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 “sexy Jesus” after doing the episode.

Origins episode “Monsoon” are ahead! In the NCIS: Origins episode “One Flew Over,” viewers learned that the off-the-books psych profile Mike Franks requested from Vera Strickland in the series premiere was for his girlfriend,

Origins" Episode 13. "NCIS: Origins" gave fans another look back at the beginnings of Mike Franks, with a flashback to the 1980s and a "heart-wrenching" separation. 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).