Daveed Diggs
Acting
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.
Born: January 24, 1982
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
as Josh
as Charlie
as Adult Elwood
as Spruce (voice)
as Carrots (voice)
as Sebastian (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Marshall Zucker
as Rat King (voice)
as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Commander Tysess (voice)
as Crux (voice)
as Ben
as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
as Self
as Paul (voice)
as Frederick Douglass
as Helen (voice)
as Andre Layton
as Skeletom (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Mouse (voice)
as Tunde
as Self
as Damrish
as Norath Kev (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Collin
as Dos (voice)
as Mr. Browne
as Mac Etcetera
as Slim Robinson
as Narrator
as Self
as Perry
as self (voice)
as Johan Johnson
as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
as Hobbes
as Douglas (voice)
as Jesse (voice)
as Neil Davis
as Self
as Louis Henderson
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Mr. Noodle's Brother