Daveed Diggs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1982-01-24

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA
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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.

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Acting History

2026
I Want Your Sex
2026
In the Blink of an Eye as Greg
2025
Hamilton as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
2025
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution as Self
2025
A Tree Fell in the Woods as Josh
2025
Magic Hour as Charlie
2024
Nickel Boys as Adult Elwood
2023
Trolls Band Together as Spruce (voice)
2023
Krapopolis as Carrots (voice)
2023
The Little Mermaid as Sebastian (voice)
2023
The Crossover as Narrator (voice)
2023
Extrapolations as Marshall Zucker
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Rat King (voice)
2023
Jam Van
2022
DC League of Super-Pets as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
2022
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge as Self
2021
Living Worlds as Narrator (voice)
2021
Star Trek: Prodigy as Commander Tysess (voice)
2021
Star Wars: Visions as Crux (voice)
2021
The Starling as Ben
2021
INVINCIBLE as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
2021
Amend: The Fight for America as Self
2021
clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic as Self
2020
Soul as Paul (voice)
2020
The Good Lord Bird as Frederick Douglass
2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth as Self
2020
Central Park as Helen (voice)
2020
Snowpiercer as Andre Layton
2020
Solar Opposites as Skeletom (voice)
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
2020
Deathbomb Showcase: Global as Self
2020
Some Good News as Self
2019
Green Eggs and Ham as Mouse (voice)
2019
Undone as Tunde
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw as Damrish
2018
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting as Self
2018
Star Wars Resistance as Norath Kev (voice)
2018
Basketball: A Love Story as Narrator (voice)
2018
Do or Die as Narrator (voice)
2018
Blindspotting as Collin
2018
x Infinity
2017
Ferdinand as Dos (voice)
2017
Wonder as Mr. Browne
2017
The Mayor as Mac Etcetera
2017
Tour de Pharmacy as Slim Robinson
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2016
Growing Up Wild as Narrator (voice)
2016
Hamilton's America as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Perry
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014
live as self (voice)
2014
black-ish as Johan Johnson
2014
BoJack Horseman as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
2014
Hobbes & Me as Hobbes
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2012
Yoga Boner as Daveed
2011
Bob's Burgers as Douglas (voice)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Jesse (voice)
2010
Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent as Neil Davis
2008
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts as Self
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Louis Henderson
1997
The View as Self - Guest
1997
The View as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1969
Sesame Street as Mr. Noodle's Brother
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer
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Morris Stokes as Leslie
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Their Town
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The Spot
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First Sight