Recurring CharactersThis is a featured page

Recurring characters on NCIS play important roles on the show. Both the animate and inanimate recurring characters are better developed on NCIS than on other shows. Here are just a few of the people whom we've met over the seasons.

For information on the inanimate characters, see the Props We Covet page.

Many of the bad guys are one-off characters and are over on the Bad Guys page.

Characters we loved (or loved to hate) that we won't forget in a hurry... Former NCIS Characters


Character Portrayed by Episodes
Cassie Yates, NCIS Special Agent Tamara Taylor 2.22 - S.W.A.K.
3.22 - Jeopardy

Charles 'Chip' Sterling, Bad Guy Michael Bellisario 3.06 - The Voyeur's Web
3.07 - Honor Code
3.08 - Under Covers
3.09 - Frame Up

Cynthia Sumner, Secretary to the Director Stephanie Mello 3.03 - Mind Games
3.06 - The Voyeur's Web
3.10 - Probie
3.11 - Model Behavior
3.16 - Family Secret
3.18 - Bait
3.22 - Jeopardy
3.24 - Hiatus: Part 2
4.02 - Escaped
4.14 - Blowback
4.15 - Friends & Lovers
4.23 - Trojan Horse
4.24 - Angel of Death

Debra Green, ZNN Reporter Sheila E. Frazier 1.13 - One Shot, One Kill
4.01 - Shalom
5.18 - Judgment Day
6.03 - Capitol Offense

Faith Coleman, Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Coppola 1.18 - UnSEALed
2.07 - Call of Silence
2.21 - Hometown Hero

Gerald Jackson Pancho Demmings 1.01 - Yankee White
1.02 - Hung Out to Dry
1.03 - Seadog
1.06 - High Seas
1.07 - Sub Rosa
1.08 - Minimum Security
1.09 - Marine Down
1.10 - Left for Dead
1.11 - Eye Spy
1.13 - One Shot, One Kill
1.14 - The Good Samaritan
1.15 - Enigma
1.16 - Bête Noire
3.01 - Kill Ari: Part 1
3.02 - Kill Ari: Part 2

Guy Ross, Reporter Kent Shocknek 1.13 - One Shot, One Kill
3.11 - Model Behavior
6.06 - Murder 2.0

Hollis Mann, retired Army Lt. Col. Susanna Thompson 4.07 - Sandblast
4.13 - Sharif Returns
4.17 - Skeletons
4.19 - Grace Period
4.22 - In the Dark
5.03 - The Ex-File

Jeanne Benoit, MD Scottie Thompson 4.07 - Sandblast
4.08 - Once a Hero
4.09 - Twisted Sister
4.10 – Smoked
4.11 – Driven
4.12 - Suspicion
4.13 - Sharif Returns
4.15 - Friends & Lovers
4.18 - Iceman
4.19 - Grace Period
4.21 - Brothers in Arms
4.22 - In the Dark
4.23 - Trojan Horse
4.24 - Angel of Death
5.01 - Bury Your Dead
5.14 - Internal Affairs

Jordan Hampton, M.E.

(Even though Jordan has only been in 2 episodes she is a possible love interest for Ducky, so we'll wait and hope)		 Torri Higginson 5.04 - Identity Crisis
6.13 – Broken Bird

Kelly Gibbs
Deceased pre-series ~1992 but returns regularly in flashbacks		 Mary Matilyn Mouser




Brenna Radding		 3.07 - Honor Code
3.23 - Hiatus: Part 1
4.02 - Escaped
4.06 - Witch Hunt

5.02 - Requiem
5.03 - The Ex-File

Michael Rivkin, Mossad Officer Merik Tadros 6x01 - Last Man Standing
6x22 - Legend (Part 1)
6x23 - Legend (Part 2)
6x24 - Semper Fidelis
6x25 - Aliyah

Mike Franks, retired NIS Special Agent Muse Watson 3.23 - Hiatus: Part 1
3.24 - Hiatus: Part 2
4.01 - Shalom
4.04 - Faking It
4.18 - Iceman
5.18 - Judgement Day
6.15 - Deliverance

Mrs. Victoria Mallard Nina Foch

Deceased December 5th, 2008		 2.13 - The Meat Puzzle
3.20 - Untouchable
and referred to in several episodes

Mysterious Redhead
If you want to know who portrayed Gibbs' mysterious redhead, left-click and hold your mouse on the word 'If' then drag the cursor/pointer down to the line below and all will be revealed...

*** Vivian Bellisario ***

 1.01 - Yankee White
1.03 - Sea Dog
1.09 - Marine Down
1.18 - UnSEALed
2.08 - Heart Break

Nikki Jardine, NCIS Intel Analyst Susan Kelechi Watson 5.05 - Leap of Faith
5.12 - Stakeout
5.15 - In the Zone

Ron Sacks, FBI Special Agent Don Franklin 3.09 - Frame Up
4.01 - Shalom
4.10 – Smoked

Sarah McGee Troian Avery Bellisario 2.20 - Red Cell
3.16 - Family Secret
4.09 - Twisted Sister

Shannon Gibbs
Deceased pre-series ~1992 but returns regularly in flashbacks		 Darby Stanchfield



Aviva		 3.23 - Hiatus: Part 1
3.24 - Hiatus: Part 2
5.02 - Requiem

6.04 - Heartland

Tobias Fornell, FBI Senior Special Agent Joe Spano 1.01 – Yankee White
1.03 - Sea Dog
1.15 - Enigma
1.23 - Reveille
2.05 - The Bone Yard
2.19 - Conspiracy Theory
2.23 - Twilight
3.02 - Kill Ari: Part 2
3.08 - Under Covers
3.09 - Frame Up
4.02 - Escaped
4.10 - Smoked
4.21 - Brothers in Arms
4.24 - Angel of Death
5.04 - Identity Crisis
5.14 - Internal Affairs
6.05 - Nine Lives
6.24 - Semper Fidelis

Tom Morrow, Director NCIS Alan Dale 1.01 - Yankee White
1.03 - Sea Dog
1.09 - Marine Down
1.15 - Enigma
1.16 - Bête Noire
2.23 - Twilight
3.01 - Kill Ari: Part 1

Trent Kort, CIA agent David Dayan Fisher 4.10 – Smoked
4.11 - Driven
4.14 – Blowback
4.21 - Brothers in Arms
4.23 - Trojan Horse
4.24 - Angel of Death
5.01 - Bury Your Dead
5.14 - Internal Affairs
6.13 – Broken Bird
6.20 - Dead Reckoning





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Link to Blog Entry - Least Favorite Recurring Characters


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#1hotchfan Which recurring character would you like to see more of and why? (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page) 136 13 minutes ago by bellswebster
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Just curious about what everyone thinks. Mike Franks? Tobias Fornell? Trent Kort? someone else? why would you like to see more of them?
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Lilac_Elf something i'm curious about 1 Jun 22 2009, 3:49 PM EDT by alj69
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Does anyone know if scottie thompson and susanna thompson related?
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howdy25 agents 1 Feb 28 2009, 12:07 AM EST by the_sandman
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FBI agent courtney something in Identity Crisis...
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