Invited to the microphone of Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast, this American actor, known for having played a superhero on television, revealed that he had tried his luck to play the role of young Gibbs in NCIS: Origins.
Starting October 14, viewers across the Atlantic will have the opportunity to discover Austin Stowell (The Secret Life of an Ordinary Teenager) In NCIS: Originsthe new spin-off of the police series to watch or rewatch on Netflix and/or Prime Video. The 39-year-old actor will slip into the shoes of the young Leroy Jethro Gibbs who, in the early 1990s, made his debut as a special agent in the Naval Investigative Service (NIS) at Camp Pendleton in California. The future NCIS legend will desperately try to make a place for himself in the motley team led with an iron fist by Mike Franks. If Austin Stowell is the one who was chosen to play the young version of the role of Mark Harmon, it should be noted that another American actor had also tried his luck.
Stephen Amell auditioned to play young Gibbs before landing a role in the spin-off Suits
It’s on the podcast microphone Inside of You that Stephen Amell has revealed he auditioned for the role of young Gibbs in the series NCIS: Origins. “That week I focused on an audition I had on Wednesday for the NCIS prequel. I was playing the younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs.”remembered the one who was “excited” by the prospect of this new series. Despite good feedback, the 43-year-old actor learned that he had not finally gotten the role. “I thought the audition went extraordinarily well. I got really good feedback. I hadn’t even looked at the script pages for Suits: LA yet and then I found out Thursday afternoon, after getting not only good feedback but good information, a message like: ‘We believe the project will move forward.’ Suddenly it was dead […] I didn’t know what was happening and I was really frustrated.”.
Stephen Amell to star in upcoming spin-off Suits
Exit NCIS: OriginsStephen Amell will star in Suits: LAthe spin-off of the famous legal series that revealed Meghan Markle to the general public. After playing Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, the actor completely changes register and slips into the skin of Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who “reinvented itself by representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles”. “His company is in crisis, and to survive he must take on a role he has despised throughout his career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar cast of characters who test their loyalties both to Ted and to each other as they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives.”we can read in the rest of the official synopsis relayed by TVLine. As of yet, no release date has been announced.
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