NCIS star finalizes divorce with wife of 18 years following shock split

Daily Mail​

08-05-2025

Sean Murray officially finalized his divorce from Carrie James following 18 years of marriage and welcoming two children.
The star, 47 - who is known for portraying the role of Senior Field Agent Timothy McGee in NCIS - was declared legally single in a judgement filed on Tuesday, per documents obtained by People.
Last year, Carrie had filed for divorce from the actor and listed their date of separation as March 18, 2024.
The former couple will divide their pension plans and retirement accounts while other details of the final settlement took place outside of the court.
Topics such as child and spousal support, custody as well as division of property will also be handled privately.
Sean and Carrie made the decision to not disclose the agreement on those issues 'with the Superior Court except if necessary to obtain compliance with any provision of The Judgements...
'To enforce any term contained therein, or to seek a modification of any modifiable term contained therein.' If so, the two 'may encounter complications enforcing the Further Judgment.'
One year earlier in April, it was revealed that Carrie had filed for divorce from Murray after 18 years of marriage, People reported at the time.
The pair had first crossed paths at a Halloween party back in 2004 and said 'I do' the following year.
During the course of their nearly 20 years of marriage, Sean and Carrie also welcomed two children: Caitlyn, 18, and River, 15.
At the time, People reported that the mom-of-two had cited the reason for their shock split as 'irreconcilable differences.'
In court documents, she had asked the court for sole physical and joint legal custody of their kids. Carrie also requested for spousal support and that the Hollywood actor cover her attorney fees.
Soon after, Sean filed paperwork in response and instead asked the court for joint physical and legal custody of their two children.
The Hocus Pocus star had also requested that they each pay their own attorney fees.
Months before their separation came to light, the former couple had celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary in November 2023.
Murray began his professional acting career in the 90s, and made appearances in projects such as Touched By An Angel, Boston Public and JAG.
In 1993, he took on the role of Thackery Binx in the movie Hocus Pocus - which also starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz and Thora Birch.
Since 2003, Sean has been playing the character of Timothy McGee in NCIS - and the season 22 finale recently aired earlier this month on May 5.
The upcoming 23rd season of the hit CBS show is also in the works, with Murray set to return after the series was renewed a few months earlier in February.
Other cast members that seemingly are set to return include Gary Cole, Brian Dietzen, Katrina Law, Rocky Carroll and Diona Reasonover.
During a recent interview with Town & Country earlier this month, Sean opened up about his longtime role on NCIS and the show itself.
He stated, 'We've gone 22 years and the world of television has changed quite a bit and in some respects we're a dinosaur, but we're still got our fan base. We're doing quite well!'
Murray added, 'We all care very much, which is not always the case out there. A lot of people like to rest on their laurels. I think we're always pushing to do good work and as long as we're doing that, then I'm having fun.
'I'm proud of us that we are always trying to make it better and make good episodes. I really mean that.'
The star further expressed, 'I'm not just saying that - because if we weren't doing that, I'd be bored. I wouldn't want to do it. It's not just a job, it really keeps me really interested and I love the people that I work with.'
In regards to playing his character for over two decades, Murray explained, 'I have a pretty good idea of the line between McGee and myself.
'But that's not to say that there aren't any similarities; as you grow with a character, you start to integrate parts of yourself into these characters.'
Murray also reflected on how the series has evolved over the years and said, 'Even though we've been around 22 years, the show has gone through different iterations, it has felt like different shoes in one.
'It's not just the cast changes over the years. The show, the style has changed and evolved as we've gone on.'
The actor added, 'If you watch early episodes of this show, it's very different than some of the episodes that we do now. We're never just trying to be like, "Okay, well we did this. Let's do this thing again." We care.'
Mark Harmon had previously starred in NCIS as Leroy Jethro Gibbs until his exit in season 19. Pauley Perrette also played Abby Sciuto from 2003 until she left the show in 2018.