We’ll be seeing a new face in NCIS: Origins. Philip Winchester (Ransom Canyon) is set for a key recurring role opposite Kyle Schmid in the upcoming second season of the NCIS prequel. His character will be introduced in the season’s fourth episode.
Winchester will play Mason Franks, the older brother of Mike Franks (Schmid), a Texas-tough cowboy who has recently hit rock bottom. Mason is an honorable man who has fallen on hard times and is desperately trying to keep from losing the family ranch. His desperation leads him to seek help from his estranged little brother.
Season 2 will pick up following the Season 1 finale in which Gibbs (Austin Stowell) manages to escape arrest for killing the man who murdered his wife and children. But his freedom came at an enormous price: after going the extra mile to help Gibbs, Lala (Mariel Molino) is seriously injured in a car accident after swerving to avoid a child.
NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Schmid).
As we previously reported, for the first time, we’ll see a crossover episode in November between flagship NCIS and NCIS: Origins. Described as a “decades-spanning mystery,” it begins on NCIS: Origins at 8 pm with the investigation into the small-town death of a naval officers in the ’90s.
Both NCIS: Origins and NCIS will return Oct. 14 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Mark Harmon and Sean Harmon executive produce for CBS Studios.
Winchester currently stars as Sheriff Dan Brigman on Netflix series Ransom Canyon, opposite James Brolin, Josh Duhamel and Mika Kelly. He’s repped by Independent Artist Group and Stephanie Nese Entertainment.