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List of NCIS Writers

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List of every famous television writer who has written for NCIS, listed alphabetically with photos when available. List includes anyone who was or is on the writing staff for NCIS. Staff writers as well as guest writers for NCIS are included when available, along with more information about each NCIS writer. If you're an aspiring writer and a fan of NCIS, then this writing staff from NCIS should be studied closely.

Writers here include everyone from Donald Bellisario to David Friedkin.

This list helps answer the question, “Who wrote for NCIS?”
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Allison Abner is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Allison Abner

Series Written: NCIS, The West Wing, Without a Trace

Episodes: The Missionary Position, Suspect, Legacy, Penitence, A Tree Falls, + more
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Christopher Crowe is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Age: 71

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: NCIS, The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Darkroom, Baretta, Sword of Justice, + more

Episodes: The Last Kiss of Summer (2), The Reunion, See No Evil, Voodoo Doll (1), Dangerous Waters, + more

Christopher Crowe is a film and television director, film and television producer and a screenwriter.
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Christopher J. Waild is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Christopher J. Waild Age: 37

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: NCIS

Episodes: Dead Reckoning, Shiva, Dagger, Safe Harbor, Guilty Pleasure, + more

Christopher J. Waild (born 1982 in North Tonawanda, New York), is an American screenwriter. Waild grew up in Springfield, Ohio and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts where he studied ...more
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Christopher Silber is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Christopher Silber

Series Written: NCIS, Tremors, CSI: NY, Cold Case

Episodes: Thick as Thieves, Jurisprudence, Street Money, Vigilante, Hit and Run, + more
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Craig W. Van Sickle is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: NCIS, Tin Man, The Pretender

Episodes: Search for the Emerald, Bloodlines (2), Bloodlines (1), Into the Storm, Tin Man, + more
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Dana Coen is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Dana Coen

Series Written: bones, NCIS, Room for Two, JAG, Silk Stalkings

Episodes: Heart & Soul, All Ye Faithful, Second Sight, The Witches of Gulfport, Adrift (1), + more
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Darcy Meyers is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Darcy Meyers

Series Written: NCIS, The 4400, Surface, JAG, Silk Stalkings

Episodes: Ramone P.I., There Goes the Neighborhood, The Immortals, When the Bough Breaks, Hidden Agenda, + more
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David J. North is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of NCIS Writers
David J. North

Series Written: Rizzoli & Isles, NCIS

Episodes: Dead Reckoning, The Voyeur's Web, Nine Lives, Bikini Wax, Singled Out, + more

David North is an American screenwriter and producer who has worked on shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman and the crime drama NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service which he ...more
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David North is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of NCIS Writers
David North Age: 77

Series Written: NCIS

Episodes: The Voyeur's Web, Bikini Wax, Judgment Day (2), Trojan Horse, Jeopardy, + more

David North MBIM (born 1942) is a British politician, a former Minister in the Isle of Man Government. He was born in Bradford of Manx parents and educated at Douglas High School. He then ...more
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Don McGill is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Don McGill

Series Written: Numbers, NCIS, JAG, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Episodes: Ready or Not, Left for Dead, Jacked, Meltdown (2), In Thin Air, + more

Don McGill is a screenwriter and television producer.
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Donald Bellisario is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Age: 84

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: NCIS, First Monday, Battlestar Galactica, JAG, Quantum Leap

Episodes: SWAK, Genesis Part II - September 13, 1956, Baltar's Escape, Left for Dead, + more

Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935) is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and sometimes wrote episodes for the TV series Magnum, P.I. (1980), Tales of the Gold ...more
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Frank Cardea is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Age: 72

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: The Great Defender, NCIS, Painkiller Jane, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Hack, + more

Episodes: Wild Card, Hometown Hero, Heart Break, Seven Keys to Singapore (2), Sins of The Father, + more

Frank Cardea is a TV producer and screenwriter.
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Frank Military is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Series Written: The Unit, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Equalizer, Three Rivers, + more

Episodes: Under Color of Law, Into Hell, Part 2, Five Brothers, Chained, + more

Frank Military is a screenwriter, actor and television producer.
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Gary Glasberg is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Series Written: bones, The Mentalist, Crossing Jordan, NCIS, L.A. Doctors, + more

Episodes: Days of Whining and Neurosis, With Honor, The Match, Most Likely, Psych Out, + more

Gary Glasberg is an American television writer and producer. He was born in New York City. He is currently the showrunner on NCIS and is the creator of NCIS: New Orleans. Glasberg's production ...more
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George Schenck is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Series Written: The Great Defender, Hondo, NCIS, Painkiller Jane, Bring 'Em Back Alive, + more

Episodes: Wild Card, Heart Break, Fiddler on the Hoof, Season 10, Episode 5, + more

George Schenck is an American screenwriter. His credits include Futureworld, the TV-movie The Phantom of Hollywood and numerous episodes of NCIS. Schenck became an executive producer during NCIS ...more
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Gil Grant is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: 24, NCIS, Painkiller Jane, NCIS: Los Angeles, Covington Cross, + more

Episodes: Armus Returns, Holly, Day 2: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., Search and Destroy, Fever of the Hunt, + more

Gil Grant is an American writer and producer who is working on the CBS hit series NCIS: Los Angeles. He is also developing a television series version of Gattaca for Sony International TV. He ...more
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Gina Lucita Monreal is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Gina Lucita Monreal

Series Written: NCIS

Episodes: Berlin

Gina Lucita Monreal is a screenwriter.
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Jack Bernstein is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Dec. at 46 (1899-1945)

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: She Spies, Danger Theatre, The Dresden Files, Royal Pains, NCIS, + more

Episodes: Keeping the Faith, Westside Stories, Meet Your Matchmaker, My Other Left Foot, Deception, + more

Jack Bernstein, (November 5, 1899 – December 26, 1945) was an American boxer given the birthname John Dodick. He became World Junior lightweight Champion, on May 30, 1923 against Johnny Dundee ...more
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Jeff Vlaming is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Series Written: Touching Evil, Keen Eddie, Stargate Universe, Reaper, Animorphs, + more

Episodes: White Tulip, Uncertainty Principle, Wyatt Erectus, Earthling, The Legend of Red Brick Wallace, + more

Jeff Vlaming is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on numerous series throughout the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Such series as: The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, ...more
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Jesse Stern is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Jesse Stern

Series Written: NCIS, The Mountain, Jake 2.0, Reunion

Episodes: Internal Affairs, Pop Psychology, Semper Fidelis, Masquerade, Knockout, + more

Jesse Stern is a screenwriter.
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John C. Kelley is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of NCIS Writers
John C. Kelley

Series Written: House, NCIS

Episodes: Love is Blind, Sharif Returns, Knight Fall, Unwritten, Recession Proof, + more

John C. Kelley (sometimes credited as John Kelley) is an American television writer and producer who formerly served as a supervising producer on the acclaimed Fox medical drama House
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Juan Carlos Coto is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Series Written: Journeyman, 24, NCIS, The Dead Zone, Medical Investigation, + more

Episodes: Spin Doctor, Nature, Subject: The Harbingers, Upon This Rock, Unsinkable, + more
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Larry Moskowitz is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Series Written: Picket Fences, NCIS, The Agency, Lincoln Heights, JAG, + more

Episodes: High Seas, Camp Delta, Frosted Flakes, Thanksgiving, Drop Zone, + more
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Laurence Walsh is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list List of NCIS Writers
Laurence Walsh

Series Written: The Dresden Files, NCIS, CSI: Miami

Episodes: A Horrible Mind, Hair of the Dog, Bait, Broken, Hurricane Anthony, + more
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Nell Scovell is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list List of NCIS Writers

Nationality: United States of America

Series Written: Warehouse 13, The Simpsons, NCIS, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, + more

Episodes: Sharif Returns, Blinded by the Whitelighter, Dead Man Walking, Sin Francisco, No Pain No Gain, + more

Nell Scovell (born Helen Vivian Scovell; November 8, 1960) is a television and magazine writer, and producer. She is the creator of the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which aired ...more