<Tr> <Td> John M. Jackson </Td> <Td> A.J. Chegwidden </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> N / A </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrea Bordeaux </Td> <Td> Harley Hidoko </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> N / A </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <P> Leon Vance (portrayed by Rocky Carroll) is the Director of NCIS and also the person responsible for setting up the Office of Special Projects . He lives in Washington, D.C., and is a regular character on NCIS while also making regular guest appearances on NCIS: Los Angeles usually through video - conferences as well as making a few personal appearances at the OSP . </P> <P> Mike Renko (portrayed by Brian Avers) is an NCIS agent introduced in the back - door pilot from NCIS . He first appeared in NCIS: Los Angeles as a recurring character in the episode "Ambush", in which he assisted the team with information on a dangerous militia group . He also appeared in the episode "The Bank Job". His next appearance was on the episode "Burned", when Hetty called for help as they had a shortage of agents since Callen went off the radar and the server was hacked . He was shot as he, Sam, and Kensi ambushed an alleged terrorist, but it hit his bulletproof vest and he escaped with minor injuries . It was assumed that Renko was still in an undercover assignment outside of the United States . </P>

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