
Rocky Carroll has been part of NCIS for such a long time that it’s easy to think he’s been there from the start. However, with NCIS Season 22 set to air soon in the 2024 TV lineup, let’s take a trip down memory lane to when Carroll’s character, Leon Vance, was still considered the newcomer. Vance made his debut in the latter part of Season 5 as the Assistant Director of NCIS, and by the season finale, he assumed the role of Director following Lauren Holly’s Jenny Shepard’s demise. Interestingly enough, during the filming of that final Season 5 scene, Carroll was the victim of a prank masterminded by Mark Harmon, who played Leroy Jethro Gibbs. This little joke, I must say, is quite amusing in retrospect.