Actor Michael Weatherly, who left NCIS in 2016 to star in his own CBS series, Bull, also has nothing but praise for Harmon. “Mark is a very old-fashioned, old school gentleman, and I’ve learned a great deal at his side,” said Weatherly, who played Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo.
When Weatherly left to launch Bull, he said, “I look to the future with, you know, taking a lot of that Mark Harmon wisdom with me.”
Viewers said goodbye to Pauley Perrette, who played forensic specialist Abby Sciuto, at the end of season 15 amid talk of tensions with Harmon. But for the most part, it’s been a love fest! Mark — who landed his first acting role in 1973 and earned heartthrob status in the ’80s series St. Elsewhere — even got choked up when talking about his costars. “They all like each other, and we don’t act that,” he said. “It’s a remarkable place. I can talk about it all day. But this is a rare occurrence.”
