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LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― "NCIS: Los Angeles," debuting Sept. 22 on CBS, is a drama about the high stakes world of the Office of Special Projects, a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation's security. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets.

Special Agent "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell) is a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld. His partner is Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) is a former U.S. Navy SEAL who has seen action in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He's also a surveillance expert who uses state of the art monitoring equipment to look out for those in the field and feed them crucial information.  

Assisting the team is Special Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah), the exceptionally bright daughter of a slain Marine who lives for the adrenalin rush that comes with undercover work; operational psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor), adept at getting into anybody's head, profiling the target and monitoring agents' states of mind before, during and after missions; Dominic Vail (Adam Jamal Craig), the most recent addition to the team, a highly qualified tech lacking in practical experience; and Henrietta "Hetty" Lange (Linda Hunt) who oversees the "backroom" support staff tasked with providing everything from micro-surveillance cameras to cars for the team.

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CHRIS O'DONNELL

Chris O'Donnell made his motion picture debut with a critically acclaimed performance as Jessica Lange's rebellious son in the Paul Brickman feature "Men Don't Leave," followed by a cameo in Jon Avnet's Academy Award-nominated "Fried Green Tomatoes" and the romantic drama "Mad Love" opposite Drew Barrymore.

In 1993, O'Donnell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the Chicago Film Critics Award for his starring role opposite Al Pacino in the multi-Academy Award winning "Scent of a Woman." He then played swashbuckling D'Artagan in "The Three Musketeers," for which he was named the NATO/ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow in 1994. O'Donnell adopted an Irish accent to star in the romantic comedy, "Circle of Friends," and joined alongside the Caped Crusader as Robin in "Batman Forever."

Other film credits include the independent drama "Max Payne," "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," "The Sisters," the Golden Globe nominated film "Kinsey," "Vertical Limit" and the romantic comedy "The Bachelor."  Additional film work includes the legal thriller "The Chamber," the period romance "In Love and War" and Robert Altman's "Cookies' Fortune."  O'Donnell will recently completed production on the comedy "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore."

TV credits include the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominated mini-series, "The Company," "Grey's Anatomy," and a guest-starring role in the hit CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men."

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LL COOL J

Two-time Grammy Award-winner and NAACP Image Award winner LL Cool J is an entertainment icon in the fields of music, film, television, writing and fashion. First introduced to the world in 1984 as a Def Jam Records flagship artist, LL is the first rap artist to amass 10 consecutive platinum-plus selling albums, while 2004's "The Definition" and 2006's "Todd Smith" both went gold. He is a multi-platinum artist who is currently tied for third place for most Billboard chart debuts by a rapper. Last year, he released his critically acclaimed album "Exit 13," his appropriately titled 13th and last album for the only label he has called home - Def Jam Recordings.

Expanding into the digital world, LL has founded www.boomdizzle.com, an online social networking community which provides a digital platform for existing and new artists to create, promote, perform, and distribute music and entertainment.

LL has appeared in more than 30 films and starred opposite actors such as Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell in "S.W.A.T.," Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in "Any Given Sunday" and Gabrielle Union in "Deliver Us from Eva." Other film credits include "Rollerball," "Charlie's Angels," "Kingdom Come," "In Too Deep," "Toys" and "Slow Burn" with Ray Liotta.  He has also received a Blockbuster Award for best comedic performance as the "Chef" in Renny Harlin's action film "Deep Blue Sea."

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