Daveed Diggs
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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Movies (26)
Hamilton
as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
2025
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
as Self
2025
A Tree Fell in the Woods
as Josh
2025
Magic Hour
as Charlie
2025
Nickel Boys
as Adult Elwood
2024
Trolls Band Together
as Spruce (voice)
2023
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
2023
DC League of Super-Pets
as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
2022
Living Worlds
as Narrator (voice)
2021
The Starling
as Ben
2021
clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic
as Self
2021
Soul
as Paul (voice)
2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
as Self
2020
Deathbomb Showcase: Global
as Self
2020
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Damrish
2019
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
as Self
2018
Do or Die
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Blindspotting
as Collin
2018
x Infinity
2018
Ferdinand
as Dos (voice)
2017
Wonder
as Mr. Browne
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
as Slim Robinson
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
Growing Up Wild
as Narrator
2016
Hamilton's America
as Self
2016
TV Shows (24)
The Class
Creator (Creator)
2025
Krapopolis
as Carrots (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
2023
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
as Self
2022
Star Trek: Prodigy
as Commander Tysess (voice)
2021
Star Wars: Visions
as Crux (voice)
2021
Blindspotting
Executive Producer (Production)
2021
INVINCIBLE
as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
2021
Amend: The Fight for America
as Self
2021
The Good Lord Bird
as Frederick Douglass
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
Some Good News
as Self
2020
Green Eggs and Ham
as Mouse (voice)
2019
Undone
as Tunde
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Star Wars Resistance
as Norath Kev (voice)
2018
Basketball: A Love Story
as Narrator (voice)
2018
The Mayor
as Mac Etcetera
2017