TMDb/NCIS Celebrity Rocky Carroll returns to NCIS not as Vance, but as the agency's new director. Discover the show's major reinvention after Mark Harmon's exit. April 15, 2026 AceShowbiz - Rocky Carroll is officially returning to NCIS, but not in the role fans might expect. Following the impactful death of NCIS Director Leon Vance during season 23, Carroll is set to come back behind the scenes as the director of the agency, rather than reprising his character on screen.