What Happened To Louise Lombard's NCIS Character & Where Is She Now?
While Louise Lombard might be familiar to television viewers from her role in the BBC series "House of Elliot," "NCIS" fans likely recall her as Lara Macy. That character was introduced as a no-nonsense head of a neighboring military branch. It turns out that Lara has a past with Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon); she was the lead investigator in the case surrounding the murder of Pedro Hernandez (Thomas Rosales Jr.). Gibbs was the main suspect, as his wife and daughter had been brutally murdered just before Hernandez's death. She clears his name, which means they have a strong rapport.
Lombard only appears on "NCIS" in the two-part episode "Legend." She reprised the role in the spin-off "NCIS: Los Angeles." She was initially going to be a lead on the series, but after the pilot aired, she left.
There was some hope she could return. "She didn't die," executive producer Shane Brennan told Entertainment Weekly in 2009. "We'll find out that she went to an overseas post. When Callen (Chris O'Donnell) was shot last season, they had to move to the new operation center, and [Lara] was relocated. Will she come back? Never say never." Unfortunately, "never" became the reality for Lara, as she is killed offscreen just before the events of the "NCIS" Season 7 episode "Patriot Down." That makes her one of the "NCIS" characters to be killed off the show. Fortunately, Lombard soldiered on, creating a career that's taken her to the big screen.
Lombard has gone on to big and small screen success
Louise Lombard had a lengthier run on American television via "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," portraying Sofia Curtis. She has 49 appearances on the program, acting as a series regular during Season 6 and Season 7. Lombard left "CSI" at the beginning of Season 8. Lombard popped back up during Season 11, where it is revealed that Sofia has been promoted, retroactively explaining her disappearance, which had occurred with no warning.
After her work on "CSI" ended, Lombard appeared on six episodes of the NBC drama "Grimm" as Elizabeth. In the years since, she's made quite an impression on both the small and the big screens, becoming best known for her work as Trish in the After film series. She also appeared in Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" as Ruth Tolman. It's an impressive resume, and it's likely to get stronger as Lombard lands more roles.