Won the 2005 LA Ovation Award both as an Actor (Best Ensemble) and Producer (Lost Angels Theatre Company) for the West Coast Premiere of Tracy Letts' Killer Joe at The Gardner Stages.
Niemi co-founded the comedy group ShowFriends (2016), and in 2017 they signed a deal with Funny or Die back to produce shorts.
Spanish, Turkish and Greek.
Attended El Camino Real HS, Beverly Hills High School and University High School.
Plays bass guitar in the performance art rock band Spork alongside Tom Stern, Tim Aaron & Matt Tecu.