Daveed Diggs
Acting
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.
Born: January 24, 1982 · Oakland, California, USA
Filmography (52)
In the Blink of an Eye
2026
Hamilton
2025
Nickel Boys
2024
Trolls Band Together
2023
Krapopolis
2023
The Little Mermaid
2023
The Crossover
2023
Extrapolations
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
Star Wars: Visions
2021
The Starling
2021
Blindspotting
2021
Invincible
2021
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
Soul
2020
The Good Lord Bird
2020
Central Park
2020
Snowpiercer
2020
Solar Opposites
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Some Good News
2020
Green Eggs and Ham
2019
Undone
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Star Wars Resistance
2018
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
Blindspotting
2018
Ferdinand
2017
Wonder
2017
The Mayor
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
Growing Up Wild
2016
Hamilton's America
2016
Zootopia
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
black-ish
2014
BoJack Horseman
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Bob's Burgers
2011
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sesame Street
1969