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Tobias C. Fornell or "T.C. Fornell" is a former FBI Special Agent (now PI- Private Investigator) who occasionally collaborates with the NCIS Major Case Response Team and who is also good friends with the team's leader, Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
In addition, Fornell would work alongside the NCIS team if a case crosses over into the jurisdiction of the FBI.
Biography
Pre-Series
Much of Fornell's past is unknown but at some point, he met and married Diane Sterling with the two having a daughter named Emily Fornell.
Unfortunately, the two later divorced, parting on bitter terms.
At some point, Fornell also joined the FBI and rose up through the ranks from being a Junior Agent to Senior Agent and then finally, a Special Agent. In Season 15, he becomes a private investigator after being removed from the FBI.
NCIS Season 1
NCIS Season 2
NCIS Season 3
NCIS Season 4
NCIS Season 5
NCIS Season 6
NCIS Season 7
NCIS Season 8
NCIS Season 9
NCIS Season 10
NCIS Season 11
NCIS Season 12
NCIS: New Orleans Season 1
NCIS Season 13
Personality
Appearance
Abilities
Interrogation
Trivia
- In the Season 1 premiere episode, "Yankee White", William Baer was heard calling Fornell "Tom" which hinted that it was "Tom Fornell" although the NCIS writers presumably later changed it to "Tobias" to avoid confusion between Fornell and Thomas Morrow who was NCIS Director at the time.
- At forty episodes, Fornell is the longest-running recurring character associated with the main NCIS series itself to have appeared in various episodes across NCIS Seasons 1 to 16. In addition to this, Fornell is also the only recurring character to appear in every season of the main NCIS series.
Appearances
For a more detailed list, see Tobias Fornell/List of Appearances.
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| Season 1 | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | N/A | 4 | |
| Season 2 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | X | N/A | 3 | |
| Season 3 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 3 |
| Season 4 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | N/A | 4 |
| Season 5 | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 2 | |||||
| Season 6 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | 2 |
| Season 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | N/A | 2 |
| Season 8 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 2 |
| Season 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 2 |
| Season 10 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | N/A | 3 |
| Season 11 | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 5 |
| Season 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 2 |
| Season 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | N/A | 6 |
| Season 14 | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 3 |
| Season 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | N/A | 4 |
| Season 16 | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | N/A | 2 |
| Total | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
