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Frank Cardea (born August 17, 1947) is a screenwriter who has written various episodes for NCIS and who is also the writing partner of George Schenck with both men being producers of NCIS as well.

At the end of NCIS Season 9, Cardea and Scheneck were promoted to Executive Producers, the two men having first joined the show as consulting producers before becoming co-executive producers.

On November 4, 2016, Cardea and Scheneck were announced as the new co-showrunners for NCIS, replacing showrunner Gary Glasberg who had died suddenly in September 2016.

The two later stepped down with Steven D. Binder becoming the new NCIS showrunner.

Cardea's final credit as a consulting producer for the NCIS series appeared during the credits for the NCIS Season 19 finale episode, Birds of a Feather (episode).

NCIS Episodes Written by Frank Cardea[]

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