{"id":2383,"date":"2025-03-30T19:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T19:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2025-03-30T19:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T19:49:59","slug":"ncis-season-22-1-star-returns-after-being-introduced-several-seasons-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=2383","title":{"rendered":"\u2018NCIS\u2019 Season 22: 1 Star Returns After Being Introduced Several Seasons Ago!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NCIS is reintroducing us to a familiar face!<\/p>\n

Episode 15 of Season 22, entitled \u201cMoonlit,\u201d just brought back someone from the show\u2019s past.<\/p>\n

They were first introduced in Season 18 of the show, and the character has so far appeared in Seasons 18, 19, and 20, not returning for Season 21.<\/p>\n

Plus, they have a real-life friendship with one of the actors on the cast!<\/p>\n

Special Agent Dale Sawyer (Zane Holtz) \u2013 RETURNED!<\/h3>\n

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Dale Sawyer is also known as Torres\u2019s (Wilmer Valderrama) NCIS frenemy, who will have ties to a Navy Lieutenant\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full episode summary: \u201cAfter a Navy Lieutenant\u2019s death reveals ties to Special Agent Sawyer (Holtz), Torres and Knight uncover a murder linked to a wealthy family. Meanwhile, Parker discovers a shocking connection between his mother\u2019s death and Lily.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who don\u2019t remember, Dale Sawyer is an NCIS Special Agent assigned to the Navy Yard in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

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Torres was originally worried Sawyer was there to replace him, and the two were at odds until Sawyer decided that, like Torres, he was also interested in undercover work.<\/p>\n

Sawyer\u2019s last appearance was in the show\u2019s 450th episode back in 2023. At the time, the showrunner revealed that the actors are actually longtime buddies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get a visit from Zane Holt, who has appeared in several episodes before as Agent Sawyer, but I don\u2019t know if audiences know that he and Wilmer have worked together on other projects, so they are old and good friends\u2026I didn\u2019t have to manufacture any chemistry between the two. It was a director\u2019s dream because they\u2019ve been buddies for a long time, and it shows on-screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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