Daveed Diggs

Acting

Daveed Diggs

Born January 24, 1982Oakland, California, USA75 credits

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

I Want Your Sex
2026I Want Your Sex
as VikktorMovie
Magic Hour
2026Magic Hour
as CharlieMovie
Hamilton
2025Hamilton
as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas JeffersonMovie
The Class
2025The Class
CreatorTV
Nickel Boys
2024Nickel Boys
as Adult ElwoodMovie
Trolls Band Together
2023Trolls Band Together
as Spruce (voice)Movie
Krapopolis
2023Krapopolis
as Carrots (voice)TV
The Little Mermaid
2023The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)Movie
The Crossover
2023The Crossover
as Narrator (voice)TV
Extrapolations
2023Extrapolations
as Marshall ZuckerTV
DC League of Super-Pets
2022DC League of Super-Pets
as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)Movie
Living Worlds
2021Living Worlds
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021Star Trek: Prodigy
as Commander Tysess (voice)TV
Star Wars: Visions
2021Star Wars: Visions
as Crux (voice)TV
The Starling
2021The Starling
as BenMovie
Blindspotting
2021Blindspotting
Executive ProducerTV
Invincible
2021Invincible
as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)TV
Soul
2020Soul
as Paul (voice)Movie
The Good Lord Bird
2020The Good Lord Bird
as Frederick DouglassTV
Central Park
2020Central Park
as Helen (voice)TV
Snowpiercer
2020Snowpiercer
as Andre LaytonTV
Solar Opposites
2020Solar Opposites
as Skeletom (voice)TV
Green Eggs and Ham
2019Green Eggs and Ham
as Mouse (voice)TV
Undone
2019Undone
as TundeTV
The Boys
2019The Boys
as Oh FatherTV
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019Velvet Buzzsaw
as DamrishMovie
Star Wars Resistance
2018Star Wars Resistance
as Norath Kev (voice)TV
Do or Die
2018Do or Die
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Basketball: A Love Story
2018Basketball: A Love Story
as Narrator (voice)TV
Blindspotting
2018Blindspotting
as CollinMovie
Ferdinand
2017Ferdinand
as Dos (voice)Movie
Wonder
2017Wonder
as Mr. BrowneMovie
The Mayor
2017The Mayor
as Mac EtceteraTV
Tour de Pharmacy
2017Tour de Pharmacy
as Slim RobinsonMovie
Growing Up Wild
2016Growing Up Wild
as Narrator (voice)Movie
live
2014live
as self (voice)Movie
black-ish
2014black-ish
as Johan JohnsonTV
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horseman
as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)TV
Hobbes & Me
2014Hobbes & Me
as HobbesTV
Y
2012Yoga Boner
as DaveedMovie
Bob's Burgers
2011Bob's Burgers
as Douglas (voice)TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - GuestTV
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
Sesame Street
1969Sesame Street
as Mr. Noodle's BrotherTV
M
Morris Stokes
as LeslieMovie