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Director Leon Vance

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Leon Vance is played by Rocky Carroll

Occupation/Title: NCIS Director

Personality type: An intelligent, highly trained agent; tough, decisive and tech-savvy. A law & order, by the book kinda guy. A personality that can't be ignored

Signature look: Well dressed. Looks serious. Always wears a suit and chews on a toothpick because maybe he used to be a smoker.

Character Traits: He is ambitious and likes power. He has a sharp quick mind and is a match for Gibbs. He knows how to play the game and how to manipulate people to do his bidding. His knowledge of computers rivals McGee's. He is a boxing fan and particularly Mohammed Ali.

CHARACTER CONNECTIONS

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio (moved to Chicago, Illinois as a young man)

Family: Wife Jackie, son Jared and daughter Deliah "Lily"

Friends: Eli David (Ziva's father)

CHARACTER BACKSTORY

Season 5: Leon, was an Assistant Director of NCIS stationed in San Diego, when the FBI is investigating the Director and Tony. It seems that Gibbs and he go back 10 years. He is a responder to the fire fight at the diner where the Director is killed. After the team returns to DC, he becomes more controlling and harsh towards the team. He is named the new Director of NCIS, shreds a page from his personal file, and disbands the team. He seems to have a loyalty issue.
Season 6: Director Vance reveals the reason why he split up the team in order to find a traitor in NCIS. It is one of Gibbs' new team. Leon has a family. His wife's is named Jacqui and two kids. Hates having the CIA in the building Says that all agents should be like McGee because he is a computer genius
Season 7: Vance and Gibbs are starting to be closer than in the previous season. Vance gets Ziva to tell about what happened on the Damocles and approves her application to be NCIS agent. An Assasin from his past finds him and took his wife hostage and KAi wanted him to shoot him, but his wife shoots her and she dies.

Season 5:

Leon, was an Assistant Director of NCIS stationed in San Diego, when the FBI is investigating the Director and Tony. It seems that Gibbs and he go back 10 years.
He is a responder to the fire fight at the diner where the Director is killed. After the team returns to DC, he becomes more controlling and harsh towards the team. He is named the new Director of NCIS, shreds a page from his personal file, and disbands the team. He seems to have a loyalty issue.

Season 6:

Director Vance reveals the reason why he split up the team in order to find a traitor in NCIS. It is one of Gibbs' new team.

Leon has a family. His wife's is named Jacqui and two kids.

Hates having the CIA in the building

Says that all agents should be like McGee because he is a computer genius

Season 7:

Vance and Gibbs are starting to be closer than in the previous season.

Vance gets Ziva to tell about what happened on the Damocles and approves her application to be NCIS agent.

An Assasin from his past finds him and took his wife hostage and KAi wanted him to shoot him, but his wife shoots her and she dies.

TRIVIA

The character "Leon Vance" is named for NCIS technical advisor and former NCIS agent "Leon Carroll jr.".
The toothpick that Leon Vance constantly chews on is a tribute to Leon Carroll, who is never seen without one!
Is considered by Abby to have what she calls "techie mojo".
Toothpick chewing is a common trait amongst ex-smokers.
Link to blog entry about Leon Vance
Link to blog entry Leon Vance Revisited
Link to blog entry - Why I Like Leon Vance
Link to blog entry - Gibbs and Vance - Their Relationship
Link to blog entry - Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance
Link to blog entry - Why Do You Like Leon Vance

UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER QUOTES

5.14 - Internal Affairs
- Vance (to Gibbs): "You think you can protect them forever, Gibbs? You're mistaken"
5.15 - In the Zone
- "David... Sending an Israeli to Baghdad, I don't think so!"

5.17 - About Face
- Vance: "So you saw a man with a gun and decided to chase after him?"
  Palmer: "No! I chased after him, *then* I saw the gun!"
  Vance: "Can't tell if you're dumb or brave."
5.18 - Judgement Day
- "There's already been one casualty. There will be more."
- "Officer David, the liaison position with NCIS is being terminated. You're going home. McGee, I'm moving you across to the Cybercrimes unit, you'll be working with Officer Hollsworth starting tomorrow. DiNozzo. You've been reassigned. Agent afloat USS Ronald Reagan, pack your bags, you fly out tomorrow. Agent Gibbs (picks up some folder and hands them to Gibbs) meet your new team."

DEFINING EPISODES | MEMORABLE SCENES

In Season 5's finale, Judgment Day when he disbands the team. The scene with Abby in the lab in Dagger. Confronting Kai in his home in Endgame.

In Season 5's finale, Judgment Day when he disbands the team.

The scene with Abby in the lab in Dagger.

Confronting Kai in his home in Endgame.

PHOTOS

The new Director

Judgement day	Judgement day

Internal Affairs	Silent Night
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dannylindsaynum1fan

leon vance

Oct 29 2009, 12:33 PM EDT by rosecake

Thread started: Oct 26 2009, 6:58 AM EDT Watch

does anyone know what he shredded in the 2nd to last episode of season 5 cause all i know is it was something from his own file

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windcat2

Vance's Wife

Mar 20 2009, 3:33 AM EDT by CatherineYetive

Thread started: Mar 18 2009, 12:34 AM EDT Watch

After meeting Vance's wife and kids on the most recent episode I realized, I like this person. She keeps him humble and honest. And did anyone think she looks just a little bit like Michelle Obama?

I hope we see more of her.

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howdy25

odd moment

Mar 1 2009, 5:49 PM EST by MargyW

Thread started: Feb 25 2009, 10:56 PM EST Watch

i was rewatching Cloak on cbs.com and i noticed that when vance was checking for radioactivity on everyone's hands to see who was the mole, he went for gibbs first even though gibbs wasn't first in line. i thought that was kinda odd...

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