LL Cool J Joins ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ for Season 3

LL Cool J surprised NCIS fans with his cameo on the Season 2 finale of NCIS: Hawaii on Monday night. The rapper turned actor reprised his role of Sam Hanna and will join the series as a recurring guest star in the upcoming third season.

LL first appeared on the franchises flagship series NCIS in 2009, before going on to lead the spinoff show, NCIS: Los Angeles where he starred until the series concluded on Sunday night after 14 seasons.

The finale episode follows Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and Kate Whistler (Tori Anderson) who, receive some much needed assistance from Sam when they find themselves under attack by fire in Venezuela. Hanna makes his way to help the Hawaii team after his trek in Morocco, which was shown in the NCIS: LA finale episode.

All of us at NCIS: Hawaii have been huge fans of LL Cool J for years and couldnt be more thrilled or honored to be adding his spectacular talent to our ohana for season three, said executive producers Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber.

One of the most beautiful things about working on NCIS: Hawaii is the shows ability to bring the franchise together. We have had so much fun spreading the aloha to NCIS and NCIS: LA with the triple crossover. Now, we have the amazing opportunity to bring Sam Hanna to Hawaii to help the island solve some cases and maybe have a few laughs in the process. Welcome to the ohana, Todd! Its going to be a fun ride! said series star Vanessa Lachey.

Along with Lachey and Anderson, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon also star. NCIS: Hawaii is produced by CBS Studios.