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Here, Kyle Schmid — who plays Gibbs’ irascible mentor Mike Franks — explains why it was important for fans to get a look-see into his character’s past and why he earned the moniker of ...

And Schmid jokes that it’s like drugs, leaving viewers craving more of the story. Austin Stowell, Kyle SchmidPhoto: Erik Voake/CBS In the “Flight of Icarus” episode, we learned ...

“It is,” Kyle Schmid concurred at the top of an in-depth, Friday-night conversation with TVLine. “It is very much the beginning of jumping into the backstory of Mike Franks. And I think it ...

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “NCIS: Origins” Episode 13. “NCIS: Origins” gave fans another look back at the beginnings of Mike Franks, with a flashback to the 1980s and ...

“It is,” Kyle Schmid concurred at the top of an in-depth, Friday-night conversation with TVLine. “It is very much the beginning of jumping into the backstory of Mike Franks. And I think it’s a really ...

The 1990s-set CBS spinoff series took a trip down memory lane after a case involving the murder of a Vietnam veteran hit too close to home for Franks (Kyle Schmid). Episode 13, titled “Monsoon,” ...