Austin Stowell thinks his character Leroy Jethro Gibbs created Rule 12 because of his personal feelings . The NCIS : Origins actor is playing a young Gibbs, who was originally portrayed on the first show by Mark Harmon . Gibbs has a series of rules while on the job which includes Rule 12 - never date a co-worker.
Austin's experience playing Gibbs on Origins has him thinking why the beloved character created that specific rule, and it has to do with another character, Lala Dominguez, who is played by Mariel Molino . "There's a reason that people who work together sometimes end up getting together. It’s that they understand each other,” Austin said in an interview.
NCIS: Origins Mariel Molino says Lala’s connection with Gibbs deepens 'and it starts to get scary' NCIS: Origins star Kyle Schmid reveals unexpected advice from Gibbs actor Mark Harmon "There’s a lot of Lala in Gibbs and vice versa that they see a bit of a mirror image," he told US Weekly , "But they’re both very stubborn." NCIS: Origins takes place years before the original show, about a year after Gibbs' wife and daughter were killed, which Austin believes impacts his character's emotions. "Even if those emotions are creeping in, he probably is quieting them and feeling as if he shouldn’t have those feelings,” he said.
“If his wife and daughter were still alive, he would be with them. It is only because of their death — their murder — that he blames himself for that he’s even in the position a.