Daveed Diggs
Biography
Daveed Diggs, an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter, provides vocals for the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Born in Oakland, California, he studied theater arts at Brown University and performed in experimental and regional Shakespeare productions before playing Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton off Broadway and on Broadway. For that performance, he won a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and shared a Grammy for the cast album. He later had a recurring role in Black-ish and appeared in Wonder (2017) and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019). He shared writing, producing, and starring duties on Blindspotting (2018), which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead. He starred in Snowpiercer from 2020 to 2024 and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the live stage recording of Hamilton. His voice acting career includes Soul (2020), DC League of Super-Pets (2022), and The Little Mermaid (2023).
44years old
Turns 45 on January 24in 84 days
- Born Oakland
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Daveed Daniele Diggs (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 10 years2016 to 2026
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A change of course
Diggs was recruited by Brown University because of his track skills. As a sophomore there, he set the Brown Bears' record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.21 seconds.
First role
Diggs wrote and performed the "Parlez Vous Rap" for the Disney animated film Zootopia, which served as his Hollywood film debut.
Behind the camera
With Rafael Casal, Diggs took on writing, producing and acting duties for Blindspotting, a 2018 film. It premiered at Sundance in January 2018, and in April he got the Atlanta Film Festival's first Innovator Award, ahead of its July 27, 2018 release.
Big break
In 2015, Diggs took on Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the off Broadway production, then stayed with both parts once the show transferred to Broadway that same year.
Behind the camera
Diggs was an executive producer on The Mayor, the 2017 ABC series. He also wrote original music for it and guest starred on it.
Daveed Diggs movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Melissa McCarthy's page
Jacob Tremblay's page
Kate McKinnon's page
Jasmine Cephas Jones's page
Margo Hall's page
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2015 to 2018, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2016 | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Grammy Awards | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| 2015 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.