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.
Awards & recognition
- Grammy Awards · 2018
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Musical · 2016
- Lucille Lortel Award — Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical · 2015
- Theatre World Award · 2015
- Hugo Award — Best Novella · 2020 · nominated
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- Locus Award — Best Novella · 2020 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
INVINCIBLE
The Boys
BoJack Horseman
Soul
Wonder
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Green Eggs and Ham
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Solar Opposites
Zootopia
Bob's Burgers
Hamilton
Undone
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Snowpiercer
Krapopolis
Blindspotting
Trolls Band Together
DC League of Super-Pets
Star Trek: Prodigy
Ferdinand
Growing Up Wild
Amend: The Fight for America
Star Wars: Visions
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
black-ish
Sesame Street
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You
The Starling
Blindspotting
Nickel Boys
The Good Lord Bird
Tour de Pharmacy
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Couples Weekend
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
The Little Mermaid
Central Park
Star Wars: Resistance
The Mayor
Extrapolations
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
In the Blink of an Eye
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Crossover
Velvet Buzzsaw
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View