Brian Dietzen (born November 14, 1977) is an American actor who has played the supporting role of Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS since 2004. In 2012, he was promoted to a series regular at the beginning of the show's tenth season.

Brian Dietzen
Dietzen at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in October 2012
Born	(1977-11-14) November 14, 1977 (age 44) Barrington, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Kelly Dietzen
Children	2

Early life

Dietzen was born in Barrington, Illinois but moved to Colorado very young.[1] He first started acting in elementary school plays.[2] Later, he studied theatre at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Bachelor of Fine Arts program.[3]

Career

Dietzen has appeared in productions of Equus, and Waiting for Godot and joined The Colorado Shakespeare Festival for two years. He was cast in The WB series My Guide to Becoming a Rockstar. The part was a series regular as the drummer of the group. He later teamed up with John Riggi for a two-man show with Steve Rudnick called The Oldest Man in Show Biz.

He performed in the film From Justin to Kelly and has had a recurring role as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, a medical examiner's assistant, on the CBS series NCIS, since the first season episode, "Split Decision". Starting in season 10, 2012-2013, he is a featured cast member with Dietzen also appearing in the opening credits.

Personal life

Dietzen lives in Los Angeles with his wife Kelly and their two children.

Filmography

Television series

• My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (2002): Owen
• Boston Public (2002): David Caplan
• NCIS (2004–present): Dr. Jimmy Palmer
• NCIS: New Orleans (2016): Jimmy Palmer
• Perception (2013): Mark Leighton
• NCIS: Hawai'i (2022): Jimmy Palmer

Films and television movies

• From Justin to Kelly (2003): Eddie
• Purgatory House (2004): Ghost
• Self-Inflicted (2005)
• Nowhere to Hide (2009)
• One-Minute Time Machine, short film (2015)[4]

References

External links

• Brian Dietzen at IMDb

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