About
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 |
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2024 | Nickel Boys | Actor | Adult Elwood | N/A N/A |
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) | 79 Good |
2020 | The Good Lord Bird | Actor | Frederick Douglass | 70 Good |
2020 | Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You | Actor | 59 Average |
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2020 | The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2020 | Hamilton | Actor | Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson | 75 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 | 67 Fair |
2018 | x Infinity | Actor | N/A N/A |
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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 |
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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 N/A |
A Tree Fell in the Woods | Actor | Josh | N/A N/A |
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Magic Hour | Actor | N/A N/A |
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In the Blink of an Eye | Actor | N/A N/A |
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I Want Your Sex | Actor | N/A N/A |
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First Sight | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2014 | Hobbes & Me | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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2018 | Blindspotting | Writing | Writer | 67 Fair |
We All Die Young | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2018 | Blindspotting | Production | Producer | 67 Fair |
We All Die Young | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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First Sight | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Sound |
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2018 | Blindspotting | Sound | Music Producer | 67 Fair |
2016 | Zootopia | Sound | Music | 77 Good |