‘NCIS’: Who Plays Sawyer on ‘NCIS’?

The NCIS team has been reassigned, and that means they will have to temporarily work with new agents. One of the agents, Dale Sawyer, has been giving them a hard time. Who is the actor who plays Sawyer? Here’s what Showbiz Cheat Sheet knows.

Dale Sawyer on ‘NCIS’

Dale Sawyer is first introduced during NCIS Season 18, Episode 11 (titled “Gut Punch”). When he interacts with the team, he gives off a cocky and sometimes abrasive attitude. He clashes the most with Nick Torres (Wilmer Valderrama).

Nick is used to being the cool, good-looking team member, but he’s been replaced by Dale. He’s a little like Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), only rude and very annoying.

Dale questions Gibbs’ team

One thing Dale doesn’t understand is why Gibbs’ team didn’t face a harsher punishment for lying. After Gibbs beat up a suspect, they all said the man simply tripped and fell. Dale is angry about the way things were handled, so he confronts Bishop (Emily Wickersham) about it.

Bishop says she’s aware that she, McGee, and Nick did a poor job. She realizes they made a bad call when they covered for Gibbs. “Look Sawyer,” says Bishop. “We messed up and we know it. And we will face the consequences of our actions.”

Sawyer continues to grill Bishop. He won’t let her forget that she and her team just got a slap on the hand. There haven’t been any consequences,” says Sawyer. “Gibbs took it on the chin, but his disciples barely got a reprimand. Why?”

Nick tells Sawyer to go home, but his shift is just beginning. Much to the team’s surprise, Sawyer and Special Agent Veronica Tyler are now in charge of their cases.

Who plays Sawyer on ‘NCIS’?

The actor who plays Dale Sawyer is Zane Holtz. One of his early acting roles was in a 2001 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He played the role of Dylan Buckley. The following year, he appeared in an episode of Judging Amy. Holtz made his film debut in the 2003 movie Holes. In 2010, he joined the cast of Make It or Break It. He played the role of Austin Tucker until 2012.

Holtz continued his rise to fame after joining the cast of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. He played the character Richie Gecko from 2014 to 2016. Holtz is also known for his appearances in Riverdale, Katy Keene, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Lightning Thief, and Demi Lovato’s music video for “Confident.”

NCIS airs Tuesdays on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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