July 2024

Originally from Peru, Ind., David J. North graduated from Indiana University in 2003. Later that year he joined the support staff of a new CBS drama titled NAVY NCIS. In 2005, not long after the “Navy” was dropped, he joined the show’s writing staff and rose up the ranks to producer. After penning the finale of season six, North left the then-#1 drama, spending years developing shows and writing for such dramas as “Rizzoli & Isles,” SCORPION and NCIS: LA. North returned home to NCIS in Season 14, becoming an executive producer and co-showrunner of the hit series. He co-wrote Mark Harmon’s farewell episode, “Great Wide Open,” and the two are now joining forces again on North’s latest endeavor, NCIS: ORIGINS, premiering on CBS this fall.