About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1982-01-24
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
Website:
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Daveed Diggs

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Magic Hour Actor N/A
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2024 Nickel Boys Actor Adult Elwood 60
Fair
2023 Trolls Band Together Actor Spruce (voice) 67
Fair
2023 The Little Mermaid Actor Sebastian (voice) 62
Fair
2023 The Crossover Actor Narrator (voice) 68
Fair
2022 DC League of Super-Pets Actor Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice) 68
Fair
2021 Living Worlds Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
2021 The Starling Actor Ben 62
Fair
2021 clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2020 Soul Actor Paul (voice) 80
Very good
2020 The Good Lord Bird Actor Frederick Douglass 69
Fair
2020 Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You Actor 58
Average
2020 The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth Actor Self 58
Average
2020 Hamilton Actor Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson 76
Good
2020 Central Park Actor Helen (voice) 65
Fair
2020 Snowpiercer Actor Andre Layton 73
Good
2020 Deathbomb Showcase: Global Actor self N/A
N/A
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw Actor Damrish 55
Average
2018 Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting Actor Self N/A
N/A
2018 Do or Die Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2018 Blindspotting Actor Collin 66
Fair
2018 x Infinity Actor N/A
N/A
2017 Ferdinand Actor Dos (voice) 70
Good
2017 Wonder Actor Mr. Browne 79
Good
2017 Tour de Pharmacy Actor Slim Robinson 61
Fair
2017 Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway Actor 59
Average
2016 Growing Up Wild Actor Narrator 59
Average
2016 Hamilton's America Actor Self 59
Average
2014 live Actor self (voice) N/A
N/A
2014 Hobbes & Me Actor Hobbes N/A
N/A
2012 Yoga Boner Actor Daveed 59
Average
2010 Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent Actor Neil Davis N/A
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First Sight Actor N/A
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A Tree Fell in the Woods Actor Josh N/A
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In the Blink of an Eye Actor N/A
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Their Town Actor N/A
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I Want Your Sex Actor N/A
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Directing
2014 Hobbes & Me Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2018 Blindspotting Writing Writer 66
Fair
We All Die Young Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2018 Blindspotting Production Producer 66
Fair
We All Die Young Production Producer N/A
N/A
First Sight Production Producer N/A
N/A

Sound
2018 Blindspotting Sound Music Producer 66
Fair
2016 Zootopia Sound Music 76
Good