Murder plots, stolen submarines and, as always, work drama fill the days of the NCIS stars. But these crime-fighting TV stalwarts weren’t always ready to queue up on the screen for a dose of detective department drama. Find out what the cast looked like when they made their start on the screen and what they’re getting up to now – from ABC Afterschool Specials to super-stardom, chart their rise to the top. © MediaPunch via Getty Images,Getty Images Mark Harmon has made his mark on the screen in NCIS and alongside Lindsay Lohan in ‘Freaky Friday’ Mark Harmon The two-time Primetime Emmy nominee has some seriously memorable cinema under his belt, appearing in 2000s classics like Chasing Liberty and Freaky Friday.  He started acting in the mid-’70s with episodic appearances in Adam-12, Ozzie’s Girls and Emergency!. Hejoined the NCIS crew in 2003 and remained on the show until 2021, branching off to NCIS: Origins three years later Pauley brought fan-favourite Abby Sciuto to the screen on ‘NCIS’ Pauley Perrette Pauley Perrette is a staple of the NCIS team, appearing on …