Jennifer Beals Explains NCIS: New York Leader Robyn Wells’ Backstory

Jennifer Beals plays Robyn Wells, the supervisor of the New York field office on CBS’s new series NCIS: New York.

Robyn leads a team that includes Sam Hanna, played by LL COOL J, and Nick, played by Scott Caan.

Robyn used to work as an attorney at the Southern District of New York, before leaving to lead the team.

Beals describes her as supportive but willing to set limits, and says she respects each agent’s strengths.

Nick is the teammate Robyn is closest to, and the person she might confide in.

Beals says Robyn is married, and hints that her husband’s ambitions may differ from hers.

The show has yet to reveal what her husband does, but Beals says viewers will find out; Robyn’s dog Sid, played by Dunkin, is also part of the series.