Young guns
NCIS: Origins stars Austin Stowell and Mariel Molino discuss stepping into this prequel series based on the US crime juggernaut, how Stowell sought to follow in original star Mark Harmon’s footsteps and their perfect partnership on set. For almost 20 years and more than 400 episodes, Mark Harmon portrayed Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in long-running CBS drama NCIS, a procedural drama exploring criminal cases relating to the US Navy and Marine Corps. So when Austin Stowell was cast to play the young Gibbs in prequel series NCIS: Origins, the actor knew he had enormous shoes to fill. “I was scared, for so many reasons,” he admits. “There were just so many ‘first times’ for me. It was the first time doing a network TV show, first time playing a character that had already been portrayed before me, to be number one on a call sheet. “I say so many times that there is no number one. The team is there, we’re all there, we are the one, but there was the pressure before getting there – and then you start to shoot and I feel like I didn’t even find my footing until we were 10 or 11 episodes in. Then it was all wrapping up and we felt it ramp up towards the finale yet again.” Luckily for Stowell, “I like pressure. I like to be put in that situation,” he continues. “I want the ball in my hands at the bottom of the ninth. When the game … Continue reading Young guns
