Emily Wickersham Returns to NCIS in Season 3 of Origins

WHO:

Collider - Emily Wickersham is returning to *NCIS* as Ellie Bishop, a fan-favorite character.

Deadline - Emily Wickersham will guest star as Eleanor “Ellie” Bishop, her original *NCIS* character.

Deadline - Mark Harmon’s character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, is part of the *NCIS: Origins* storyline.

WHAT:

Collider - Wickersham is officially returning to *NCIS*.

Deadline - Wickersham will appear in multiple episodes of Season 3 of *NCIS: Origins*.

Deadline - The episode featuring her first appearance is titled “Shimmy Shimmy Ya.”

WHEN:

Collider - Wickersham is returning “this month.”

Deadline - Her first appearance is in the Tuesday, Oct. 27 episode. The article does not specify a year.

WHY:

Deadline - The return gives Gibbs another “blast-from-the-past connection” visiting *NCIS: Origins*.

HOW:

Deadline - Wickersham returns as a guest star, reprising the role she played on the original *NCIS*.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 00:39 UTC)

Emily Wickersham is returning to the *NCIS* universe, guest-starring as Ellie Bishop in multiple episodes of *NCIS: Origins* Season 3. Her first appearance is in the episode “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” airing Tuesday, Oct. 27. Bishop’s arrival adds another connection from Gibbs’ past to the *NCIS: Origins* storyline.