Daveed Diggs
Born January 24, 1982 (Age: 44)
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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.
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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Filmography
Hamilton
2025
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as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
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Age: 43
Nickel Boys
2024
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as Adult Elwood
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Age: 42
Trolls Band Together
2023
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as Spruce (voice)
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Age: 41
The Little Mermaid
2023
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as Sebastian (voice)
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Age: 41
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
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as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
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Age: 40
Soul
2020
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as Paul (voice)
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Age: 38
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
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as Damrish
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Age: 37
Ferdinand
2017
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as Dos (voice)
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Age: 35
Wonder
2017
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as Mr. Browne
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Age: 35