Person
Daveed Diggs
Acting · Born 1982-01-24 · Oakland, California, USA
Biography
Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group clipping., and in 2015 originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won both a Grammy Award and Tony Award. Since leaving Hamilton, he played a recurring role in the television series Black-ish (2016–2018) and co-starred in the films Wonder (2017) and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019). Diggs also wrote, produced, and starred in the 2018 film Blindspotting, which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. As of 2020, he stars in the television adaptation of Snowpiercer.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louis Henderson
The Boys
Aaron / Oh Father
Sesame Street
Mr. Noodle's Brother
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
INVINCIBLE
Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Bob's Burgers
Douglas (voice)
The View
Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
Filmography
- 2026I Want Your SexVikktor
- 2026ChikaBOOM!
- 2026Magic HourCharlie
- 2026Couples WeekendJosh
- 2026Their Town
- 2026The SaviorsDustin
- 2026In the Blink of an EyeGreg
- 2025HamiltonMarquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
- 2025Hamilton: Reuniting the RevolutionSelf
- 2025The ClassCreator
- 2024Nickel BoysAdult Elwood
- 2023Trolls Band TogetherSpruce (voice)
- 2023KrapopolisCarrots (voice)
- 2023The Little MermaidSebastian (voice)
- 2023The CrossoverNarrator (voice)
- 2023ExtrapolationsMarshall Zucker
- 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurRat King (voice)
- 2023Jam Van
- 2022DC League of Super-PetsVictor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
- 2022Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The ChallengeSelf
- 2021Living WorldsNarrator (voice)
- 2021Star Trek: ProdigyCommander Tysess (voice)
- 2021Star Wars: VisionsCrux (voice)
- 2021The StarlingBen
- 2021BlindspottingExecutive Producer
- 2021INVINCIBLETheo / Council Member #2 (voice)
- 2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf
- 2021clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemicSelf
- 2020SoulPaul (voice)
- 2020Puppy for HanukkahMusic
- 2020The Good Lord BirdFrederick Douglass
- 2020Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
- 2020The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-DepthSelf
- 2020Central ParkHelen (voice)
- 2020SnowpiercerAndre Layton
- 2020Solar OppositesSkeletom (voice)
- 2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf
- 2020Some Good NewsSelf
- 2019Green Eggs and HamMouse (voice)
- 2019UndoneTunde
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019The BoysAaron / Oh Father
- 2019Velvet BuzzsawDamrish
- 2018Straight from the Town: Making BlindspottingSelf
- 2018Star Wars ResistanceNorath Kev (voice)
- 2018Do or DieNarrator (voice)
- 2018Basketball: A Love StoryNarrator (voice)
- 2018BlindspottingCollin
- 2018x Infinity
- 2017FerdinandDos (voice)
- 2017WonderMr. Browne
- 2017The MayorMac Etcetera
- 2017Tour de PharmacySlim Robinson
- 2017Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
- 2016Growing Up WildNarrator (voice)
- 2016Hamilton's AmericaSelf
- 2016ZootopiaMusic
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
- 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtPerry
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
- 2014liveself (voice)
- 2014black-ishJohan Johnson
- 2014BoJack HorsemanCooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
- 2014Hobbes & MeHobbes
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2012Yoga BonerDaveed
- 2011Bob's BurgersDouglas (voice)
- 2010Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual DetergentNeil Davis
- 2008NPR Tiny Desk ConcertsSelf
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLouis Henderson
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1969Sesame StreetMr. Noodle's Brother
- —First Sight
- —Morris StokesLeslie
- —The Spot
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