Leslie Odom Jr.
Biography
Leslie Odom Jr. is an American actor, singer, and songwriter who began his Broadway career as a teenager in Rent in 1998. He first gained recognition for portraying Aaron Burr in Hamilton, a performance that won him a Tony for best actor in a musical as well as a Grammy for best musical theater album. His screen work includes Red Tails (2012), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Harriet (2019), The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), and The Exorcist: Believer (2023). For One Night in Miami... (2020), he portrayed Sam Cooke and earned Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, and Golden Globe nominations, plus a songwriting nomination for Speak Now. He voiced Owen Tillerman in Central Park and received an Emmy nomination. Odom has released five albums and wrote the autobiography Failing Up. He returned to Broadway in 2023 in Purlie Victorious, earning a Tony nomination.
45years old
Turns 46 on August 6in 269 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 13 years2012 to 2025
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First role
Odom was 17 years old when he first appeared on Broadway. He played the part of Paul in Rent, a musical that opened in 1998.
Early training
Odom studied theater and performed in musicals at the New Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia before studying musical theater in college.
Beyond film
In 2014, Odom put out Leslie Odom Jr., his first album as a jazz singer, on CD and SoundCloud by himself. He played several concerts at The Public Theater to promote it.
Behind the camera
In June 2017, Odom's book deal was announced for Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning, written to inspire younger readers. An imprint of Macmillan released it in March 2018, and it outlines the setbacks and rejections that came before his success.
Leslie Odom Jr. movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Lionel Toussaint
IMDb rating 7.1534K votes
Most often with
Janelle Monáe appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2016 | Best Actor in a Musical | Hamilton | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.