01/24/1982
Oakland, California, USA:
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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Soul (2020) as Paul (voice) |
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Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You (2020) as |
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The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth (2020) as Self |
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Hamilton (2020) as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson |
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Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) as Damrish |
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Do or Die (2018) as Narrator |
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Blindspotting (2018) as Collin |
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x Infinity (2018) as |
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Ferdinand (2017) as Dos (voice) |
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Wonder (2017) as Mr. Browne |
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Tour de Pharmacy (2017) as Slim Robinson |
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Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017) as |
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Growing Up Wild (2016) as Narrator |
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Hamilton's America (2016) as Self |
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Zootopia (2016) as Parlez-Vous Rap |
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Yoga Boner (2012) as Daveed |
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Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent (2010) as Neil Davis |
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The Little Mermaid () as Sebastian (voice) |
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The Starling () as |
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Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting () as |
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First Sight () as |
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Blindspotting (2018) Writer |
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Blindspotting (2018) Producer |
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Zootopia (2016) Music |
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First Sight () Producer |