New NCIS Prequel Show’s Young Gibbs Casting Is Even More Exciting After This 2-Year-Old Crime Drama’s Success

The announcement of an NCIS prequel, NCIS: Origins, was exciting enough, but now the new series has revealed who will play the younger Leory Jethro Gibbs, and this casting is improved by the actor’s previous action series credits. NCIS: Origins is the newest series to join the iconic NCIS franchise, which first began in 2003. The prequel spinoff series will, of course, continue to delve into the mysterious cases investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, but in particular, NCIS: Origins will tell Gibbs’ story as he embarks on the beginning of his career as an NCIS agent.

It was recently announced that Gibbs would be played by American actor Austin Stowell. Stowell began his on-screen acting career in 2009 when he played the role of Jesse in The Secret Life of an American Teenager. Since then, he has appeared in a number of notable television series and feature films. His best known projects include Battle of the Sexes, The Hating Game, and Catch-22. Based on Stowell’s long resume and varied work experience, he is definitely a great candidate for a long-running franchise and highly anticipated series like NCIS: Origins.

NCIS: Origins’ Gibbs Actor Austin Stowell Was The FBI Agent In Peacock’s A Friend Of The Family

The role that makes Austin Stowell stand out the most as an ideal Gibbs is his time on A Friend of the Family. In 2022, the miniseries A Friend of the Family was released on Peacock. The series tells the true story of Jan Broberg, who was sexually assaulted and kidnapped by a family friend, Robert Berchtold, in the 1970s. The story was previously adapted into a Netflix crime documentary in 2017. In A Friend of the Family, Austin Stowell played FBI Agent Peter Walsh. The series earned a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and was praised for its originality.

Ultimately, Austin Stowell’s participation in A Friend of the Family is a signal that he is ready to take on the role of Gibbs. First and foremost, this crime miniseries proves that Stowell is able to play an authority figure and government agent, which is the absolute core of the NCIS franchise. Furthermore, Stowell’s performance, along with the rest of the A Friend of the Family cast has been praised for its strength and accuracy.

In this way, A Friend of the Family has given Stowell the experience he needs to really shine as the NCIS agent everyone loves.

Austin Stowell’s Other Movie & TV Roles Before NCIS: Origins Explained

A Friend of the Family is not the only role that has prepared Austin Stowell for NCIS: Origins. In the past, Stowell has played a variety of authoritative roles such as police officer Sean O’Bannon in Public Morals, Lieutenant Nately in Catch-22, and Staff Sgt. Fred Falls in 12 Strong. Furthermore, Stowell’s career is quite similar to that of Mark Harmon, the original Gibbs. Both actors were given a variety of roles, from action to romance, before landing their roles in NCIS and NCIS: Origins.