Biography
Leslie Odom Jr. (born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway and in television and film, and has released two solo jazz albums. He is known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which he won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a principal vocalist. His television roles included Sam Strickland in the musical series Smash (2012–2013). He is also the author of the 2018 book Failing Up.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 2016
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2021 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2021 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2021 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Talking Sopranos
Supernatural
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Grey's Anatomy
Person of Interest
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Gilmore Girls
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Hamilton
We Bare Bears
CSI: Miami
Gotham
The Good Wife
Abbott Elementary
NCIS: Los Angeles
Harriet
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Glass Onion
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You
One Night in Miami...
Blue's Clues & You
Lincoln's Dilemma
Murder on the Orient Express
House of Lies
Red Tails
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Smash
Imperfect Women
The Many Saints of Newark
Central Park
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
Charlie Rose
Great Performances
Close to Home
The Exorcist: Believer
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Needle in a Timestack
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Music
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The View
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors