List of NCIS characters
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NCIS is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill as a backdoor pilot with the season eight episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" of JAG. The series premiered on September 23, 2003, featuring an ensemble cast, which has included: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Lauren Holly, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, Wilmer Valderrama, Jennifer Esposito, Duane Henry, Maria Bello, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, and Gary Cole.
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| R | Recurring |
| G | Guest |
| Character | Actor | Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ||
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Main | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean Harmon (young) Micah Owens (young) | — | R | — | R | — | R | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Caitlin "Kate" Todd | Sasha Alexander | Main | G | — | G | — | G | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo Jr. | Michael Weatherly | Main | — | G | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Abigail "Abby" Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Main | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard | David McCallum | Main | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Campbell (young) | — | R | — | R | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy "Tim" McGee | Sean Murray | R | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | — | Main | — | G | R | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Shepard | Lauren Holly | — | Main | — | G | — | G | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | — | R | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. James "Jimmy" Palmer | Brian Dietzen | R | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop | Emily Wickersham | — | Main | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas "Nick" Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | — | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexandra "Alex" Quinn | Jennifer Esposito | — | Main | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clayton Reeves | Duane Henry | — | G | Main | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane | Maria Bello | — | Main | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kasie Hines | Diona Reasonover | — | R | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jessica "Jess" Knight | Katrina Law | — | G | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alden Parker | Gary Cole | — | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Actor | Rank/position | Seasons | First episode | Last episode | No. ofepisodes (credited) | Notes | ||
| Regular | Recurring | Guest | |||||||
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | NCIS Supervisory Special Agent / Marine Gunnery Sergeant | 1–19 | "Yankee White" (1.01) | "Great Wide Open" (19.04) | 435 | |||
| Caitlin "Kate" Todd | Sasha Alexander | NCIS Special Agent / Secret Service Special Agent | 1–2 | 3, 8–9, 12 | "The Lost Boys" (12.23) | 51 | |||
| Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo | Michael Weatherly | Senior Special Agent / Baltimore PD Detective | 1–13 | 21 | "The Stories We Leave Behind" (21.02) | 307 | |||
| Abigail "Abby" Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Forensic Specialist | 1–15 | "Two Steps Back" (15.22) | 354 | ||||
| Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner / Profiler / Historian / RAMC Doctor | 1–21 | "Black Sky" (20.22) | 460 | ||||
| Timothy "Tim" McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Special Agent | 2– | 1 | "Sub Rosa" (1.07) | 474 | |||
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | NCIS Special Agent / Mossad Officer | 3–11 | 17 | 3, 16 | "Kill Ari (Part I)" (3.01) | "In the Wind" (17.11) | 194 | |
| Jenny Shepard | Lauren Holly | NCIS Director / NCIS Special Agent | 3–5 | 3 | 9, 12 | "The Lost Boys" (12.23) | 65 | ||
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | NCIS Director / NCIS Assistant Director / NCIS Special Agent | 6– | 5 | "Internal Affairs" (5.14) | 382 | |||
| Dr. James "Jimmy" Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Chief Medical Examiner | 10– | 1–9 | "Split Decision" (1.21) | 390 | |||
| Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop | Emily Wickersham | NCIS Special Agent / NSA Analyst | 11–18 | 11 | "Gut Check" (11.09) | "Rule 91" (18.16) | 172 | ||
| Nicholas "Nick" Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | NCIS Special Agent | 14– | "Rogue" (14.01) | 184 | ||||
| Alexandra "Alex" Quinn | Jennifer Esposito | NCIS Special Agent / NCIS FLETC Trainer | 14 | "Rendezvous" (14.24) | 24 | ||||
| Clayton Reeves | Duane Henry | MI6 Officer / NCIS-MI6 Liaison | 14–15 | 13 | "Dead Letter" (13.23) | "Two Steps Back" (15.22) | 47 | ||
| Dr. Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane | Maria Bello | Psychologist / NCIS Special Agent | 15–18 | 15 | "Skeleton Crew" (15.04) | "True Believer" (18.08) | 73 | ||
| Kasie Hines | Diona Reasonover | Forensic Scientist | 16– | 15 | "One Man's Trash" (15.17) | 139 | |||
| Jessica Knight | Katrina Law | NCIS Special Agent / NCIS React Team Leader | 19– | 18 | "Blown Away" (18.15) | 78 | |||
| Alden Parker | Gary Cole | NCIS Supervisory Special Agent / FBI Special Agent | 19– | 19 | "Nearly Departed" (19.02) | 75 | |||
| R | Recurring |
| G | Guest |
| Actor | Character | Season | Seasons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ||||
| Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nina Foch | Victoria Mallard | — | G | — | 2–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Caroline Lagerfelt | — | G | — | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troian Bellisario | Sarah McGee | — | G | — | G | — | 2, 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Mouser | Kelly Gibbs | — | G | — | G | — | 3–4, 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brenna Radding | — | G | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Schuder | — | G | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mila Brener | — | G | — | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darby Stanchfield | Shannon Gibbs | — | G | — | G | — | G | — | 3, 5–7, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aviva Baumann | — | G | — | G | — | 6–7, 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Heather Scobie | Diane Sterling | — | G | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Melinda McGraw | — | G | — | G | — | 9–12, 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Nouri | Eli David | — | G | — | G | — | 6–8, 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Morrison | — | G | — | 10–11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Waite | Jackson Gibbs | — | G | — | 6–11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Clint Carmichael | — | G | — | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Lander | — | G | — | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rob Norton | — | G | — | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paula Newsome | Jackie Vance | — | G | — | G | — | 6–7, 9–10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khamani Griffin | Jared Vance | — | G | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Akinsola Aribo | — | G | — | 9–11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spence Moore II | — | G | — | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Anne McClain | Kayla Vance | — | G | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiara Muhammad | — | G | — | 9–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naomi Grace | — | G | — | G | — | 15–16, 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Wagner | Anthony DiNozzo Sr. | — | G | — | 7–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Pierce | Breena Palmer | — | G | — | G | — | G | — | G | — | 7, 9, 11–12, 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Wendy Makkena | Rachel Cranston | — | G | — | G | — | 8–9, 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Louis Rivas | Kyle Davis | — | G | — | 9–10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Bamber | Jake Malloy | — | R | G | — | 12–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pilar Holland | Lucia Campbell | — | G | — | G | — | 14, 20–21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Hamilton | Faith Tolliver | — | G | — | 16–17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Xavier McCarthy | Roman Parker | — | G | — | G | — | 19–20, 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NCIS and Navy employees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Dale | Tom Morrow | R | G | — | R | G | — | 1–3, 10–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pancho Demmings | Gerald Jackson | R | — | G | — | 1, 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Labyorteaux | Bud Roberts | G | — | G | — | 1, 14–15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Gretsch | Stan Burley | G | — | G | — | G | — | 1, 9–10, 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jessica Steen | Paula Cassidy | R | G | — | G | — | 1–4, 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Kelleher | Chris Pacci | G | — | G | — | G | — | 1, 8–9, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tamara Taylor | Cassie Yates | — | G | — | 2–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Bellisario | Charles Sterling | — | R | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephanie Mello | Cynthia Sumner | — | R | — | 3–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Muse Watson | Mike Franks | — | G | — | G | — | 3–13, 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Lapira | Michelle Lee | — | R | — | R | — | 4, 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Kelechi Watson | Nikki Jardine | — | R | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan LaPaglia | Brent Langer | — | G | — | 5–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Todd Lowe | Chad Dunham | — | R | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Season 11
- Sasha Alexander appeared in an uncredited voice role in the season eight episode "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." via deleted
- Sasha Alexander appeared in flashbacks within the season 12 episode "House Rules", and during "The Lost Boys" using digi
- David McCallum died in September 2023, with his final appearance being "Black Sky" (20.22). McCallum remains credited fo
- Cote de Pablo is credited as a "Starring" from "Silver War" (3.04) through "Past, Present, and Future" (11.02). In "Kil
- Cote de Pablo is credited as Special Guest Star.
- Lauren Holly is credited as "Starring" from "Frame Up" (3.09) through "Judgment Day (Part II) (5.19). From "Kill Ari" (3
- Lauren Holly appeared in the season eight episode "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." via flashback, and in the season 9 episode
- Lauren Holly appeared in flashbacks within the season 12 episodes "House Rules" and "Check". She also appeared in the ep
- Brian Dietzen was credited as "guest starring" in seasons one through five and "also starring" credits in seasons six th
- Emily Wickersham was credited as "guest starring" from "Gut Check" (11.09) through "Homesick" (11.11) and was promoted t
- Maria Bello was credited as "special guest star" in "Skeleton Crew" (15.04) and was promoted to "starring" from "Fake It
- Gary Cole was credited as "also starring" in "Nearly Departed" (19.02) and was promoted to "starring" in "Road to Nowher
- Ducky Mallard was Medical Examiner during seasons 1–16.
- David McCallum is credited with the 'and' billing in seasons 1–18 and is credited with the 'with' (sharing with Rocky Ca
- Timothy McGee was a Special Agent during Seasons 2–13.
- Ziva David was a Mossad Officer during Seasons 3–6.
- Leon Vance was Assistant Director during season 5.
- Rocky Carroll is credited with the 'with' billing.
- Jimmy Palmer was Assistant Medical Examiner during seasons 1–14.
- Gary Cole is credited with the 'and' billing
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