12 years ago, Nip/Tuck actress Roma Maffia guest starred in the NCIS Season 11 episode “Under the Radar” as NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland, the late Mike Franks’ former partner. Since last year, Diany Rodriguez has been playing the younger Vera on NCIS: Origins, but now the prequel’s crossover with the flagship series has allowed Maffia to return to the role as well. Ahead of these special episodes airing on the 2025 TV schedule, Maffia told CinemaBlend how she went about preparing to reprise Vera after so long away, as well as what she considers to be “absolutely fantastic” about Rodriguez’s version of the character.
Maffia will reprise Vera in the NCIS half of the crossover, acting as a nice balance to Mark Harmon appearing on camera in Origins for the first time since the series premiered. I asked the actress if she rewatched her previous NCIS episode or looked at any of Diany Rodriguez’s Origins episodes to help her get back into character. Maffia answered:
