Junior Nyong'o is an actor, musician and DJ from Nairobi, Kenya. He is a recent MFA Acting graduate from UC San Diego (Class of '23). He is excited to make his debut at The Grove! Regional credits include The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse), Valor (Guthrie Theatre), Hamlet in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius, 12th Night, Shakespeare in Love (Orlando Shakes). Moving to Southern California (naturally) cultivated an interest in surfing and a new love of the ocean. As a long time athlete and sports lover, surfing is the latest movement medicine for Junior. Time not spent on stage or in front of a camera, is spent moving (often in company) - playing football, basketball, lifting weights, dancing, walking and cycling. Junior's exuberance for life is rooted in a love for humanity. A love for connection, both internal and external. In all his creative pursuits this sits at the centre, a rootedness in home, identity and in the power of just loving each other as we are.