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BIO

Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping, and in 2015, he originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won a 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. Along with the main cast of Hamilton, he was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in the same year.



Since leaving Hamilton, he played a recurring role in the television series Black-ish (2016–2018) and co-starred in the films Wonder (2017), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and The Little Mermaid (2023). 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; he acted as creator, writer, and executive producer on the 2021 spin-off sequel television series of the same name, in which he also reprised his role as a guest. As of 2020, he stars in the television adaptation of Snowpiercer. In 2021, he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton which was released in 2020.

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STAGE CREDITS

White Noise White Noise
[Off-Broadway]
The Public Theater World Premiere, 2019
Leo
Hamilton Hamilton
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton Hamilton
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Production, 2015
Marquis De Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Marquis De Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson

Movies

Ferdinand
[ 2017 ] Dos - Voice
Tour de Pharmacy
[ 2017 ] Slim Robinson
Wonder
[ 2017 ] Mr. Browne
Blindspotting
[ 2018 ] Collin
Velvet Buzzsaw
[ 2019 ] Damrish
Hamilton
[ 2020 ] Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Soul
[ 2020 ] Paul - Voice
The Starling
[ 2021 ] Ben
Super Pets
[ 2022 ] Cyborg - Voice
The Little Mermaid
[ 2023 ] Sebastian - Voice
Nickel Boys
[ 2024 ] Adult Elwood
Magic Hour
[ 2025 ]
Hamlet
[ 2025 ] Prologue
A Tree Fell in the Woods
[ 2025 ] Josh

TV Shows

The Away Team
Doctor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
[ 2015-2016 ] Counselor Henderson
The Get Down
[ 2016-2017 ] Adult Books
The Mayor
Mac Etcetera
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Perry
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr.
Green Eggs and Ham
Mouse
Undone
Tunde
Bob's Burgers
[ 2018-2020 ] Douglas, Jesse
Star Wars: Resistance
[ 2019-2020 ] Norath Kev
The Good Lord Bird
Frederick Douglass
Blindspotting
Collin
Mixed-ish
Adult Johan
Black-ish
[ 2016-2022 ] Johan Johnson, Johan
Central Park
[ 2020-2022 ] Helen, Government Lady, Passenger
Extrapolations
Marshall Zucker
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Jamdolin
Snowpiercer
[ 2020-2022 ] Andre Layton
Star Trek: Prodigy
Commander Tysess
Snowpiercer
[ 2020-2024 ] Andre Layton
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
[ 2020-2024 ] Jamdolin
Star Trek: Prodigy
[ 2022-2024 ] Commander Tysess
Snowpiercer
[ 2020-2024 ] Andre LaytonLayton Well
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
[ 2020-2024 ] Jamdolin
Star Trek: Prodigy
[ 2022-2024 ] Commander Tysess
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
[ 2023-2025 ] Rat King (voice)
The Boys
[ 2019-2025 ]

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Daveed Diggs, White Noise

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton


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Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton


winner
The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2015 - Theatre World Award

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Daveed Diggs been in?

Daveed Diggs has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Daveed Diggs been in?

Daveed Diggs has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Daveed Diggs been nominated for?

Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for White Noise, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Hamilton, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hamilton, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Hamilton, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (The Lortels) for Hamilton and Theatre World Award (Theatre World Awards) for Hamilton.

What awards has Daveed Diggs won?

Daveed Diggs has received several prestigious awards for his performance in Hamilton. He won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. Additionally, he received the Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and the Theatre World Award. These honors recognize his exceptional work in the musical Hamilton.

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