- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1982
- Place of Birth
- Oakland, California, USA
Daveed Diggs
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.
Filmography
movieI Want Your Sex
2026 · Vikktor
ChikaBOOM!
movieChikaBOOM!
2026
movieMagic Hour
2026 · Charlie
movieCouples Weekend
2026 · Josh
Their Town
movieTheir Town
2026
The Saviors
movieThe Saviors
2026 · Dustin
movieIn the Blink of an Eye
2026 · Greg
movieHamilton
2025 · Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
movieHamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
2025 · Self
tvThe Class
2025 · Creator
movieNickel Boys
2024 · Adult Elwood
movieTrolls Band Together
2023 · Spruce (voice)
tvKrapopolis
2023 · Carrots (voice)
movieThe Little Mermaid
2023 · Sebastian (voice)
tvThe Crossover
2023 · Narrator (voice)
tvExtrapolations
2023 · Marshall Zucker
tvMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · Rat King (voice)
tvJam Van
2023
movieDC League of Super-Pets
2022 · Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
tvRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022 · Self
movieLiving Worlds
2021 · Narrator (voice)
tvStar Trek: Prodigy
2021 · Commander Tysess (voice)
tvStar Wars: Visions
2021 · Crux (voice)
movieThe Starling
2021 · Ben
tvBlindspotting
2021 · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
tvINVINCIBLE
2021 · Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
tvAmend: The Fight for America
2021 · Self
movieclipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic
2021 · Self
movieSoul
2020 · Paul (voice)
moviePuppy for Hanukkah
2020 · Music
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020 · Frederick Douglass
movieHamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
movieThe Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
2020 · Self
tvCentral Park
2020 · Helen (voice)
tvSnowpiercer
2020 · Andre Layton
tvSolar Opposites
2020 · Skeletom (voice)
tvBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
tvSome Good News
2020 · Self
tvGreen Eggs and Ham
2019 · Mouse (voice)
tvUndone
2019 · Tunde
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvThe Boys
2019 · Aaron / Oh Father
movieVelvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Damrish
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
movieStraight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018 · Self
tvStar Wars Resistance
2018 · Norath Kev (voice)
movieDo or Die
2018 · Narrator (voice)
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018 · Narrator (voice)
movieBlindspotting
2018 · Collin, Music Producer, Writer
moviex Infinity
2018
movieFerdinand
2017 · Dos (voice)
movieWonder
2017 · Mr. Browne
tvThe Mayor
2017 · Mac Etcetera, Original Music Composer
movieTour de Pharmacy
2017 · Slim Robinson
movieHamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
movieGrowing Up Wild
2016 · Narrator (voice)
movieHamilton's America
2016 · Self
movieZootopia
2016 · Music
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
tvUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · Perry
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movielive
2014 · self (voice)
tvblack-ish
2014 · Johan Johnson
tvBoJack Horseman
2014 · Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
tvHobbes & Me
2014 · Hobbes, Director, Creator
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Yoga Boner
movieYoga Boner
2012 · Daveed
tvBob's Burgers
2011 · Douglas (voice), Jesse (voice)
movieRock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent
2010 · Neil Davis
tvNPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Louis Henderson
tvThe View
1997 · Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvSesame Street
1969 · Mr. Noodle's Brother
First Sight
movieFirst Sight
— · , Producer
Morris Stokes
movieMorris Stokes
— · Leslie
The Spot
tvThe Spot
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