Actor profile

Daveed Diggs

24th January 1982 Oakland, California, USA Acting

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.

35 Movies 38 TV Shows 2 In Production 75 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Magic Hour poster

Magic Hour 15th May 2026 as Charlie

Couples Weekend poster

Couples Weekend 8th May 2026 as Josh

Their Town 14th March 2026

The Saviors poster

The Saviors 13th March 2026 as Dustin

In the Blink of an Eye poster

In the Blink of an Eye 26th January 2026 as Greg

Hamilton poster

Hamilton 5th September 2025 as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson

Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution 5th September 2025 as Self

Nickel Boys poster

Nickel Boys 13th December 2024 as Adult Elwood

Trolls Band Together poster

Trolls Band Together 12th October 2023 as Spruce (voice)

The Little Mermaid poster

The Little Mermaid 18th May 2023 as Sebastian (voice)

DC League of Super-Pets poster

DC League of Super-Pets 27th July 2022 as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)

Living Worlds poster

Living Worlds 1st November 2021 as Narrator (voice)

The Starling poster

The Starling 17th September 2021 as Ben

clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic poster

clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic 27th January 2021 as Self

Soul poster

Soul 25th December 2020 as Paul (voice)

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You poster

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You 10th July 2020

The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth poster

The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth 3rd July 2020 as Self

Deathbomb Showcase: Global poster

Deathbomb Showcase: Global 22nd April 2020 as Self

Velvet Buzzsaw poster

Velvet Buzzsaw 1st February 2019 as Damrish

Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting 20th November 2018 as Self

Do or Die poster

Do or Die 18th September 2018 as Narrator (voice)

Blindspotting poster

Blindspotting 20th July 2018 as Collin

x Infinity poster

x Infinity 2nd March 2018

Ferdinand poster

Ferdinand 9th December 2017 as Dos (voice)

Wonder poster

Wonder 13th November 2017 as Mr. Browne

Tour de Pharmacy poster

Tour de Pharmacy 8th July 2017 as Slim Robinson

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway poster

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway 9th May 2017

Growing Up Wild poster

Growing Up Wild 8th December 2016 as Narrator (voice)

Hamilton's America poster

Hamilton's America 1st October 2016 as Self

live poster

live 4th November 2014 as self (voice)

Yoga Boner 19th October 2012 as Daveed

Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent poster

Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent 17th October 2010 as Neil Davis

First Sight

Morris Stokes as Leslie

The Boys Series Finale: Blood and Bone poster

The Boys Series Finale: Blood and Bone as Oh Father

Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis 24th September 2023 as Carrots (voice)

The Crossover poster

The Crossover 5th April 2023 as Narrator (voice)

Extrapolations poster

Extrapolations 16th March 2023 as Marshall Zucker

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 10th February 2023 as Rat King (voice)

Jam Van poster

Jam Van 19th January 2023

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge poster

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge 25th July 2022 as Self

Star Trek: Prodigy poster

Star Trek: Prodigy 28th October 2021 as Commander Tysess (voice)

Star Wars: Visions poster

Star Wars: Visions 22nd September 2021 as Crux (voice)

INVINCIBLE poster

INVINCIBLE 25th March 2021 as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)

Amend: The Fight for America poster

Amend: The Fight for America 17th February 2021 as Self

The Good Lord Bird poster

The Good Lord Bird 4th October 2020 as Frederick Douglass

Central Park poster

Central Park 29th May 2020 as Helen (voice)

Snowpiercer poster

Snowpiercer 17th May 2020 as Andre Layton

Solar Opposites poster

Solar Opposites 8th May 2020 as Skeletom (voice)

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 3rd May 2020 as Self

Some Good News poster

Some Good News 29th March 2020 as Self

Green Eggs and Ham poster

Green Eggs and Ham 8th November 2019 as Mouse (voice)

Undone poster

Undone 12th September 2019 as Tunde

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

The Boys poster

The Boys 25th July 2019 as Aaron / Oh Father

Star Wars Resistance poster

Star Wars Resistance 7th October 2018 as Norath Kev (voice)

Basketball: A Love Story poster

Basketball: A Love Story 18th September 2018 as Narrator (voice)

The Mayor poster

The Mayor 3rd October 2017 as Mac Etcetera

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2nd August 2015 as Self

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 6th March 2015 as Perry

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 21st December 2014 as Self

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Johan Johnson

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)

Hobbes & Me poster

Hobbes & Me 10th March 2014 as Hobbes

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers 9th January 2011 as Jesse (voice)

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts poster

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts 22nd April 2008 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Louis Henderson

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street 10th November 1969 as Mr. Noodle's Brother

The Spot

I Want Your Sex poster

Coming soon

I Want Your Sex 29th July 2026 as Vikktor

Coming soon

The Boys: Blood and Bone 20th May 2026 as Oh Father