NCIS: Origins Casts Gibbs' Dad & Two New Characters

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Summary NCIS: Origins adds three to the cast including Robert Taylor as a younger version of Gibbs' father.

The other new stars are Daniel Bellomy as Special Agent Granny Dawson and Caleb Martin Foote as Special Agent Randy Randolf.

The spinoff will focus on the early years of Gibbs, played by Austin Stowell, and will feature a younger version of his partner Mike Franks.

NCIS: Origins has cast Gibbs' father, Jackson. The upcoming CBS spinoff show will follow the early years of Mark Harmon's iconic character Leroy Jethro Gibbs, with Austin Stowell stepping into the role of a younger Gibbs, though Harmon will be returning to narrate the show. The ensemble cast of the show also includes Mariel Molina, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez, and Kyle Schmid as the younger version of Muse Watson's character Mike Franks, Gibbs' partner.

Per Deadline, the upcoming NCIS: Origins has added three stars to the cast. This includes Robert Taylor as a younger version of Gibbs' father, who was played in the original show by the late Ralph Waite for eight episodes before his death in 2014. Also on hand in similarly recurring roles are Daniel Bellomy as the ambitious probationary agent Special Agent Granville “Granny” Dawson and Caleb Martin Foote as Special Agent Benjamin “Randy” Randolf a new father of twins who is assigned to be Gibbs' mentor.

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Source: Deadline