Mark Harmon

Thomas Mark Harmon (born September 2, 1951) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles since the early 1970s. Initially achieving fame as a college football player, his role on St. Elsewhere led to his being named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People in 1986. After spending the majority of the 1990s as a character actor, he discovered newfound fame for his portrayal of Secret Service special agent Simon Donovan in The West Wing,[1]receiving a 2002 Emmy Award nomination for his acting in a four-episode story arc.[2]
Harmon was cast in a similar role a year later.[3] The creator of both JAG and NCIS had seen Harmon in The West Wingand decided to cast him in NCIS.[4] Harmon's character of NCIS special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was first introduced in a guest starring role in two episodes of JAG.[3] Since 2003, Harmon has starred in NCIS as the same character.[3]
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