Brian Dietzen

Born:
November 14, 1977 (age 36)
Barrington, Illinois, United States

Occupation:
Actor

Years active"
2002–present

Spouse(s)"
Kelly Dietzen


An American actor who has played the supporting role of Jimmy Palmer on NCIS since 2004. In 2012, he was promoted to season regular at the beginning of the show's tenth season.
Dietzen was born in Barrington, Illinois. Later, he studied theatre at the University of Colorado at Boulder's BFA acting program.

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 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.