Daveed Diggs
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.
Wonder (2017 Movie) Official Clip “Precepts” - Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay
VideoKnown For
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louis Henderson
1999
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
TV
The View
Self - Guest
1997
TV
The View
Self
1997
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
TV
Sesame Street
Mr. Noodle's Brother
1969
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
TV
The Boys
Aaron / Oh Father
2019
TV
Bob's Burgers
Douglas (voice)
2011
TV
Bob's Burgers
Jesse (voice)
2011
TV
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self
2008
TV
INVINCIBLE
Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
2021
TV
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
2014
TV
black-ish
Johan Johnson
2014
TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
TV
Solar Opposites
Skeletom (voice)
2020
TV
Snowpiercer
Andre Layton
2020
Filmography
2027FilmThe Saviorsas Dustin2026FilmI Want Your Sexas Vikktor2026FilmChikaBOOM!!2026FilmMagic Houras Charlie2026FilmCouples Weekendas Josh2026FilmTheir Townas Anthony2026FilmIn the Blink of an Eyeas Greg2025FilmHamiltonas Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson2025FilmHamilton: Reuniting the Revolutionas Self2024FilmNickel Boysas Adult Elwood2023FilmTrolls Band Togetheras Spruce (voice)2023TVKrapopolisas Carrots (voice)2023FilmThe Little Mermaidas Sebastian (voice)2023TVThe Crossoveras Narrator (voice)2023TVExtrapolationsas Marshall Zucker2023TVMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosauras Rat King (voice)2023TVJam Van2022TVThe Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - Guest2022FilmDC League of Super-Petsas Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)2022TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challengeas Self2021FilmLiving Worldsas Narrator (voice)2021TVStar Trek: Prodigyas Commander Tysess (voice)2021TVStar Wars: Visionsas Crux (voice)2021FilmThe Starlingas Ben2021TVINVINCIBLEas Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)2021TVAmend: The Fight for Americaas Self2021Filmclipping. live for no audience during a global pandemicas Self2020FilmSoulas Paul (voice)2020TVThe Good Lord Birdas Frederick Douglass2020FilmHamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You2020FilmThe Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depthas Self2020TVCentral Parkas Helen (voice)2020TVSnowpierceras Andre Layton2020TVSolar Oppositesas Skeletom (voice)2020TVBottomless Brunch at Colman'sas Self2020TVSome Good Newsas Self2019TVGreen Eggs and Hamas Mouse (voice)2019TVUndoneas Tunde2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019TVThe Boysas Aaron / Oh Father2019FilmVelvet Buzzsawas Damrish2018FilmStraight from the Town: Making Blindspottingas Self2018TVStar Wars Resistanceas Norath Kev (voice)2018FilmDo or Dieas Narrator (voice)2018TVBasketball: A Love Storyas Narrator (voice)2018FilmBlindspottingas Collin2018Filmx Infinity2017FilmFerdinandas Dos (voice)2017FilmWonderas Mr. Browne2017TVThe Mayoras Mac Etcetera2017FilmTour de Pharmacyas Slim Robinson2017FilmHamilton: One Shot to Broadway2016FilmGrowing Up Wildas Narrator (voice)2016FilmHamilton's Americaas Self2015TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self2015TVUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Perry2014TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self2014Filmliveas self (voice)2014TVblack-ishas Johan Johnson2014TVBoJack Horsemanas Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)2014TVHobbes & Meas Hobbes2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2012FilmYoga Boneras Daveed2011TVBob's Burgersas Douglas (voice)2010FilmRock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergentas Neil Davis2008TVNPR Tiny Desk Concertsas Self2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Louis Henderson1997TVThe Viewas Self - Guest1988TVLIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest1969TVSesame Streetas Mr. Noodle's Brother—FilmFirst Sight—FilmMorris Stokesas Leslie—TVThe Spot