Celeste O'Connor (born December 2, 1998) is a Kenyan-born American actor. They are known for playing Paloma Davis in the Amazon original film, Selah and the Spades. Early life and education Celeste O'Connor was born on December 2, 1998, in Nairobi, Kenya. O'Connor and their younger brother were raised in Baltimore, Maryland by their parents. They attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and studied the violin and singing at Peabody Preparatory. O'Connor attends Johns Hopkins University and is majoring in public health and pre-medicine. They have also taken courses in Islamic studies. O'Connor is interested in the social determinants of health including food security, housing insecurity, and education. Career O'Connor played the younger version of Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character in the 2018 Netflix film, Irreplaceable You. They appeared in the 2019 film, Wetlands. In 2019, O'Connor played Paloma Davis in the film, Selah and the Spades. Reporter Anagha Komaragiri of The Daily Californian praised O'Connor's "subtle" and "pensive presence" until the "tense finale." O'Connor was cast in July 2019 for the 2021 film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. O'Connor is non-binary. O'Connor is an advocate for improving diversity and representation in the entertainment industry. Filmography References External links 1998 births Living people LGBT people from Maryland People from Nairobi 21st-century American actors 21st-century Kenyan actors Actors from Baltimore African-American actors American film actors Kenyan film actors Johns Hopkins University alumni Kenyan emigrants to the United States 21st-century African-American people American non-binary actors Kenyan non-binary actors LGBT African Americans 21st-century LGBT people