Daveed Diggs
Acting
Born: 1982-01-24 in Oakland, California, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louis Henderson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Sesame Street
Mr. Noodle's Brother
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Boys
Aaron / Oh Father
Bob's Burgers
Douglas (voice)
Bob's Burgers
Jesse (voice)
The View
Self - Guest
The View
Self
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
INVINCIBLE
Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self
I Want Your Sex
Vikktor
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Snowpiercer
Andre Layton
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Central Park
Helen (voice)
black-ish
Johan Johnson
Extrapolations
Marshall Zucker
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Rat King (voice)
Solar Opposites
Skeletom (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Perry
Soul
Paul (voice)
Krapopolis
Carrots (voice)
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Star Wars: Visions
Crux (voice)
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
Star Wars Resistance
Norath Kev (voice)
Star Trek: Prodigy
Commander Tysess (voice)
Green Eggs and Ham
Mouse (voice)
Trolls Band Together
Spruce (voice)
Wonder
Mr. Browne
Basketball: A Love Story
Narrator (voice)
The Good Lord Bird
Frederick Douglass
Ferdinand
Dos (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
In the Blink of an Eye
Greg
Undone
Tunde