Here, Kyle Schmid — who plays Gibbs’ irascible mentor Mike Franks — explains why it was important for fans to get a look-see into his character’s past and why he earned the moniker of ...

And Schmid jokes that it’s like drugs, leaving viewers craving more of the story. Austin Stowell, Kyle SchmidPhoto: Erik Voake/CBS In the “Flight of Icarus” episode, we learned ...

From the “Flight of Icarus” episode, we learned how Franks (Kyle Schmid) became a Marine. But in tonight’s “Monsoon” episode, set to the era-appropriate sound of Procol Harum's "Whiter ...

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “NCIS: Origins” Episode 13. “NCIS: Origins” gave fans another look back at the beginnings of Mike Franks, with a flashback to the 1980s and ...

Franks (Kyle Schmid) just couldn’t let it go. The latest NCIS: Origins episode sees him continuing to look into who assaulted Tish (Tonantzin Carmelo), even though she’d asked him not to.

The 1990s-set CBS spinoff series took a trip down memory lane after a case involving the murder of a Vietnam veteran hit too close to home for Franks (Kyle Schmid). Episode 13, titled “Monsoon,” ...

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As longtime fans of the original NCIS know, Mike Franks, played in that show by Muse Watson, was killed by Jonas Cobb, a.k.a. the Port-to-Port Killer, in Season 8’s “Swan Song.” So we know how his ...

It was a rough start for Mariel Molinos' Lala but viewers have come to love the character. TV Fanatic breaks down when and ...