19 Actors who started out as athletes early in their career

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9) Mark Harmon

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Mark Harmon And Leon Carroll, Jr. Discuss Their New Book "Ghosts Of Honolulu" - Source: Getty

The NCIS actor, Mark Harmon played football in college before becoming an actor. Harmon played college football as a quarterback for UCLA. After finishing college, he then pursued acting and gained widespread fame for his character Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the television series NCIS. He has also appeared in popular movies like Freaky Friday and Wyatt Earp. Harmon has earned many accolades for his acting including an Emmy Award nomination for his role in The West Wing.

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