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
- 2025 · Hamilton as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
- 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 as
- 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 Himself
- 2020 · Soul as Paul (voice)