NCIS LA's Marty Deeks star shares disappointing update on possible return

NCIS: Los Angeles prima Eric Christian Olsen has opened up astir the anticipation of him returning to the NCIS franchise successful the aboriginal - and it's not looking good

Eric Christian Olsen, famed for his relation arsenic Marty Deeks connected NCIS: Los Angeles, isn't itching to dive backmost into the CBS franchise conscionable yet.

The histrion became a instrumentality favourite, starting arsenic a recurring quality successful play 1 and aboriginal securing a spot successful the main cast.

However, fans were disheartened erstwhile the fashionable spin-off was axed aft its 14th play past year.

Despite his co-star LL Cool J making a cameo arsenic Sam Hanna successful the now-cancelled NCIS: Hawaii's 3rd season, Eric doesn't foresee a akin determination for himself.

In a chat with TVLine, erstwhile quizzed astir LL's quality and whether it stirred immoderate tendency to return, Eric shared: "I actively miss Todd [James Todd Smith, LL's existent name], and I was texting with Renee [Felice Smith] this morning, and I spot [sister-in-law] Daniela [Ruah] each the time", reports the Express.

He maintains adjacent bonds with his erstwhile co-stars but doesn't judge there's an imminent comeback for Marty.

While the archetypal NCIS sails into its 22nd season, its offshoots person been shelved to marque mode for a caller prequel centred connected a young Leroy Gibbs (played by Austin Stowell).

With the caller bid already juggling galore characters and plots, squeezing successful impermanent spots from beloved agents of past spin-offs could beryllium challenging.

Echoing this reality, Eric hinted that his yearning to measurement into Deeks' shoes again is "not truthful much".

Despite leaving NCIS, he's inactive a large sanction successful the TV industry, having snagged the relation of enforcement shaper for the upcoming bid of Matlock. 

He mightiness adjacent measurement backmost successful beforehand of the camera for the Kathy Bates-led ineligible drama, marking his archetypal acting gig since his NCIS departure.

The prima confessed that helium often imagines himself successful "these truly good, melodramatic oregon comic scenes" of the caller amusement "because they're truthful beautiful". Whether helium returns arsenic Deeks oregon takes connected a caller role, fans are anxious to spot Eric grace their screens erstwhile more.

Off-screen, he's surviving it up with his woman Sarah Wright and their 3 kids.

NCIS: Los Angeles airs connected CBS and is disposable to watercourse connected Paramount+ successful the UK.