Origins, Austin Stowell has gone through many things off-screen. The actor was born and raised in Kensington, Connecticut, by his father, Robert, a retired steelworker, and his mother, Elizabeth, a schoolteacher.

Origins takes place in 1991, the prequel that’s currently airing on the 2024 TV schedule chiefly serves as a platform for Austin Stowell to play the younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs. However, Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs on NCIS for nearly two decades,

Origins is building up to Lala's death — but Austin Stowell has another guess. "I had a theory that I had expressed to people on set — and it's kind of been proven wrong already," Stowell, 39, exclusively told Us Weekly about his thoughts on where Mariel Molino's character ends up.

NCIS: ORIGINS star Austin Stowell says Mark Harmon has been “vocal” when it comes to advising him on stepping into Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ shoes.

Stowell stopped by the TVLine offices to chat about his work on NCIS: Origins, which, like the rest of the NCIS franchise, can also be streamed with a Paramount+ subscription. When interview Matt Webb Mitovich asked Stowell if he’d have scenes with Dixon, the actor responded:

Austin Stowell exclusively told Us Weekly about Mark Harmon's immediate response to his 'NCIS: Origins' performance as Gibbs

The star tells The Hollywood Reporter how 'NCIS' helped lead him to co-author his second book, 'Ghosts of Panama,' while also balancing TV work and the upcoming 'Freaky Friday' sequel.

There’s a reason that people who work together sometimes end up getting together. It’s that they understand each other. There’s a lot of Lala in Gibbs and vice versa that they see a bit of a mirror image.