{"id":4128,"date":"2026-01-04T15:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4128"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:37:28","slug":"mark-harmons-retirement-may-be-ending-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-ncis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4128","title":{"rendered":"Mark Harmon\u2019s Retirement May Be Ending \u2013 What It Means for the Future of NCIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Harmon may be stepping away from retirement sooner than expected. According to insiders speaking to the\u00a0<em>National Enquirer<\/em>, the NCIS icon has rediscovered his passion for acting after returning as Leroy Jethro Gibbs during the NCIS\/NCIS: Origins crossover on November 11.<\/p>\n<p>The 74-year-old star, who exited NCIS four years ago, reportedly had such a great time on set that it reminded him how much he missed the work. \u201cHe realized how much he loves being in front of the camera,\u201d a source said. \u201cNow he\u2019s talking about wanting to act more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4129\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FB_IMG_1767541013420-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FB_IMG_1767541013420-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FB_IMG_1767541013420-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FB_IMG_1767541013420.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Retirement Didn\u2019t Suit Him<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Life off-screen hasn\u2019t been easy for Harmon. Sources say his wife, Pam Dawber, noticed he wasn\u2019t enjoying all the downtime. \u201cHe was bored out of his mind,\u201d the insider claimed. \u201cHe missed the routine, the crew, the buzz of being on set.\u201d Dawber is reportedly thrilled to see him energized again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking Beyond NCIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While more guest appearances aren\u2019t off the table, Harmon is also exploring opportunities outside the NCIS universe. Encouraged by his recent work on the upcoming\u00a0<em>Freaky Friday<\/em>\u00a0sequel with Jamie Lee Curtis, he\u2019s now eyeing movie roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMark says he\u2019s still got plenty of gas left in the tank,\u201d the insider shared. Though he\u2019s not interested in another long-running series commitment, he is open to the right project to keep him inspired.<\/p>\n<p>Turning 75 next year hasn\u2019t slowed him down. If anything, his brief retirement has shown him that he isn\u2019t ready to step away from acting \u2013 and fans may be seeing much more of Gibbs, and Harmon, in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Harmon may be stepping away from retirement sooner than expected. According to insiders speaking to the\u00a0National Enquirer, the NCIS icon has rediscovered his passion for acting&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4130,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128\/revisions\/4130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}