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.
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Movies (35)
- The Saviors2027Dustin
I Want Your Sex2026Vikktor- ChikaBOOM!!2026
Magic Hour2026Charlie
Couples Weekend2026Josh
Their Town2026
In the Blink of an Eye2026Greg
Hamilton2025Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson- Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution2025Self
Nickel Boys2024Adult Elwood
Trolls Band Together2023Spruce (voice)
The Little Mermaid2023Sebastian (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets2022Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
Living Worlds2021Narrator (voice)
The Starling2021Ben
clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic2021Self
Soul2020Paul (voice)
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth2020Self
Velvet Buzzsaw2019Damrish- Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting2018Self
Do or Die2018Narrator (voice)
Blindspotting2018Collin
x Infinity2018
Ferdinand2017Dos (voice)
Wonder2017Mr. Browne
Tour de Pharmacy2017Slim Robinson
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway2017
Growing Up Wild2016Narrator (voice)
Hamilton's America2016Self
Shows (38)
Krapopolis2023Carrots (voice)
The Crossover2023Narrator (voice)
Extrapolations2023Marshall Zucker
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023Rat King (voice)
Jam Van2023
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge2022Self
Star Trek: Prodigy2021Commander Tysess (voice)
Star Wars: Visions2021Crux (voice)
INVINCIBLE2021Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
Amend: The Fight for America2021Self
The Good Lord Bird2020Frederick Douglass
Central Park2020Helen (voice)
Snowpiercer2020Andre Layton
Solar Opposites2020Skeletom (voice)
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's2020Self
Some Good News2020Self
Green Eggs and Ham2019Mouse (voice)
Undone2019Tunde
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019Self
The Boys2019Aaron / Oh Father
Star Wars Resistance2018Norath Kev (voice)
Basketball: A Love Story2018Narrator (voice)
The Mayor2017Mac Etcetera
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015Perry
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014Self
black-ish2014Johan Johnson
BoJack Horseman2014Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
Hobbes & Me2014Hobbes
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014Self