Scott Wolf played Jonathan Cole in NCIS season nine for three episodes which aired back in 2011, but fans haven’t forgotten his character and still stop him for a chat
Scott Wolf has reflected on his time working on NCIS and admitted he finds it surprising that he’s still remembered by fans.
The 56-year-old played Jonathan Cole on the hit show back in 2011. He only appeared in three episodes, but his character became a firm favorite among viewers.
Scott, who also starred in Party of Five and The CW’s Nancy Drew series, admitted he gets “stopped for that in airports as much as anything else.” He added, “There was something about the fact that they made a little arc out of that character, and he wasn’t a one-off, shoot people and go away.”
Scott’s character Jonathan appeared in the season nine premiere of NCIS. Jonathan originally helped the team, but he soon turned out to be a dangerous criminal.
Jonathan was killed off in the season nine finale. Scott has reflected on his time filming for the show and heaped praise on leading man Mark Harmon.
“NCIS was great. Mark Harmon, salt of the Earth, generous, really made me feel welcome there,” Scott told TV Insider. He added, “They told a very cool story with my character. Oftentimes when you come in and play a character like I did — he was a villain, he was like this rogue ex-Navy Seal who wanted to shoot people and harm people. But they wound up sort of redeeming him in the end.”
Despite being a villain, Jonathan was heroic in his final moments and sacrificed himself to save Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Scott’s comments come as NCIS has been forced to halt production due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Hacks, Abbott Elementary and Grey’s Anatomy have also halted production. FilmLA, which issues permits for filming in Los Angeles, released a statement on Wednesday.
It read, “The past two days have brought unprecedented risk to life and property from multiple area wildfires, while also placing extreme demands on public safety personnel. With deepest appreciation for the efforts of local firefighters, police and paramedics at this difficult time, we advise the production community that personnel resources ordinarily available to support film production may not be available during the local State of Emergency.”
The wildfires have caused unprecedented damage, with more than 130,000 Los Angeles residents evacuated from their neighborhoods. So far, 24 people have died in the devastation.
