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NCIS (season 12)
The twelfth season of the police procedural drama ''NCIS'' premiered on September 23, 2014, in the same time slot as in the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm. This is the first season in which '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' did not air after ''NCIS''. This season, '' NCIS: New Orleans'' aired after ''NCIS''. The entire season eleven cast renewed their contracts and returned for the new season. The premiere episode aired on September 23, 2014 and was seen by 18.23 million people. The main antagonist of the season is Sergei Mishnev, played by Alex Veadov. This character first appears in the premiere episode "Twenty Klicks". In episode four, "Choke Hold", one of Sergei's associates is sent to the United States to kill a Russian scientist who refused to work with him. Anton Pavlenko (previously seen in "Twenty Klicks"), portrayed by Lev Gorn, a Russian counselor, reappears in this episode. Veadov returns as Sergei in " Check" where he "gets personal" with Gibbs by killing Gibbs' ex-wife D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harmon
Thomas Mark Harmon (born September 2, 1951) is an American actor, writer, producer, television director and former American football, football player. He is best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS''. He has appeared in a wide variety of television roles since the early 1970s, including as Dr. Robert Caldwell on ''St. Elsewhere'', Detective Dicky Cobb on ''Reasonable Doubts'', and Dr. Jack McNeil on ''Chicago Hope''. He also starred in such films as ''Summer School (1987 film), Summer School'', ''Prince of Bel Air'', ''Stealing Home'', ''Wyatt Earp (film), Wyatt Earp'', ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Crossfire Trail'', ''Local Boys'', ''Freaky Friday (2003 film), Freaky Friday'', and ''Chasing Liberty''. Harmon played United States Secret Service, Secret Service special agent Simon Donovan in a four-episode story arc in ''The West Wing'' in 2002, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin Todd
Caitlin "Kate" Todd is a fictional character featured in the CBS television drama '' NCIS'' portrayed by Sasha Alexander, appearing in 49 episodes of the series. Alexander made her series debut in the episode "Yankee White", before departing the regular cast in the season two finale "Twilight". Alexander was credited as a guest star for her appearances in the season 3 episodes "Kill Ari (Part I)" and "Kill Ari (Part II)," and appeared uncredited as a voice actor during season 8's "A Man Walks Into a Bar". Subsequently, Alexander has appeared in photographs, flashbacks, archive footage, and CGI footage. Her most recent appearance was through archive footage in "Two Steps Back" (season 15). Casting Following '' JAG'' "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown", the character of Kate was created to replace that of Vivian Blackadder, because Donald P. Bellisario felt Blackadder actress Robyn Lively was "too soft". Jennifer Aniston was also considered. Alexander credits CBS President Les Moonves w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the television shows ''It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series), It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch (American TV series), Switch'' (1975–1978), and ''Hart to Hart'' (1979–1984). He later had recurring roles on ''Two and a Half Men'' (2007–2008) and ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' (2010–2019). In films, Wagner is known for his role as List of Austin Powers characters, Number 2 in the ''Austin Powers'' trilogy of films (1997, 1999, 2002), as well as for ''Prince Valiant (1954 film), Prince Valiant'' (1954), ''A Kiss Before Dying (1956 film), A Kiss Before Dying'' (1956), ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' (1963), ''Harper (film), Harper'' (1966), ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974) and ''The Concorde... Airport '79'' (1979). Early life Wagner was born in Detroit, to Thelma Hazel Alvera (née Boe; 1898–1993), a former telephone operator, and Robert John Wagner Sr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Thompson
Susanna Thompson (born January 27, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films ''Little Giants'' (1994), ''Ghosts of Mississippi'' (1996), ''Random Hearts'' (1999) and ''Dragonfly (2002 film), Dragonfly'' (2002). On television, she played Dr. Lenara Kahn in the episode "Rejoined" in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1995), the Borg Queen in three episodes of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' (1999–2000), Karen Sammler on the drama series ''Once and Again'' (1999–2002), and Moira Queen (Arrowverse), Moira Queen on the series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'' (2012–2020). Career Thompson has appeared on stage, winning a Dramatic Award for her role as Luisa in ''A Shayna Maidel''. She was also nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role in ''Agnes of God''. She may be best known for her television work, which includes playing Karen Sammler on ''Once and Again'', Michelle Generoo in Space (The X-Files), an episode of ''The X-Files'' and a recu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born Salli Elise Richardson, November 23, 1967) is an American actress and television director. Richardson is known for her role as Angela in the film ''A Low Down Dirty Shame'' (1994) and for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the Syfy comedy-drama series ''Eureka'' (2006–2012). She is also known for her voice acting as Elisa Maza on the Disney animated series '' Gargoyles'' (1994–1996), and as Viveca Foster on the CBS series ''Family Law'' (1999–2002). Richardson also has appeared in a number of other films such as '' The Great White Hype'' (1996), '' Antwone Fisher'' (2002), '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'' (2004) and '' I Am Legend'' (2007). She had leading roles in the independent films ''Pastor Brown'' (2009), ''Black Dynamite'' (2009) and ''I Will Follow'' (2010). In the 2010s, Richardson started working as a television director. Early life Richardson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother is of Black American ancestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Campbell (actor)
Adam Campbell (born Adam Jones; 19 August 1980) is an English actor. He has appeared in films, such as '' Date Movie'' (2006), '' Epic Movie'' (2007), and '' Wolves at the Door'' (2016). He played the role of Cal Vandeusen in the horror miniseries ''Harper's Island'' (2009). Campbell also appeared as Greg Walsh in the sitcom '' Great News'' (2017), and as young Donald Mallard on episodes of '' NCIS'' (2014–16, 2020). Career Campbell was first cast in ''Commando Nanny'', an unaired sitcom for The WB, which was originally scheduled to premiere in 2004. He subsequently starred as Grant Fockyerdoder with Alyson Hannigan in the 2006 parody of romantic comedy films, '' Date Movie'', which was a mild success at the American box office. He also starred in ''You Are Here'', an independent film about a group of twenty-somethings, released in 2007. One of his biggest roles was in '' Epic Movie'' where he played a lead, Peter Pervertski. Campbell starred in the CBS mini-series ''Harpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Spano
Joseph Peter Spano (born July 7, 1946) is an American actor known best for his roles as Lt. Henry Goldblume on ''Hill Street Blues'' and FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell on '' NCIS''. He also voiced the Chuck E. Cheese (at the time Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre) character, Pasqually the Chef, from 1977 to 1983. Career Spano was a member of the San Francisco improvisation group The Wing, and in college debuted as Paris in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1967. In 1968, he helped found the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, acting in its first production, and stayed with the company for ten years. He relocated to Hollywood during the late 1970s, obtaining guest roles for television and minor roles in ''American Graffiti'' (1973) and '' The Enforcer'' (1976). In ''Hill Street Blues'' he played Henry Goldblume during the entire seven-year run of the series, first as a detective sergeant, later as a lieutenant. Goldblume was one of Hill Street precinct captain Frank Furill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Dale
Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequently moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in '' The Young Doctors'' from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in ''Neighbours'', a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving ''Neighbours'', Dale found he had become typecast as Jim Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in '' The O.C.'' (as Caleb Nichol) and ''Ugly Betty'' (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in '' Lost'', '' 24'', '' NCIS'', '' ER'', ''The West Wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy McGee
Timothy Farragut "Tim" McGee () is a fictional character from the CBS television series ''NCIS'', portrayed by Sean Murray. McGee specializes in cybersecurity and computer crime, and is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Murray appeared as a guest star in eight episodes of the first season of ''NCIS.'' In season two, he joined the main cast, and was added to the opening credits. In season 20, McGee became the show's lead character. Background McGee was born in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 13, 1978, to an Irish American family. He spent his childhood in Alameda, California, as his father was a naval officer stationed there. His parents bought him his first car, a 1984 Camaro Z28 five-speed, the day he turned 16. McGee crashed into a bus while trying to figure out how to use the windshield wipers. He got a student pass the day he got out of traction. He earned a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Sciuto
Abigail Beethoven "Abby \ Abbs" Sciuto is a fictional character from the American television series '' NCIS''. She is portrayed by Pauley Perrette; in the season 10 episode "Hit and Run," a young Abby was played by Brighton Sharbino in flashbacks. The character of Abby was introduced in the episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" of the television show '' JAG'' (which together served as the backdoor pilot for ''NCIS''), and up until May 2018 appeared in every episode of ''NCIS,'' in addition to being featured on the show's spin-offs, '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (two episodes) and '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (two episodes). The role made Perrette one of 2011's most popular actresses on U.S. primetime television, according to Q Score. Abigail is a forensic scientist at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service headquarters at the Washington Navy Yard, with expertise in ballistics, digital forensics, and DNA analysis. In the first episode of the seventh season, "Truth or Consequences", DiNoz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony DiNozzo
Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo, Jr.Season 3, Episode 9 "Frame Up" is a fictional character from the CBS TV series '' NCIS'' portrayed by American actor Michael Weatherly. Created by producer Donald P. Bellisario, he appears as a series regular in the first 13 seasons before departing in the season 13 finale "Family First". He has also made guest appearances in the spin-offs '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' and '' NCIS: New Orleans''. The character initially drew mixed reception, often criticized for his male chauvinism. Audience reception had improved after Weatherly decided to tone down that aspect of his portrayal, and afterwards the character was better received, but critics remained polarized on the character's "goofball personality". By 2011, Weatherly was listed among the top-10 most-popular actors on primetime television due to his portrayal of DiNozzo, according to Q Score. In January 2016, Weatherly and CBS confirmed that season thirteen would be DiNozzo's last as a series regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (born November 21, 1954) is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series '' NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon in the original series and by Austin Stowell in the prequel series '' NCIS: Origins''. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Gibbs is the most accomplished marksman on the team and the most skilled at handling violent standoffs; he depends on his other agents heavily for technical forensics and background checks. He is patient but firm with his team and has little patience for bureaucracy; he commands most other main characters—including his current staff Timothy McGee, Nick Torres and, briefly, Jessica Knight and previous staff Caitlin Todd (killed in the line of duty), Anthony DiNozzo (left to look after his newly found daughter), Ziva David (presumed as killed after leaving NCIS; later revealed to have gone into hiding), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
