The character of Tobias Fornell (performed by Joe Spano) was a part of the very first episode of NCIS, however and not using a historical past with any of the staff then. That was retconned as Spano saved showing, with Fornell and Mark Harmon‘s Gibbs ending up going means again. And so the prequel, NCIS: Origins, has a wealthy historical past with which to play with Austin Stowell‘s Gibbs and the younger Fornell (Lucas Dixon), who has now been launched. (It’s a relationship Stowell desires to discover.)
Dixon appeared in Episode 6 when Franks (Kyle Schmid) and Wheeler (Patrick Fischler) met with an FBI agent for intel on a case. That agent referred to as over “Tobias” to share what he’d discovered, which the younger man did whereas snacking on tacos, a lot to Franks’ annoyance. He additionally rubbed Franks the mistaken means for not considering of the apparent undeniable fact that simply because their individual of curiosity had an alibi for a homicide didn’t imply he wasn’t probably shopping for intel from the killer.
“[Fornell’s] such an fascinating character, and naturally the unique Fornell performed by Joe Spano, who I simply adore — Gina [Lucita Monreal] and I each actually assume it’s poetic that Fornell appeared within the pilot of what was then Navy NCIS, “Yankee White,” and to carry him in early I believe was a very a no brainer,” co-showrunner David J. North tells TV Insider. What helped seal the deal? “After we discovered an actor that we simply thought had Joe’s look and mannerisms down good.”
Will Dixon return as Tobias? And what’s going to we see between him and Gibbs, since there’s that backstory to discover? “We’d like to see Younger Fornell come again,” says North. “And keep tuned. That is likely to be occurring sooner relatively than later.”
There are fairly just a few different characters throughout the NCIS exhibits whose youthful variations might present up on the prequel. All North would say is that we “presumably” will see others this season.
“I don’t wish to give something away with that. We actually wished to maintain it secret about younger Fornell showing, and I believe it was higher that we did that,” he explains. “Folks have been actually, actually stunned. However I positively noticed on the web there was a whole lot of discuss after Episode 6. So we wish to maintain these, preserve these near the vest.”
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NCIS: Origins, Returns, Monday, January 27, 2025, 10/9c, CBS