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David James Elliottis bringing back Captain Harm!
The actor, best known for playing Captain Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. onJAG, will be reprising his role for an upcoming multi-episode arc onNCIS: Los Angeles,according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Elliott’s debut on the long-running show is set for May 12 — marking the first time the actor will appear on anyNCISseries.
It will also be the first time that Elliott returns to his iconic role as the former pilot-turned-lawyer working for the military’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) division since 2005,THRsaid.
JAG, which ran for 10 seasons from 1995-2005, led to a spinoff of theNCISfranchise.Chris O’DonnellandLL Cool Jcurrently star onNCIS: Los Angeles, which has been on the air since 2009.
In the upcoming episode, titled “The Guardian,” the NCIS team will uncover ISIS supporters who have plans to attack U.S. aircraft carriers. The terrorism threat will lead to Callen (O’Donnell) and Sam (LL Cool J) working with Captain Harmon, who will be the XO Captain on the USS Intrepid,THRreported.
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Elliott, 58, will also reunite withNCIS: Los Angeles executive producer/showrunner R. Scott Gemmill, who formerly wrote and produced onJAG.
“I was really excited to get a chance to work with David again,” Gemmill said toTHR. “I did the first four seasons ofJAGwith him, so to be able to work together again in and of itself is great — but to do so with the same character on [NCIS: Los Angeles] this many years later — that’s pretty damn amazing.”
“Bringing Harmon Rabb to work withNCIS: Los Angelesmakes for a formidable coalition,” he added to the outlet, “and both entities are going to need all the help they can get when confronted with the greatest challenge of their careers.”
In 2011, Bellisario alleged in a lawsuit that CBS denied him of the right to work on theNCIS: Los Angelesspinoffs after he leftNCIS— despite having it written in his contract,according toDeadline.
With theJAGcollaboration, it becomes the network’s largest effort yet to reconnect the franchises, Deadlinereported on Friday.
SinceJAG, Elliott has appeared on a number of other shows, includingMad Men,CSI: NY,Scorpion,and YouTube Premium’sImpulse.
source: people.com
