The eighth season of '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', premiered on

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on Sunday, September 25, 2016 with a two-episode premiere and concluded on May 14, 2017. The season contained 24 episodes. For the 2016-17 U.S. television season, the eighth season of ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' ranked #11 with an average of 12.51 million viewers and in the 18–49 demographic ranked 43rd with a 1.8/6 Rating/Share.

Cast

Main

Chris O'Donnell Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor and former model. He played Charlie Sims in '' Scent of a Woman'', Chris Reece in ''School Ties'', D'Artagnan in ''The Three Musketeers'', Jack Foley in the drama film '' C ...

as Grisha "G." Callen, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Office of Special Projects (OSP) in Los Angeles *

Daniela Ruah Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Early life Ruah was born in Bos ...

Kensi Blye Kensi Marie Blye (; portrayed by Daniela Ruah) is a fictional character in the show '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. She is a Junior Field Agent in the NCIS Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. She first appeared in the ''NCIS'' seaso ...

, NCIS Junior Special Agent *

Eric Christian Olsen Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977), is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Investigator Marty Deeks on the CBS television series '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and of Austin in the film ''Not Another Teen Movie''. Early life O ...

as Marty Deeks, LAPD Detective and NCIS Liaison *

Barrett Foa Barrett Conrad Foa (born September 18, 1977) is an American bari-tenor singer, dancer, and actor, with over a decade in Broadway theatre shows. He has played many leading characters in off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. He has appe ...

as Eric Beale, NCIS Technical Operator *

Renée Felice Smith Renée Felice Smith (born January 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Nell Jones on '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', since joining the series in 2010. Early life Smith was born in New York City of mixed Irish-Italian descent. S ...

as Nell Jones, NCIS Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst *

Miguel Ferrer Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film ''RoboCop''. Other film roles include Quigley in ''Blank Check'' (1994), Harbinger in ''Hot Shots! Part De ...

as Owen Granger, NCIS Assistant Director (episodes 1–16) *

Linda Hunt Lydia Susanna "Linda" Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American actress of stage and screen. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in ''Popeye'' (1980). Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan in '' The Year of Living Dangerously'' ...

as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent and Operations Manager *

LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, along ...

Sam Hanna Sam Hanna (portrayed by LL Cool J) is a fictional character in the show '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. He is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and a Senior NCIS Special Agent. He first appeared in the '' NCIS'' season six episode "Legend (Part I)". Background ...

, NCIS Senior Agent, second in command

Recurring

Vyto Ruginis Vyto Ruginis (born Vytautas Ruginis; April 17, 1956) is an English-American actor and producer. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the cult TV series ''Angel'' in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances ...

as Arkady Kolcheck, Anna's father *

Peter Cambor Peter Cambor (born September 28, 1978) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Barry on ''Grace and Frankie'' and operational psychologist Nate Getz on the CBS show '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Cambor appear ...

as Nate Getz, NCIS Special Agent *

Erik Palladino Erik Palladino (born May 10, 1968) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dr. Dave Malucci in the NBC medical drama '' ER''. He is also known for his recurring roles as Lt. Michael Daghlian in ''Joan of Arcadia'', Vostanik Sabatino in ...

as CIA Officer Vostanik Sabatino *

Aunjanue Ellis Aunjanue L. Ellis ( born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Men of Honor'' (2000), ''The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), '' Ray'' (2004), '' The Express: The Erni ...

as Michelle Hanna, "Quinn", Sam's wife * Jeronimo Spinx as NCIS Agent Thompson *

Elizabeth Bogush Elizabeth Bogush is an American actress. She has appeared in the main cast or regular recurring cast of a variety of television series, including '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' and ''Masters of Sex'', as well as ''Titans'', '' October Road'', ''Eve ...

as Joelle Taylor, CIA Agent *

Bar Paly Bar Paly; born Varvara Paley, is an Israeli-American actress and model. Early life Paly was born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley in 1985, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia (former USSR), to Olga (née Dnrob) and Alexander Paley. Her grandfathers served in ...

as Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck, Arkady's daughter *

India de Beaufort India de Beaufort (born India Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress and singer. Early life de Beaufort is of British and Indian background. Her maternal grandfather was born in Calcutta, where his family lived for around 350 years ...

as Alexandra Reynolds * Jackson Hurst as Undersecretary of Defense Corbin Duggan * Lisa Maley as Sue Chen *

Anslem Richardson Anslem Richardson is an American film, television and theater actor, filmmaker, and visual artist of Trinidadian descent. He is best known for his role as Mike in ''The Locksmith'' and Governor Khaled on '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Early life and edu ...

as Tahir Khaled *

Kurt Yaeger Kurt Yaeger (born January 3, 1977) is an American actor, director and professional athlete, who is also a below-the-knee amputee. Recent work includes roles on the CBS series '' NCIS'' and the HBO/Cinemax series ''Quarry''. Kurt is notable fo ...

as Sullivan / CIA Officer Ferris *

Adam Bartley Adam Bartley (born January 28, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheriff's Deputy Archie "the Ferg" Ferguson on the television series '' Longmire''. Life and career Bartley was born in Minnesota, and is a 1997 graduate ...

as Carl Brown * Tom Winter as Nassir, NCIS Special Agent * Salvator Xuereb as Randall Sharov *

Sammy Sheik Sammy Sheik (Arabic: سامي كامل الشيخ; born November 15, 1981) is an Egyptian-American actor. Sheik is best known for playing the role of "Mustafa" in Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper. Career Sheik was cast to play Al Jazeera execu ...

as Ahmed Han Asakeem *

John M. Jackson John Murice Jackson (born June 1, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series '' JAG'' and also as a special guest star on its spinoff '' NCIS'' and recurring cast to its spinoff '' NCIS: L ...

as Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden, JAGC,

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(Ret.) *

Pamela Reed Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's hypoglycemic police partner in the 1990 movie ''Kindergarten Cop'' and as the matriarch Gail Green in ''Jericho''. She appeared as Marlene ...

as Roberta Deeks, Deeks' mother * Karina Logue as LAPD Detective Ellen Whiting

Guest appearances

* Salem Mikhael as Ben Mir (Episode 3) *

Laura Harring Laura Elena, Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen (née Martínez Herring; March 3, 1964), known professionally as Laura Harring, is a Mexican-American actress. In 1985, Harring became the first Hispanic woman crowned Miss USA. She later began her a ...

as Julia Feldman (episodes 4 & 10) *

Byron Mann Byron Mann is a Hong Kong-American actor of film and television. His best-known roles include Ryu in ''Street Fighter'', Silver Lion in ''The Man with the Iron Fists'', Wing Chau in ''The Big Short'', Admiral Augusto Nguyen on ''The Expanse'', ...

as Zhang Kiu (episode 4) * Daniel Marin as Carlos Gutierrez (episode 4) *

TJ Ramini T. J. Ramini is a British actor known for his role as DC Zain Nadir in ''The Bill'' and Tarin Faroush in '' 24''. Career Ramini's other parts include guest appearances in the television series ''Casualty'', ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' ...

as John Martin / Tobin Shaked (episode 6) * James Sayess as Gabriel Mir (episode 3) *

Daniel J. Travanti Daniel J. Travanti (born Danielo Giovanni Travanti; March 7, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for playing police captain List of Hill Street Blues characters#Main characters, Frank Furillo in the television drama series ''Hill Stree ...

as Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov / Garrison, Callen's father (episodes 9 & 16) *

Azie Tesfai Azie Tesfai is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, including ''Jane the Virgin'' and ''Supergirl''. Early life and education Tesfai was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Eritrean immigrants who g ...

as King (episode 17) *

Bruce Thomas Bruce Thomas (born 14 August 1948 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English rock bass guitarist, best known as bassist for the Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record. In addition to his work ...

as LA District Attorney Frank Gibson (episode 17) *

Lester Speight Lester Speight (born August 28, 1963), also known as Rasta, is a former American football player who has had subsequent careers as a professional wrestler and then actor. He achieved significant recognition for his portrayal of '' Terry Tate: Offi ...

as Max "Champ" Champion (episode 17) *

Scott Grimes Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the 1984 cult classic ''The Night They Saved Christmas'', '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Wil ...

as Digital Forensics Specialist Dave Flynn (episode 18; last seen in

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episodes "Red" and "Red-2") *

David Fumero David Fumero (born Joseph Sentielo-Fumero on December 29, 1972) is a Cuban-American actor and former fashion model. Fumero is best known for his role as Cristian Vega on ''One Life to Live''. Personal life David Fumero was born on December 29, ...

as Air Marshal Miguel Salazar (episode 19) *

James Remar William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has played numerous roles over a 40 year career, most notably Ajax in '' The Warriors'' (1979), Albert Ganz in '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982), Dutch Schultz in '' The Cotton Club'' (198 ...

as Admiral Sterling Bridges (episodes 21 & 22) *

Carl Lumbly Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dick Hallorann in '' Doctor Sleep'', NYPD detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama ''Cagney & Lacey'', CIA agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espiona ...

as Charles Langston (episodes 21 & 22) * Jennifer Jalene as LAPD Detective Lisa Mayne (episode 23) *

Alyssa Diaz Alyssa Elaine Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'', Jasmine on the ABC Family series ''The Nine Lives of Chloe K ...

as Jasmine Garcia * David Paul Olsen as Tom Olsen, Sam’s former SEAL buddy (episode 23)

Episodes

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References

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