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11 Actors Were Considered to Play Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ‘NCIS’ Before Mark Harmon Was Cast (Including Two Oscar Winners!) | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Summary by Just Jared
It’s hard to picture anyone other than Mark Harmon playing Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, but several other very talent actors were also considered for the role! The 73-year-old Emmy-nominated actor played the iconic character on the JAG spinoff series for 19 seasons, becoming the second to last original series regular to depart the show. In a recent feature from The Hollywood Reporter on the long-running and hit CBS drama series, cre…

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Just Jared broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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