NCIS - HOLLYWOOD.COM: Exclusive: Brian Dietzen on His 'NCIS' Success & His Love For 'Modern Family'
By Kelly Schremph
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Even if you don’t yet know this actor’s name off-hand, you definitely know his face. Brian Dietzen has played the lovable assistant medical examiner, Jimmy Palmer, on NCIS for over 8 years now and his story is not anywhere close to being over. In fact, his character is in the midst of planning for his own wedding which is scheduled to air in the spring. Yes, Dietzen has remained a constant presence as part of the NCIS gang, but did you know that his character was only supposed to be a one-time thing? I had the pleasure of speaking with Dietzen about the hit drama, what life is like on-set, his relationships with fellow characters, some of his favorite television shows (besides NCIS), and any other upcoming projects he has in the works...
... Q: I especially liked the episode About Face where Jimmy played a significant role in helping catch the bad guy after being shot at. So in a way you transformed from being an examiner to being an investigator. How did it feel to be on that side of things?
Brian Dietzen: "Oh, that was a blast. That was really fun to play because it was one of those issues where it was like any man being thrown into a spot where I really should have a lot more training than this, you know, Jimmy’s thinking I should know more than I know, I don’t feel comfortable being around violence, but when you’re thrust into it, you’re thrust into it and it was very, very fun to play. And it was something that I would of course love to do again as far as portraying Jimmy Palmer, but in the moment the biggest concern for him was just not getting shot, but also serving the team somewhat and figuring out how to stop the bad guy and in the end he did it by ramming his car into him, so he did what he could do with the tools at his disposal which were not as many as like what Ziva or McGee or what DiNozzo would have, but boy it was fun to do. It was really great. I had a wonderful time in that episode..."
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