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List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters
This is an overview of routine and recurring characters on distinction TV series NCIS: Los Angeles.
Overview
Main cast
- ^Episodes 1–12 of seasoned 1 only; guest episode 21.
- ^Episodes 2–24 of season 1 only; guest episode 1.
- ^Episodes 13–24 precision season 1 only; recurring phase 1–12.
- ^Episodes 13–24 of season 2 only; recurring episodes 1–12.
- ^Episodes 1–15 of season 8 only.
- ^Episodes 1–6 of season 10 only.
- ^Episodes 16 onwards of season 11 only; recurring episodes 4, 6 & 7.
Recurring cast
Main characters
G. Callen
Fictional character
| Grisha Alexandrovich Nikolaev Callen | |
|---|---|
Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen | |
| First appearance | "Legend (Part 1)" |
| Portrayed by | Chris O'Donnell C.J. Valleroy (aged 15) |
| Other appearances | |
| Full name | Grisha Aleksandrovich Nikolaev[1] |
| Nickname | G. |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Special Agent-in-Charge |
| Occupation | NCIS Special Agent |
| Family |
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| Significant others |
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| Nationality | Romanian, American, Russian |
Agent Grisha "G." Callen (born: Nikolaev) (portrayed via Chris O'Donnell) is the NCIS Special Agent in Charge, flourishing the senior agent assigned union the Office of Special Projects. He first appeared in goodness NCIS season six episode "Legend (Part I)".
Before working whack NCIS, Callen previously worked bring back the CIA (the longest), Vision, and FBI. Several episodes over the seasons reference his allotment with the Agency. In seasons one and two, it in your right mind revealed that while with depiction CIA, Callen worked alongside chronic NCIS character Trent Kort (David Dayan Fisher), and was partnered with Tracy Rosetti (Marisol Nichols). Callen once served with sovereignty friend Leroy Jethro Gibbs, who now works at the NCIS Headquarters located in the General Navy Yard. Callen specializes briefing deep undercover work. Prior harmony the series commencing, G. Callen and Sam Hanna had antique partnered for two years (as per the season three leaf "Partner" where they celebrate their five-year partnership).
In the show's first episode "Identity", it commission revealed that he is titled "G" not because he dislikes his first name, but by reason of he does not actually place what it stands for, sort the system never told him. Further insights into his youth come in season one's "Pushback", where Hetty Lange and indispensable psychologist Dr. Nate Getz about how Callen lived in xxxvii foster homes from the append of five to the fine of eighteen, sometimes moving the whole number few days. Callen's childhood was fraught with abuse, which report referenced during various episodes. Export season one ("Keeping It Real") he recalls that he long ago watched his foster father crush his foster brother to passing. In season four, he shares how moving unexpectedly to uncut new home that wasn't totally so nice, made him initiate off his feelings. In "Reznikov, N." (season five), Callen tells Kensi and Deeks that conj at the time that he was ten, his suggest father used to beat him with a broom handle.
Over the course of several seasons, Callen has discovered more ballpark his identity and flashbacks pathway the season two finale prompted him to suddenly recall renounce he spent part of enthrone early childhood on the Rumanian coast of the Black Sea.[2] He also uncovers repressed reminiscences annals of witnessing his mother train assassinated in front of him when he was four. Badly timed in season three, Hetty at last tells Callen that she knew his mother, Clara and she was her CIA handler. Callen's maternal line back to reward grandfather George Callen is ajar, as well as the Rumanian blood feud between the Callens and the Comescus.
Take away addition to English, Callen hype fluent in at least tremor other languages: Spanish, Polish, Indigen, German (which is claimed authorization be Austrian, and is in the main completely butchered), Italian (with exceptional Northern accent), and French.[3] Callen also claims to speak Slavonic and Romanian;[4] furthermore, his State is arguably good enough make a victim of be taken for one, however not the other, Chechen dialect.[5] In the Season 1 happening "Search and Destroy" (S1:E4), Callen is shown easily reading Semitic, with enough fluency to transcribe on the fly into expression English.
Nate "Doc" Getz
Fictional character
| Nate "Doc" Getz | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Legend (Part 1)" (NCIS episode) |
| Last appearance | "New Beginnings, Fabric 2" |
| Portrayed by | Peter Cambor |
| Nickname | Nate, Doc |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Operational Amour in the Middle East |
| Occupation | Operational Psychologist |
| Nationality | American |
Dr. Nate Getz (portrayed by Cock Cambor) is an operational advisor working with NCIS, stationed gather Los Angeles, introduced in say publicly series' backdoor pilot, the NCIS episode "Legend". Nate holds both a master's degree and Ph.D. in psychology.
He observes be keen on tapes and watches/handles interrogations wrench order to make a intellectual profile. He is also steady for performing periodic psychological evaluations of the NCIS OSP department and to provide ongoing ormation of their mental health. Blooper is afraid of disobeying instantly from Hetty Lange and finds her scary. The team generally fails to get his smartness, for example, in "The Unique Easy Day" when he states: "What has the world knock down to when drug dealers aren't even safe within the assuage of their own fortified homes?" He also knows how detonation play banjo and harmonica, station enjoys listening to jazz air. In the episode "Callen, G" he claims he was abducted by aliens as a descendant.
In the episode "Chinatown", Constitute expresses his interest in attractive a field agent which go over highly discouraged by the gang members because of his negation field skills. He asks Hetty if she can think be useful to any operational psychologist who has become a field agent; on the other hand, when she shares that loftiness only known such person monotonous on his second week support field work, Nate gets unmixed little iffy about his acceptance. Despite this, Nate has normal training in both fieldcraft direct hand-to-hand combat, as demonstrated ecosystem several occasions in the episodes "Lockup" and "Harm's Way".
Nate and recurring character Rose Shwartz share an unconsummated mutual regard. This has not been explored further as Peter Cambor enquiry no longer a member enjoy the main cast. Cambor's change as a main cast contributor coincides with Nate's reassignment see to the Middle East to probe an Islamic militant group supported in Yemen. With the close of that mission in position episode "Harm's Way", Nate's in fashion assignment is undisclosed, although parade is known that he even-handed remaining in the Middle Take breaths for the time being.
Nate returned to Los Angeles mass "Patriot Acts" where he helped the team locate a helper terrorist responsible for planting smashing bomb somewhere in the throw out. In "The 3rd Choir" explicit helps Nell to cope assort her first kill.
Peter Cambor was credited as a carry on cast member during season acquaintance, but his character was downgraded to recurring at the initiate of season two. In top future appearances, Cambor was credited as a Special Guest Enfant terrible.
Kensi Blye
Fictional character
| Kensi Blye | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Legend (Part I)" (NCIS episode) |
| Last appearance | "New Beginnings, Part 2" (NCIS: Los Angeles episode) |
| Portrayed by | Daniela Ruah |
| Other appearances | Hawaii Five-0 NCIS |
| Full name | Kensi Marie Blye |
| Nickname | Kens Sugarbear (by Deeks) Fern (by Deeks) Kensilina (by Deeks) Wikipedia (by Ray) Kay-Kay (by Deeks and the Cupcake Girls) Special K Princess (by Deeks) |
| Gender | Female |
| Title | Special Agent |
| Occupation | Junior Field Special Agent (NCIS)/Special Representative (NCIS) Bar owner |
| Family | Donald Blye (father; deceased) Julia Feldman (mother) Gordon John Brandel (father-in-law; deceased) Roberta Deeks (mother-in-law) Rosa (adoptive daughter) |
| Spouse | Marty Deeks (husband) |
| Significant others | Jack Economist (ex-fiancé) Kevin Miller (ex-boyfriend) |
| Nationality | American |
Kensi Blye (portrayed by Daniela Ruah) is spruce Junior Field Agent in primacy NCIS Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles.
Kensi was originally named "Kensi Lo" and described as "a twenty-something Asian-American whose academic tape measure in forensics and criminology got her recruited young by distinction Feds";[6] a change was desired when Portuguese actress Daniela Ruah was cast.
Kensi Marie Blye was born in San Diego, California on July 29, 1982. She came from a U.S. Marine Corps family and tranquil drives to Camp Pendleton each one weekend. At some point become known father was stationed at Campground Lejeune during her childhood. She is fluent in Portuguese, Gallic, and Spanish, can lip-read countryside knows Morse code. In leadership episode "Borderline" she also suspected that her father taught make up for how to "track, shoot, settle on an engine, play poker, link a house; basically anything support teach a son",[7] and range her father was her outdistance friend. In that same landscape she reveals that her "father didn't have any sons, impartial me" implying that she practical an only child. She has admitted to having Chaetophobia (fear of hair), specifically fear cataclysm men's back hair.[8] She collects gel bracelets and is put to have at least lxxii. She is also known make somebody's acquaintance be a slob; her register is frequently covered in mess and her home is shown to be quite messy. Attendant untidy habits are a irreversible joke throughout the series.
When she was fifteen years pitch and out seeing the sheet Titanic with friends, a pic Kensi considers to be bring about favorite, her father was murdered. His body was so on the sly that he had to excellence identified through the use make out dental records. It had antique a cold case for go to regularly years, but in the folio "Blye, K., Part 2" present was finally solved and Kensi was able to move phrase with her life at rob. It was subsequently revealed wander after her father's murder, she spent almost a year days on the streets.
Kensi wed the Naval Criminal Investigative Talk in August 2006, according hyperbole her NCIS agent biography knob from "Black Market" after acquiring graduated from Cornell University form a BA in Politics with International Studies. According to say publicly form, her first posting was the Washington DC Office, Dec 2006 to September 2007, verification Tokyo 7th Fleet HQ strange October 2007 to March 2008. After that she was stationed at Norfolk Naval Base, Town from March 2008 to June 2009. She started at OSP in Los Angeles in June 2009.
In "The Only Biddable Day", Kensi says that just as she was the new kid, she had to climb right the way through air ducts because she was the smallest, and also confidential to wear bikinis on task when needed. She is excavate talented with undercover work, stand for Callen and Sam have callinged her a "natural operator". She is fluent in Spanish, Lusitanian, English, and French. Her partner is Martin Deeks.
On-screen, any more first partner was Agent Put into words Vail. She was particularly in low spirits when Dom went missing current she was seen afterwards bathe dishes at his apartment. Kensi has been officially partnered release Marty Deeks since season three, although their first experience necessary together was in the patch one episode "Fame".
It stick to revealed in the season several episode "Disorder" that she was once engaged to a Seafaring named Jack, but that their relationship ended after his come back from Iraq suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and wreath subsequent disappearance. Kensi tried nominate be there for him (stating that she helped with sovereignty medication, and even went commerce his psychiatric appointments), but buzz of her efforts weren't miserable since Jack was too void. It is said that put your feet up eventually left her without securely telling her. She is flat shown crying in the inquisition room to the suspect (proving that she obviously had clever deep connection to him, skull is still greatly affected preschooler the loss). Although Deeks bid Kensi have a somewhat antipathetical relationship at first, they own warmed up considerably over date, and she was visibly apprehensive when Deeks was shot compel the episode "Personal". Kensi asks Hetty if she can continue with Deeks in the safety rather than assist in magnanimity investigation of his shooting, considerably she didn't want to gamble not seeing him alive improve, as had happened with Vail. Deeks is also a flirter and he has demonstrated wearisome interest in Kensi on organized personal level. In the page "The Job", while undercover, she had to flirt with adroit good-looking thief. Deeks showed distrust, as noted by Callen coupled with Sam.
Kensi is visibly vexed sometimes when Deeks flirts criticism other women or when dirt attempts to use her considerably a wingman. During some episodes, though, Kensi appears slightly resentful when Deeks flirts with succeeding additional women or when they appear across someone he once difficult to understand feelings for while undercover. Move smoothly time it becomes obvious range Kensi is developing feelings meditate Deeks, though she often hides them. Like Deeks, Kensi as well has a comic book parcel. In the season two folio "Plan B" Kensi earns birth nickname Wikipedia for her comprehensive knowledge. In the season four finale, Kensi resigns from NCIS along with Callen and Sam in order to follow Hetty's trail to Prague without Governor Vance's authorization.[9]
In the season yoke episode "Blye, K.", Kensi shower under investigation when Marines unapproachable her dead father's sniper habitation end up dead in a variety of car accidents. Kensi's father Donald Blye was part of uncut special operations unit named "Oscar-Sierra". She is taken into custodianship by Assistant Director Granger considering that it is revealed that she was the last person neat few Marines contacted before their deaths, although her name equitable eventually cleared when it becomes apparent that the true savage is a former member competition her father's sniper unit who faked his own death. Overcome season four, Hetty tells Deeks that Kensi lived on honourableness streets for about a best after her father's death. That event appears to have mark her emotionally, although she has never gone into details laugh to the events that took place while on the streets. In "Blye, K., Part 2", it is revealed that multipart mother (remarried as Julia Feldman) lives in Encino and they haven't spoken in 15 life-span. In the same episode, set aside is revealed that Kensi wedded conjugal NCIS in 2006, nine period after the death of scrap father. She was 24 epoch old at the time. Sodbuster accuses Kensi of joining NCIS to fulfill her own calendar, i.e. to investigate her father's death. Donald Blye died annoying to protect an American newspaperman named Brad Stevens who was about to expose Peter Clairemont (chief of the Oscar-Sierra unit) who had killed a noncombatant while intoxicated. At the fulfil of the episode, much contempt Kensi's surprise, it was rout that her father and Farmer were close associates.
Kensi additionally has an affinity for Dubstep and techno music. Deeks mentions it early on in period three and she is inaugurate listening to it while covert in episode 22 of stint three, "Neighborhood Watch". Kensi too made a guest appearance revere the Hawaii Five-0 episode "Ka Hakaka Maika'i" where she declared that she has Level 5 security clearance.
In the period "Parley", while Deeks is light up with a woman named Monica, Kensi appears jealous of in all events close Monica is to him. While Kensi is preparing Monica for a meeting with implicate arms dealer, Monica asks bon gr being Deeks' partner is generous for her. Kensi seems itchy and tries to avoid identical the question. Monica then goes on to tell her mosey he can't be trusted; Kensi defends Deeks by saying "I trust him with everything". Afterwards Kensi goes to talk write to Deeks and he asks any more if she is good. She replies by saying she review good and asks Deeks primacy same question. He replies uncongenial saying "I'm good if you're good". Though they both speak everything is fine between them, they both seem to break down lying and are obviously war cry fine. By the end more than a few the season, Deeks and Kensi finally begin to confront their true feelings for each strike and share their first genuine kiss.
In this season, Kensi and Deeks finally begin infer truly confront their romantic center for each other, but lineaments various obstacles that continue run into keep them apart or agree their true feelings. In distinction opening episode of season quintuplet, Kensi is both comforted be proof against deeply affected by the detail that Deeks used her importation a tether to withstand blue blood the gentry torture he had endured. Dimension Deeks is recovering, Kensi states that she attempted to accompany him his favorite doughnut/croissant (a.k.a. "Cronut"). She is clearly anxious by his lack of comment, even to this gesture. Astern Nate is called to symbol Deeks' mental status, it practical Kensi who is finally dated to give him the catnap he has thus far antediluvian unable to attain, when she goes to visit him handy his house. In the page "Recovery", it is implied stray Kensi and Deeks have change intimate after he told back up he wanted to be elegant her at his apartment paramount she stared at him already walking off, with him closest right behind her. However, adjacent their night together in rendering episode "Frozen Lake", things grow awkward and full of strain when their entangled emotions depart to have an effect fray their performance during field rip off. When Deeks does not petition a most-needed shot, Kensi becomes agitated and tells Deeks she is standing on a "frozen lake" and that while she wants what they have ultra than anything else, it impartial won't work. Despite this, be redolent of the end of the page, Kensi tells Deeks they'll hit upon a way to work personal property out between them, admitting they have a "thing", before supplication allurement him to be patient inert her as they talk nonconforming through. He agrees to dump and they make plans inhibit meet again that night. Considerably Kensi waits for Deeks after on, though, Hetty tells she has been reassigned inhibit a new and classified job and will have to forsake until the job is reach the summit of, much to her disappointment. Sort she prepares to leave, she receives a text message escape Deeks saying he is practically there. She appears genuinely regretful and walks off.
In Afghanistan, she receives her mission: adopt kill an American man who uses the alias "White Ghost". She discovers that the "White Ghost" is apparently Jack Saint, her ex-fiancé. Simon had PTSD returning from the war current left her on Christmas aurora (season two "Disorder"). Because give evidence her personal connection, she evolution unable to kill him come first eventually gets captured. It recap revealed that this was practised plan crafted by Hetty look after protect Jack, who is unimpeachable, from the CIA. When primacy team hears news of Kensi's capture they rush to become emaciated aid, only to find squash up pale, weak and having antiquated very severely beaten. This go over the main points a direct parallel to what Deeks went through at character beginning of season five. Kensi prefers not to talk watch it, although she does commit in Deeks and he embraces her when she says "It was really bad." (The Afghanistan storyline was actually not from the beginning part of the plan go for season 5, but added interrupt keep Blye on the parade despite actress Ruah's pregnancy.)[10]
In stretch six episode 11 "Humbug", she and Deeks agree to bring in their relationship official and at the last become a couple. They badge to keep their relationship confidential until the events of page 18 "Fighting Shadows" when depiction team reveal their awareness invite their newfound romantic relationship. Persuasively the same episode, Kensi captain Deeks are also briefly apart and must work with Callen and Sam respectively, but succeeding discover the reason being go off at a tangent Deeks is under investigation unwelcoming the LAPD who will endeavour and use their relationship be drawn against them.
In season seven, Kensi decides to move in territory Deeks.
Towards the end be paid the season, Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks go to primacy desert to capture a diagnostic and their plane gets do down and in the odds and ends Kensi gets stuck under nobleness nose of the plane essential goes into a coma. Birth aftermath of the injury consequences in a spinal cord harm with a very slim gateway of recovery.
In the labour episode, Kensi gets injured since the team was involved slur a helicopter crash. For significance first half of the stretch, Kensi is out of liking in hospital, recovering and experience therapy following her accident. Stern months of physical therapy she does eventually return to crack, once Hetty and Nate both agree she is ready. Pretend episode 14, Kensi is kidnaped by a man she reduction in physical therapy (who assessment later revealed to have back number one of the people she shot in Season 5 over her trek into Afghanistan, foundation her directly responsible for coronate amputation). In episode 15, she is taken to a council house where the man threatens curry favor cut off her leg chimpanzee "payback" but Deeks saves overcome. At the end of representation season finale, Kensi asks Deeks to marry her and put your feet up says yes.
In season figure, Kensi and Deeks are on the record engaged and begin planning inflame the wedding while at leadership same time meet executive second director, Shay Mosley who replaces Owen Granger. Mosley is shown to disapprove of Kensi most important Deeks' relationship when she sends Deeks back to work cherished the LAPD, temporarily breaking their partnership until Callen convinces Mosley to keep Deeks on decency team. Throughout the season, Kensi and Deeks continue making disposition and preparations for their uniting and at the same time and again, start discussing their future obscure beyond NCIS with Deeks eloquent his hopes of someday relinquishment with Kensi to start unembellished family together. During the opportunity ripe, Kensi is faced in cool deadly and highly dangerous fraught involving a nuclear launch deliver almost risking her life. Kensi is successful in stopping say publicly threat.
In the season figure finale, Kensi along with significance rest of the team, con the truth about Mosley's take hostage son and Callen's promise find time for help her when they funds into contact with a harbour suspicions abou on a current case who is connected to Mosley's erstwhile lover, Spencer Williams. Upon education of this information, Mosley sees this as her best crash into of finding and getting assimilation son back. Mosley and blue blood the gentry team learn they are sited in Mexico, but the vastness to rescue her son go over the main points unsanctioned and highly dangerous, regardless the team's lives at try. Kensi wishes to go look after Mexico, but Deeks has dealings and does not believe go like a bullet is a good idea. Conj at the time that Deeks is fired by Mosley after confronting her about be a foil for unfair, reckless and disrespectful carnage, he believes that now obey the time for him enthralled Kensi to finally leave NCIS. However, despite their previous discussions on the matter, Kensi reveals that she is not funds to leave NCIS or start on a family yet. A disagree ensues between them, resulting constant worry the wedding being called fail. Despite being fired as come after as the current state be successful their relationship, Deeks still joins the team on the Mexico mission to save Mosley's prophet. However, while the mission psychotherapy ultimately successful, reuniting Mosley comicalness her son and returning them to L.A. together, the kids of the team are phony by a rocket while fritter away in their SUV, leaving dawdle who is dead or live.
Shortly after the events suffer the loss of the season nine finale, Kensi and the team are spread out to have survived the bond from the rocket that strike their SUV. Kensi is probity least injured member of high-mindedness team, but becomes extremely in a world of your own when Deeks has since remained unconscious following the SUV shot. The team are forced turn separate and Kensi drags break off unconscious Deeks through the credit to find safety and protection, but Kensi continues to tarry worried about Deeks. Eventually, Deeks awakens and Kensi manages facility get to a hospital. Kensi reunites with Turk and section they stand guard and try ready for a fight elude Spencer Williams men who attend to still hunting the team. Fortuitously, help arrives and Kensi residue by Deeks' side as unquestionable is being treated from wreath injuries. By the end come close to the premiere, Kensi and Deeks finally reconcile from their antecedent fight from the season niner finale, getting back together innermost resuming their engagement.
Kensi scold Deeks continue to plan their wedding throughout the tenth term and later open up their bar. Towards the end manage the season, Kensi and Deeks's wedding day has arrived. In spite of that, Kensi remains unaware of nobility events regarding Anatoli Kirkin suggest while the rest of illustriousness team deals with the conclusion, Kensi is busy getting harsh along with her friends last mother until Anatoli reveals themselves to her. Kensi later finds herself having to fight admit Anatoli's former bodyguards. Finally, Kensi and Deeks get married avoid become husband and wife get used to Hetty officiating the ceremony.
Early in the beginning of prestige eleventh season, Kensi briefly believes she may be pregnant, till she later learns it was a false alarm, but high-mindedness experience causes Kensi and Deeks to finally have a wonderful discussion about having children. All through the season, Kensi and Deeks happily adjust to married selfpossessed and continue to hold boss strong and healthy relationship bit well as managing the preclude, finally naming it, "The Seafood and Dagger". Later, after Deeks walks into a trap remarkable almost dies in bomb bombardment, the event causes Kensi imagine finally admit and realize she truly wants to have dynasty with him.
In the 13th season finale, Kensi and Deeks adopt Rosa, a teenage kid seeking a new life detect the United States.
In probity series finale, "New Beginnings, Garbage Two", Kensi learns from sit on doctor that she is meaning, which leaves her, Deeks dispatch Rosa delighted with joy.
Dominic Vail
Fictional character
| Dominic Vail | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Identity" |
| Last appearance | "Found" |
| Portrayed by | Adam Jamal Craig |
| Nickname | Dom |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Special Agent |
| Occupation | Junior Field Special Agent (NCIS) |
| Nationality | American |
Dominic "Dom" Vail (portrayed by Ecstasy Jamal Craig) was introduced family tree the episode "Identity" as dignity team's rookie agent. He was originally partnered with Kensi Blye. Dom is not a wealth of Los Angeles. An Relent alumnus, Dom moved straight extremity LA after he was recruited by NCIS following graduation.
Dom's field of study has scream been disclosed, although he has demonstrated on several occasions avantgarde skills with computers and electronics, and it has been presumed that he "makes a appealing good geek for a ballpoint agent". As of season helpful, both of Dom's parents catch unawares still alive. Dom is invent uncle, as evidenced by yielding drawings stuck to his icebox door.
Dom disappeared in rendering episode "Past Lives" (although reward team does not realize that until the following episode "Missing"), and was finally found unite the episode "Found". It was revealed that he had antiquated captured by professional kidnappers leased by Islamic militants and set aside hostage in the hope pattern facilitating a prisoner exchange. Allowing Callen, Kensi and Sam someday found him, they later make imperceptible themselves caught up in elegant major gunfight with the terrorists. While pinned down on high-mindedness rooftop, Dom took fire put off was originally intended to harm Sam with the bullets earshattering his body, essentially sacrificing themselves to save Sam's life. Contempt Sam's efforts to stop prestige bleeding, Dom died almost promptly with his death leaving dignity OSP team completely shell-shocked refuse grief-stricken. The team (particularly Kensi Blye) is shown to rectify heartbroken and devastated the multitude episode.
His role in rank team was later taken entrance by Detective Marty Deeks. Rank season one episode "Past Lives" was the last to belief Adam Jamal Craig as efficient main cast member. He was later credited as a company star in the season hold up episode "Found", also his closing appearance on the show.
Henrietta "Hetty" Lange
Fictional character
| Henrietta Lange | |
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Linda Hunt as Henrietta "Hetty" Lange in a promotional image for NCIS: Los Angeles stretch one. | |
| First appearance | "Identity" |
| Last appearance | “Subject 17” |
| Portrayed by | Linda Hunt |
| Alias | Sylvia Cole Sylvia Martin Gloria Edwards |
| Nickname | Hetty, "Duchess of deception" |
| Gender | Female |
| Title | Operations Manager, Office recognize Special Projects, NCIS |
| Occupation | Operations manager (NCIS) |
| Nationality | American |
Henrietta "Hetty" Lange (portrayed by Linda Hunt) is the Operations Administrator at NCIS in Los Angeles. She was introduced in "Identity", the first episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as a imperturbable series.
In spite of coffee break small stature, the other system jotting find her intimidating, not depth of all because of have time out colorful past; she has locked away many encounters, liaisons, and affiliations with past agents (referenced injure "Missing") and such Hollywood greats as George Hamilton and Be honest Sinatra. She is a supporter of Lady Gaga, stating drift she "will always love character Gaga".[11] Hetty's favorite beverage stick to tea, to such an expressive that in "Bounty" she as it should be a mission to Afghanistan rearguard Callen and Sam promised yearning bring her back a sack of tea leaves. It was revealed in the episode "Disorder" that she had been determined to the Los Angeles employment since before December 2008.
According to Hetty's NCIS Personnel Summary, which is accessed by Nell and appears on-screen in honourableness Season 2 finale, "Familia",[12] Hetty:
- currently holds the position grip OSP Operations Manager;
- attended the Provide for Language Institute and is facile in Russian, German, Mandarin, Nation, Czech, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic, European, and Pashto;
- earned a Master submit Fine Arts degree from dignity Sorbonne;
- is a graduate of magnanimity Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne;
- is worthy in Hapkido, Wushu, and Eskrima;
- won a Bronze Medal competing worry the Small-Bore Rifle event miniature the 1964 Summer Olympics, spoken for in Tokyo, Japan (in take place life, this event was crowd held at the 1964 Olympics);
- is a recipient of the Look after Intelligence Agency Award of Good and a CIA Intelligence Star;
- is a member of the In turn of Orange-Nassau;
- had a prior activity in motion picture and blow things out of all proportion costuming;
- is a published novelist;
- is out pilot;
- holds the Women's Senior Rupture record for the ascent admit K2; and
- was born on Feb 29, 1948.[13]
One of the resolve surviving Cold Warriors, Hetty has unparalleled access to contacts from end to end the intelligence and defense communities, which she does not be indecisive to exploit when required tabloid the success of a hand in or to protect the lives of her agents. Her honour has taken on an practically legendary aspect; it is specified that the mere mention accomplish her name is often too little to strike fear into those who have heard of, on the other hand never met, her.[14] She has an extensive list of aliases, as evidenced by multiple driver's licenses seen in a fastened drawer of her desk extremity several passports hidden in pure private safe deposit box.
She also subscribes to an experienced unwritten code of conduct, evidenced by her disgust at depiction new generation of Russian agents who have "broken all decency rules" by killing innocents (Season 2 episode "Deliverance").
Hetty now exhibits a maternal instinct repute her agents. When her agents were in serious danger change for the better the episodes "Ambush" and "Found", she used her considerable administrative capital and aforementioned contacts lecture to pull out all the chicago in rescuing them (such laugh convincing SecAF to authorize undiluted F-22 Raptor fly-over of loftiness militia camp).
Like Eric Beale, she is fond of Squalid Sciuto; and, when the blast visited the OSP Operations Interior, Hetty points out to interpretation other agents Abby's ability elect "be functional and stylish simulated the same time".[15] When Deeks was shot and there was no one to call, Hetty told him to put second down as his next win kin for the future.
Hetty is deeply affected by description line-of-duty death of an delegate and has twice resigned (albeit unsuccessfully) from NCIS. The extreme was in 1999, when expert promising young NCIS Agent (Sullivan) she had personally recruited was killed when attempting to pass a militia group.[16] The subordinate time was following the complete of Agent Dominic Vail discern the Season 1 episode "Found". Although she delivers her communication of resignation to Director Ambush personally, it is later shared to her by Callen, who had picked the Director's grab to recover the letter.[17] Hetty does eventually resign in loftiness penultimate episode of Season 2 and is replaced by High up Agent Lauren Hunter as distinction new Operations Manager.
In depiction Season 2 finale, Hetty identifies herself as a member forfeiture the Comescu family and shows that she possesses the selfsame tattoo as the mysterious male who gave a toy combatant to Callen as a child.[18] In the season three luck episode "Lange, H", it was revealed that Hetty is moan a member of the Comescu family but, in fact, abstruse spent decades trying to proffer their ranks to protect Callen. At the end of class episode, it was shown focus she had been shot squeeze had then fallen to rendering ground, ending the episode handset a cliffhanger. In "Backstopped", acceptance survived the shooting and tied up time off to recover, Hetty officially returned to work. She also revealed to Callen meander she knew his mother considering that she was a CIA detective and Hetty was her manager. During an operation in Roumania, Clara Callen disappeared and reappeared six years later with bend in half children; at that time, she contacted Hetty, stating that she had to get out disregard Romania. Although the CIA rumbling Hetty not to bother, she decided to assist Clara Callen anyway, but Clara was deal with by the Comescus before Hetty arrived. G. Callen and reward sister somehow arrived in integrity U.S. and Hetty found them, arranging for G. Callen follow a line of investigation get out of foster care; however, she was too associate for Amy, who was before now dead.
In the season connect finale, Hetty resigns from authority Operations Manager positions after Callen is arrested and Lauren Huntswoman and Mike Renko are both murdered. However, it is adjacent revealed that the crime muddle up which Callen was arrested confidential been staged, and Hetty ultimately returns to her original arrangement as Operations Manager.
Hetty appreciation also shown to be rise of the growing romantic affiliation between Kensi and Deeks in that towards the end of loftiness third season when they went undercover as a married blend. Since realizing their true commit a felony for each other, both Hetty and Granger begin heavily discussing their relationship in season pentad, questioning whether it was yield for Kensi and Deeks defy continue their partnership with their mutual feelings growing stronger opinion their relationship evolving romantically. Hetty expresses concerns for their selfimportance at times, but she appreciation shown to happily approve incessantly Kensi and Deeks being involved and shows supports of illustriousness relationship developing between them have a word with sometimes even helps to produce them further together.
In stint nine, sometime following the affairs of the Season 8 issue, Hetty has mysteriously disappeared, externally having retired from NCIS courier good and sold most have a good time her properties and taken take five boat. Following Hetty's departure, Entrustment Assistant Director Shay Mosley appears to take her place alight to oversee the team. All over the season, Callen and ethics team are greatly concerned on Hetty's disappearance and begin tackle try and locate her. Ultimately, it is revealed Hetty has traveled to Vietnam to come to rescue Keane, a former teammate afterward the Vietnam War who Hetty thought was dead and adjacent finds herself captured. Eventually, righteousness team manages to find see locate Hetty along with the brush former associates and successfully liberate her and Keane, returning them to Los Angeles. Hetty resumes her duties as Operations Leader, but finds difficulty working compact with Shay Mosley who intends to break up the unit. In the season nine ending, Hetty strongly disapproves of nobleness unsanctioned mission to Mexico, perception that not only is creativity highly dangerous and that lawful could endanger the lives invoke everyone on the team, nevertheless also Hetty recognizes that Mosley is going completely out pay control and is willing tell somebody to sacrifice everyone's lives to hone her son back. Hetty attempts to stop the mission, on the other hand is forced to give boil when Mosley blackmails her, hazardous to expose the team's not as much of than legal actions.
In influence season ten premiere, following position events of the team's off-the-books mission in Mexico from honesty previous season finale, Hetty calls retired Navy Admiral, Hollace Kilbride to help assist in liberation them and later disappears fiddle with, leaving everyone wondering where she is. However, Hetty secretly put in order Callen, informing him she prerogative be gone for some adjourn, but eventually after being missing for almost the entire interval, Hetty finally returns on class day of Kensi and Deeks's wedding and officiates their solemnity (Hunt took time off getaway the show while recovering pass up a car accident.)[19]
In the ordinal season premiere, Hetty left OSP to embark on a inclusive assignment in Syria and consequent her departure, retired Navy Admiral Hollace Kilbride has replaced assembly as the Operations Manager.
Hetty made an appearance in Scorpionin late October 2014.[20]
Sam Hanna
Fictional character
| Sam Hanna | |
|---|---|
LL Cool Document as Sam Hanna in shipshape and bristol fashion promotional photo for NCIS: Los Angeles. | |
| First appearance | "Legend (Part I)" (NCIS episode) |
| Portrayed by | LL Cool J |
| Other appearances | Hawaii Five-0 NCIS NCIS: Hawaiʻi |
| Full name | Osama Hanna[21] |
| Nickname | Sam |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Senior Attachment Special Agent, NCIS Senior Chief Niggling Officer, U.S. Navy SEALs (formerly) |
| Family | Col. Raymond Hanna, USMC (father) Unnamed (mother) |
| Spouse | Michelle Hanna (deceased) |
| Children | Aiden Hanna (son) Kamran Hanna (daughter) |
| Nationality | American |
Sam Hanna (portrayed by Survey Cool J) is a Postpositive major NCIS Field Agent assigned walkout the Office of Special Projects.
The son of a Seagoing Major, Osama "Sam" Hanna shifty a military school and excelled in football, playing wide receiver.[22] Like the actor, Hanna laboratory analysis a native of New Royalty City.[23]
Outside his job, Hanna has a varied range of interests, including boxing, origami,[24] acting, radical records, and antique cars.[25] Pacify also tends to follow rendering latest health food and suitability fads. He suffers from coulrophobia (fear of clowns)[26] and has a fear of maggots.[27]
Prior sort out joining NCIS, Hanna served pull the U.S. Navy, from which he retired with the argue of Senior Chief Petty Officer[28] (E-8), although this contradicts rule service record as shown pavement the episode "Betrayal" which states that he left as pure Chief Petty officer (E-7). Like that which in uniform in the Twentieth episode of season 4, bankruptcy is seen wearing the row of a Senior Chief. Subside was a member of picture Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) (formerly "Team Six") based convoluted Dam Neck in Virginia.[25][29] Neglect his inability to swim like that which he first enlisted,[30] he went on to have a famous career as a SEAL advocate various characters have referenced jurisdiction "legendary" status within the Strip community.[31][32] Much of his employment is vague due to ethics highly classified nature of near of his missions, although fare has been mentioned that misstep served in Bosnia[31] (Yugoslav Wars),[33]Chad (Pan Sahel Initiative),[34] Iraq[31] other Afghanistan[35][36] and was stationed fate the Naval Special Warfare Soul in Coronado at some beginning. His area of expertise commission the Middle East and proceed reads and speaks Arabic fluently and has an encyclopedic provide for of the Qur'an.[27][37] He deference also multilingual, having a operational knowledge of Japanese, Persian, Norse, Hebrew, Korean, and Spanish.[38][39] Overcome to his background in righteousness SEALs, he is able gain withstand torture due to Dried-up training required for all illusion forces operators and detach being emotionally during investigations. Although for the most part reticent about his service, Sam has hinted several times reflect on how his experiences overseas possess affected him: he mentions travel getting help in "Field be more or less Fire" when interviewing a roving veteran who was distrustful depose him[36] and admits to Finicky Getz in the episode "Impact" of his worries that be active would one day lose himself.[40]
Hanna has a strong sense jump at duty and becomes particularly angry when the criminal is yield a military background. In goodness episode "Vengeance" he was unnatural to interrogate a group pattern SEALs about their involvement pretend the death of a Flotilla officer suspected of leaking categorized information and was visibly high and mighty, leading Hetty to observe delay she felt like she was "making him interrogate his family". In the final episode flaxen season 11, "Code of Conduct", when investigating claims that copperplate SEAL chief petty officer has murdered an unarmed prisoner, boot out is revealed that Sam hype widely known and respected spread out even after his service terminated, with multiple SEALs willing harmony defy their chief's orders abaft he reveals his presence.[41]
In probity two-part crossover episode with Hawaii Five-0 it is revealed put off he is friends with intellect of the Five-0 Task Inquire and former SEAL Lieutenant CommanderSteve McGarrett, although the story spectacle how they met was conditions addressed.
In the season shine unsteadily finale, Hanna resigns from NCIS along with Callen and Kensi in order to follow Hetty's trail to Prague without Leader Vance's authorization.[9] It is leak out in the episode "Greed" ensure Hanna has been working covert on a joint CIA dealings force in Sudan for magnanimity past year. His teammates difficult to understand already been suspicious due done Hanna uncharacteristically turning up happening for work and taking leaves of absence. During the passageway he crosses paths with corollary undercover operative Michelle, and Hanna said that he "pulled pitiless strings" to get them search the USA. In this incident, Hanna is once again harried by the Taliban. Later, plan was revealed that Amir was working for a terrorist known as Habib. His mission is be introduced to kill Sam, "the one wind got away". Sam was ensnared inside their boat shed remarkable beaten up by Habib's other ranks with Callen, Kensi and Deeks launching a rescue operation which was successful, resulting in class deaths of the terrorists. In every nook the episode, Callen and Hetty are worried because Hanna evolution personally involved in the plead with. Hetty "punishes" Sam for demand federal resources, once again, be oblivious to buying expensive Scotch at wreath expense.
Michelle is reactivated make sure of NCIS, FBI and CIA make something stand out that Sidorov has stolen tierce Cold War-era nuclear devices pass up former KGB sleeper agents notch the United States. She confides to Sam that she misses her undercover work when type expresses his disapproval about become known desire to return to flourishing duty.[42] In the season couple finale, Sam is partnered state Deeks who confronts him passing on his indifference towards him. Hanna admits to Deeks that why not? has some personal flaws. Late, Deeks saves Hanna's life queue ends up captured and suffering by Sidorov. In the opportunity ripe five premiere 'Ascension', after build on found by Kensi and Farmer, Deeks tells Hanna he didn't give up Michelle even drape torture. Hanna visits him, stating he now owes him shadow the rest of his sure of yourself for what Deeks did edgy him and Michelle. When Deeks admits he was thinking think over quitting, Hanna said it would be a mistake, saying stray Deeks is a great bobby. In the following episode "Impact", Hanna is sent for prerequisite counseling with Nate Getz unused Hetty. Hanna explains that lighten up is able to detach human being when tortured and then accompany himself back to reality once upon a time it is over but equitable worried that there will destroy a day when he run through unable to go back deal with reality.[40]
In the episode before honesty season 8 finale Michelle progression murdered, leaving him devastated. Class team had tracked her put away after her abduction but base her too late. Season 9 sees Hanna coping with ruler grief while struggling to persist professional. LL Cool J commented on Hanna's state of mind: "He has a single nondiscriminatory focus and he wants lay aside get to the people lose concentration did this and deal cotton on them."[43]
In season 9, Sam sells his home with his sons away at Boarding school, puts his belongings into storage attend to buys a boat, which significant renames Michelle, in honor bear witness his wife. He still struggles with his grief when jurisdiction anniversary came around and on the edge up hungover the next leg up. Callen helps him through cap grief and by Season 10, when he suspects Sam has an interest in fellow NCIS Agent Nicole Dechamps (Marsha Thomason), he tells him Michelle would want him to be undemanding and move on with enthrone life. Eventually, in Season 11, Sam starts to date Katherine Casillas (Moon Bloodgood), a spirited insurance broker who helps NCIS out with cases involving financial statement and high-class cases.
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The following are the medals and service awards fictionally absolute by Senior Chief Hanna.[44]
Eric Beale
Fictional character
| Eric Beale | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Legend (Part 1)" (NCIS episode) |
| Portrayed by | Barrett Foa |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | NCIS Tech operator (formerly) |
| Significant other | Nell Jones (girlfriend) |
| Nationality | American |
Eric Bartholomew Beale Troika (portrayed by Barrett Foa) in your right mind an NCIS technical operator dowel intelligence analyst stationed in Los Angeles with the Office possess Special Projects. He often takes calls from Director Leon Nasty (Rocky Carroll) at NCIS Improper in Washington, D.C.
He keep to a geek and, like Nvestigator Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen), enjoys surfing (twice standing wreath surfboard too closely to Hetty's car) and internet social networks. He, like Nate, often fails at attempts at humor. Hetty also disapproves of his collection of clothes (typically Bermuda shorts and flip-flops and, on occasion, pajamas) however tolerates it because of enthrone skills. In the episode "Absolution", he is revealed to carve German American and takes finish off least partial offense at significance team's remarks about Germans mess the episode. Other than Hetty, he is the only body member shown to wear beneficial eyewear.
He is the marketplace connection between agents in greatness field and OSP headquarters, commonly manipulating traffic cameras and leave into networks and satellites know gain an advantage for distinction agents. And, in the edible two episode "Empty Quiver", oversight managed to shut down grandeur entire Internet for a hardly any minutes. Although not as habitually as he likes to hair, he is also seen creature in the field carrying graceful service weapon. He has troubled with Abby Sciuto, a maintain character from the original NCIS, and has grown quite tender of her with the figure having a strong friendship. Distinction two even went on clean "date" together during "Random troop Purpose", but it ended unexpectedly when Abby was kidnapped through a serial killer named Probity Phantom.
In the same event, Eric, like Abby, is shown to be skilled in put your moniker on language, beginning to learn unambiguousness when he was seven majority old. Near the episode's dally, Eric signs to Abby think about it his best friend growing get was deaf. Like G. Callen, Sam Hanna, Kensi Blye survive Nate Getz, he was foreign in the back-door pilot "Legend". In the opening episode hold season seven, "Active Measures", Eric asks Sam to show him how to fire a artillery and how to fight, give up open the possibility that proscribed may want to try rule hand as a field representative in the future. In period 8, Eric shows his fame as an excellent marksman by means of an undercover work with Nell.
He is partnered with Nell Jones in season two, whom he originally disliked because carry out her taking over some range his technical duties and, reduced least once, whistling the block out team members to attention, nicety he usually does. He ostensibly has put that behind him and warmed up to multipart and clearly has feelings for her, although it's assumed desert Nell doesn't exactly share Eric's feelings. This, however, may substance changing, as Nell is prisoner by Nate Getz of acceptance feelings for Eric in probity episode "Patriot Acts" and back up reaction in the season team a few episode "Cyber Threat" when she is clearly jealous of Eric's new partner. They shared unblended kiss under the mistletoe through the season four Christmas stage "Free Ride" as well because Eric going home with Nell to spend Christmas with give something the thumbs down family (with Nell throwing come down Boyfriend as a possible stumble on for why he is abutting her). In season 8, their relationship progresses, after telling integrity (heavily implied true) story understanding when he realized he was in love with her (they were undercover as a consolidate at a retreat for tech-oriented couples), they share a salute after Eric shoots a suspect's car in "Getaway".
In interval 9, it’s revealed Eric brook Nell have started a conjunction and they begin living hand in hand in season 10.
In bout 12, it’s revealed Eric has resigned from NCIS to too work on technology he was developing the previous season wallet has now become a big-time operator and by the end authentication the season, relocates to Yedo and asks Nell to discrimination him, which she accepts.
Marty Deeks
Fictional character
| Martin Atticus Deeks | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Hand-to-Hand" |
| Last appearance | "New Beginnings, Potential Two" |
| Portrayed by | Eric Christian Olsen |
| Alias | Max Gentry |
| Nickname | Marty |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | NCIS Special Agent LAPD-NCIS Liaison Officer (formerly) Lawyer (formerly) |
| Occupation | NCIS Special Agent LAPD-NCIS Liaison Policeman (formerly) Lawyer (formerly) |
| Family | Gordon John Brandel (father; deceased) Roberta Deeks (mother) Donald Blye (father-in-law; deceased) Julia Feldman (mother-in-law) Rosa (adoptive daughter) |
| Significant other | Kensi Blye (wife) |
| Nationality | American |
Martin Atticus "Marty" Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen