NCIS: Origins Just Cast Its Third Returning Character With An Actor Who's Already Appeared In The Franchise

Shortly after NCIS: Origins was announced, it was reported that Vera Strickland, Mike Franks’ former partner who was played by Roma Maffia in an NCIS Season 11 episode, is set to be included in the prequel. Now we know that Diany Rodriguez, arguably best known for playing Weecha Liu on The Blacklist, will play the younger Strickland. Deadline describes the character as “a no-nonsense, sharp-witted Brooklynite who’s tough as nails and never minces words,” and who has “spent her entire …