From a nerdy side character to a respected leader of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services team, Timothy McGee has gone through quite a few changes over the last 20+ years of the hit CBS procedural drama "NCIS." As an actor, Sean Murray, who portrays the special agent on the show, has had a similar career arc, so to speak. Murray has been a part of the cast of "NCIS" since 2003, being introduced as the tech-savvy rookie in the seventh episode of Season 1. Since then, Murray has become an integral part of the cast, having the longest streak on the series of any other cast member. But it's more than just his career trajectory that Murray has in common with his character.

Similar to McGee's background (presumably not an accident), Murray's father was a naval officer who was stationed a

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