room jump a little when Austin came in, before he said anything,” Mark said of Austin.
After Austin auditioned, Mark told People, “He walked out and someone said, ‘I’ll just say it, that’s a movie star.’” Mark added, “There was heavy competition there.
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