Timothy McGee

Timothy "Tim" McGee is a fictional special agent from the NCIS television series by CBS Television, portrayed by Sean Murray. Special Agent Timothy McGee, or "Probie", as he is commonly referred to by Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, is part of Special Agent Gibbs' investigative team. He gained his field agent status when he was transferred to Washington from Norfolk and now serves as Gibbs' field computer consultant as well as working with Abby Sciuto in the forensics lab when necessary. McGee suggestively dated forensics specialist Abby Sciuto for a short period of time during season one, but it was kept at a casual level on Abby's request. The relationship ended late in season one, with the characters remaining good friends. Since then, Abby has shown distinct signs of jealousy over the attention given to McGee by other female colleagues.

Background

 * Education: Masters in Computer Forensics from MIT and BSc in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Relationships
As the junior field agent of the team, McGee is often subject to ridicule from the likes of DiNozzo and David, and, to some extent, Gibbs. In an episode, when McGee was helping rewire Abby's hotbox, Gibbs walked in calling him "Special Agent Goodwrench".

McGee's relationship with DiNozzo is almost that of a popular child making fun of a nerd. Although they often fight with each other, there are several instances where it shows how much they care about each other. They have a very antagonistic relationship, but most view of it as that of brothers, much like the "sibling-rivalry" relationship that was between DiNozzo and Kate.

McGee has a younger sister Sarah (played by Troian Bellisario), who is seen in episodes Red Cell and Twisted Sister. The two seem to differ greatly in personality, but are very close to each other, as seen in Twisted Sister.

McGee had an extended relationship with forensics technician Abby Sciuto in season 1, but this ended amicably sometime between season 1 and 2. The two are still very close and often tease each other (More so, on Abby's side) about their previous relationship (Sexual jokes, suggestive comments, etc).

When in stressful or uncomfortable situations (as seen in Grace Period when dealing with the death of a friend), McGee will retreat to Abby's forensics lab.

Hobbies
McGee has a passion for computers and enjoys playing games often relating to tactical warfare and covert infiltration. McGee uses a Logitech Y-SAE71-SK-2930 keyboard to carry out his everyday work. This is shown to be an interest shared by his sister Sarah, as seen in the episode 'Red Cell', when she takes over his live war game as he leaves his flat. In the episode "Broken Bird," his first computer was revealed to have been a Mac SE, followed by a PowerBook,"and then I switched to Windows."

In the episode "Twisted Sister ," we discover McGee writes of mystery/crime books and was known as a popular writer since the episode 'Cover Story', specifically a published book titled "Deep Six." It was kept a secret from the NCIS team for a long time even though he mentioned it to DiNozzo when they were on a stake out in the first season. Under his pseudonym 'Thom E. Gemcity' (an anagram of 'Timothy McGee'), he has penned at least two novels as part of the Deep Six series, one published and one in progress. The title of the first book, 'Deep Six: The Continuing Adventures of L.J. Tibbs (whose name and character are based on Leroy Jethro Gibbs) suggests there have been previous novels, but these have yet to be named. The next of McGee's books to be released, and sequel to its predecessor is entitled 'Deep Six: Rock Hollow'. In Cover Story, Rock Hollow becomes a center point in that the NCIS team are investigating two murders (both committed because their killer thought they had robbed a convenience store and killed the clerk, as it was written in the book), when McGee reveals everything that has taken place has been part of the book he is currently writing. It is then discovered that the story was stolen from the typewriter ribbon McGee threw out with the trash, and that Abby is the next victim. McGee realises the murderer is actually a fan of his from his local coffee shop, and quickly acts to save Abby's life.

McGee's writing has apparently given him enough fame to be recognised and feted as a minor celebrity and enjoy perks such as VIP clubbing (as seen in the episode Friends and Lovers). McGee has ostensibly used the profits from his writing to purchase such things as a Porsche Boxster (as seen in the episode Twisted Sister), and an Armani leather jacket (Dead Man Walking).

The characters in McGee's books are actually based on the NCIS team, with Leroy Jethro Gibbs as L.J. Tibbs, Anthony DiNozzo as Tommy, Ziva David as Lisa, Abby Sciuto as Amy Sutton, Jimmy Palmer as Pimmy Jalmer, and himself as McGregor. This displeases some of the NCIS team, and McGee is victim to constant torment from Ziva and DiNozzo for many episodes thereafter, but especially from DiNozzo. Palmer seems especially unhappy with his portrayal, which seems to include some acts of necrophilia.

Trivia

 * Born in 1977.
 * Loves Online games.
 * Wanted a Beary Smyles for Christmas in 1989.
 * Is left handed, as seen in the beginning of "Cover Story"
 * Can speak Klingon (though is not fully fluent).
 * Has a fear of heights.