Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan have joined the cast of CBS’s highly anticipated prequel series “NCIS: Origins.” They will be part of a star-studded lineup that includes Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, Michael Molino, Diany Rodriguez, and Caleb Foote, with the legendary Mark Harmon narrating the series.
Lori Petty will portray Dr. Lenora Friedman, a seasoned pathologist at the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office. Dr. Friedman is as comfortable around the dead as she is with the living, and her passion for her work is truly infectious. Bobby Moynihan will play Woodrow “Woody” Browne, the wildly overworked senior chemist and director of the NIS Forensic Lab, who uses his offbeat sense of humor to compensate for his lack of sleep.
“NCIS: Origins” began production this past Monday and is set to premiere on Monday, October 14 at 9 p.m. ET. The series takes viewers back to 1991, focusing on a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Austin Stowell in the role originally made famous by Mark Harmon. The storyline follows Gibbs as he starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office. There, he begins to establish his place within a gritty, ragtag team led by the NCIS legend Mike Franks, played by Kyle Schmid.
Lori Petty recently appeared in HBO Max’s “Station Eleven.” Her extensive career includes recurring roles in Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” Bill Burr’s sketch comedy series “Immoral Compass,” Netflix’s comedy “Obliterated,” Pop TV’s “Swedish Dicks,” and Fox’s “Gotham.” Petty will next be seen in the indie film “Tonic.” Her notable film credits include “Point Break,” “A League of Their Own,” “Tank Girl,” “Free Willy,” and “Poetic Justice.” Additionally, she recently directed the play “Trial” at The American Theatre of Actors.
Bobby Moynihan, known for his nine-season run on “Saturday Night Live,” was recently seen in Netflix’s “Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story,” directed by Jerry Seinfeld, and Paramount’s “Imaginary Friends,” directed by John Krasinski. Moynihan will next appear in the film “You’re Cordially Invited,” alongside Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon. His other TV credits include “Mr. Mayor,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Documentary Now!,” “Drunk History,” “The Simpsons,” “Girls,” and “Portlandia.” He is also a regular voice actor on series such as “We Bare Bears,” “DuckTales,” “Star Wars Resistance,” and films like “Inside Out” and “Monsters University.” Moynihan is also the author of the children’s book “Not All Sheep Are Boring.”
