NCIS has dominated the big screen for 21 seasons. Although many early actors have chosen to leave the series, this flagship character is still present and is now considered a story of the series. However, he was not in the casting of the first episodes.
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It is one of the longest series and yet the fans are still there. NCIS made its film debut in 2003. In the first season, viewers meet Gibbs (Mark Harmon), Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander), Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), Donald Mallard (David McCallum) and Timothy McGee (Sean Murray). While many historical actors have decided to say goodbye, fans and NCIS teams alike are mourning the loss of David McCallum, who died on September 25th. A lot has changed in the team in 21 seasons and now only Sean Murray remains as an “alumni” of the series. While one might think that McGee’s character was there from the beginning, that’s not entirely true.
No, McGee wasn’t in the first few episodes of NCIS
The most ardent viewers already know: no, McGee is not one of the characters who arrived at the beginning of NCIS: Special Investigations. Although he arrives in the first season, unlike the other original characters, “the blue one” only appears from the seventh episode onwards. “When the series started, McGee was the second-to-last newcomer on the show,” he tells EW. While everyone thought he was the oldest, that wasn’t entirely true.
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Sean Murray says it’s “a privilege” to play McGee again on “NCIS.”
On the other hand, Sean Murray has been playing the role of McGee on NCIS for over twenty years, and he never seems to tire of it. “It’s interesting because as the series progressed he progressed. “He’s definitely a lot more confident than before and can do a lot more than before,” he explains. The actor seems to be happy about the development of his character and has no intention of letting him down like that. He explains that it is “a privilege” for him to play a role for so long as, in his opinion, it is “a natural and fun thing to do.”
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.