Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 24, 1982
Place of Birth:
Oakland, California, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Extrapolations | Marshall Zucker |
| 2023 | The Crossover | Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Carrots (voice) |
| 2023 | Jam Van | |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Rat King (voice) |
| 2022 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge | Self |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Crux (voice) |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Theo / Council Member #2 (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Commander Tysess (voice) |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America | Self |
| 2020 | Snowpiercer | Andre Layton |
| 2020 | The Good Lord Bird | Frederick Douglass |
| 2020 | Some Good News | Self |
| 2020 | Central Park | Helen (voice) |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham | Mouse (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2019 | Undone | Tunde |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Star Wars Resistance | Norath Kev (voice) |
| 2017 | The Mayor | Mac Etcetera |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Perry |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | black-ish | Johan Johnson |
| 2014 | Hobbes & Me | Hobbes |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice) |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Douglas (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Jesse (voice) |
| 2008 | NPR Tiny Desk Concerts | Self |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Louis Henderson |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | Mr. Noodle's Brother |