Daveed Diggs
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
First Sight
Movie
Morris Stokes
Movie · as Leslie
The Saviors
Movie · as Dustin
The Spot
TV · 1 ep
In the Blink of an Eye
Movie · as Greg
Magic Hour
Movie · as Charlie
Couples Weekend
Movie · as Josh
I Want Your Sex
Movie · as Vikktor
Their Town
Movie · as Anthony
ChikaBOOM!!
Movie
Hamilton
Movie · as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Movie · as Self
Nickel Boys
Movie · as Adult Elwood
Trolls Band Together
Movie · as Spruce (voice)
The Little Mermaid
Movie · as Sebastian (voice)
Extrapolations
TV · as Marshall Zucker · 2 eps
The Crossover
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Krapopolis
TV · as Carrots (voice) · 2 eps
Jam Van
TV · 1 ep
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV · as Rat King (voice) · 2 eps
DC League of Super-Pets
Movie · as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Living Worlds
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Starling
Movie · as Ben
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Movie · as Self
Star Wars: Visions
TV · as Crux (voice) · 1 ep
INVINCIBLE
TV · as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice) · 1 ep
Star Trek: Prodigy
TV · as Commander Tysess (voice) · 24 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Soul
Movie · as Paul (voice)
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Movie
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Movie · as Self
Snowpiercer
TV · as Andre Layton · 40 eps
Some Good News
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Central Park
TV · as Helen (voice) · 39 eps
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Solar Opposites
TV · as Skeletom (voice) · 1 ep
The Good Lord Bird
TV · as Frederick Douglass · 3 eps
Velvet Buzzsaw
Movie · as Damrish
Green Eggs and Ham
TV · as Mouse (voice) · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Undone
TV · as Tunde · 8 eps
The Boys
TV · as Aaron / Oh Father · 8 eps
Blindspotting
Movie · as Collin
x Infinity
Movie
Do or Die
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
Movie · as Self
Basketball: A Love Story
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Star Wars Resistance
TV · as Norath Kev (voice) · 4 eps
Ferdinand
Movie · as Dos (voice)
Tour de Pharmacy
Movie · as Slim Robinson
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Movie
Wonder
Movie · as Mr. Browne
The Mayor
TV · as Mac Etcetera · 1 ep
Growing Up Wild
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Hamilton's America
Movie · as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV · as Perry · 3 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
live
Movie · as self (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 3 eps
black-ish
TV · as Johan Johnson · 11 eps
Hobbes & Me
TV · as Hobbes · 8 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice) · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Yoga Boner
Movie · as Daveed
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Douglas (voice), Jesse (voice) · 1 ep
Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent
Movie · as Neil Davis
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Louis Henderson · 2 eps
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Sesame Street
TV · as Mr. Noodle's Brother · 1 ep