Daveed Diggs
January 24, 1982 (43 years old) in Oakland, California, USA
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
Credits
- 2026 · I Want Your Sex as
- 2025 · Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution as Self
- 2025 · Magic Hour as Charlie
- 2024 · Nickel Boys as Adult Elwood
- 2023 · The Crossover as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Jam Van as
- 2022 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge as Self
- 2021 · Living Worlds as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Starling as Ben
- 2021 · clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic as Self
- 2020 · The Good Lord Bird as Frederick Douglass
- 2020 · Some Good News as Self
- 2018 · Do or Die as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Blindspotting as Collin
- 2017 · The Mayor as Mac Etcetera
- Future · Their Town as
- 2026 · In the Blink of an Eye as Greg
- 2025 · Hamilton as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
- 2025 · A Tree Fell in the Woods as Josh
- 2023 · Trolls Band Together as Spruce (voice)
- 2023 · Krapopolis as Carrots (voice)
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as Sebastian (voice)
- 2023 · Extrapolations as Marshall Zucker
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Rat King (voice)
- 2022 · DC League of Super-Pets as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
- 2021 · Star Trek: Prodigy as Commander Tysess (voice)
- 2021 · Star Wars: Visions as Crux (voice)
- 2021 · INVINCIBLE as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
- 2021 · Amend: The Fight for America as Self
- 2020 · Soul as Paul (voice)
- 2020 · Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You as
- 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
- 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 · x Infinity as
- 2017 · Ferdinand as Dos (voice)
- 2017 · Wonder as Mr. Browne
- 2017 · Tour de Pharmacy as Slim Robinson
- 2017 · Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway as
- 2016 · Growing Up Wild as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · live as self (voice)
- 2012 · Yoga Boner as Daveed
- Future · The Spot as
- Future · Morris Stokes as Leslie
- 2014 · Hobbes & Me as Hobbes
- Future · First Sight as
- 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 · black-ish as Johan Johnson
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 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