Background and career
Emily Wickersham (born April 26, 1984) is an American actress best known for her role as NCIS Special Agent Eleanor Bishop on NCIS.
Wickersham has Austrian and Swedish ancestry. She was born in Kansas and grew up in Mamaroneck, New York. After graduating from Mamaroneck High School in 2002, she attended Muhlenberg College for two years before dropping out.
In 2013, prior to the departure of actress Cote de Pablo, Wickersham was cast as NSA Analyst Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop in a three-episode arc starting from Season 11 of NCIS, starting November 19, 2013, on CBS. She was subsequently promoted to series regular, and her character officially became an NCIS Special Agent. Following the conclusion of the show's 18th season on May 26, 2021, Wickersham confirmed her departure from the show after eight years via Instagram. She returned as a guest star in season 23. Wickersham has also appeared in the feature film Gone and has made a number of guest appearances on television.
She married musician Blake Hanley on November 23, 2010, on Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys. They divorced in December 2018. In 2021, she had a son with her boyfriend, James Badge Dale. They married in September 2024. In October 2024, they had their second child. Her great-grandfather was the football player Isadore Anderson.
