Jonima Diaby

Jonima Diaby grew up in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and came to the U.S. as a teenager seeking asylum. He initially pursued Pre-Med and worked in health care, but a love for storytelling led him to train in the Meisner technique at William Esper Studio in New York and at a conservatory in LA. On screen, he's best known for playing Connor in NCIS: Origins, Detective Washington in FBI, with appearances on The Upshaws and Days of Our Lives. Off screen, Jonima wears many hats, as the writer behind the children's series Amadou Goes To... (including Amadou Goes To School) and the play REMEMBER 92. His driving mission: to bring African stories, both joyful and poignant to audiences everywhere.