Although there have been a few instances of NCIS: Origins tweaking NCIS canon, for the most part, the popular prequel series airing on the 2025 TV schedule has been faithfully adhering to the timeline established by the flagship series. So I was glad when it was reported last week that Origins was casting the young version of Dwayne Pride, Scott Bakula’s character from NCIS: New Orleans, as this is around the time he and Leroy Jethro Gibbs were working together. Now we know who will play the younger Pride, and I’m especially excited about what’s in store for his appearance.
Shea Buckner, who was most recently seen playing one of the five Caccimelio brothers in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 (which can be streamed with a Hulu subscription), has been tapped to play Dwayne Pride in the early ‘90s, per Deadline. As previously reported, Pride, a former Sheriff’s Deputy, is a Probationary Special Agent working out of the NIS Panama office at this point in the NCIS timeline. During his Origins episode, which will air sometime later in Season 2, will see him and Austin Stowell’s Gibbs resolving their past differences while going on an undercover operation together.
