Cast & creator
Leslie Odom Jr.
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Leslie Odom Jr. (born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway and in television and film, and has released two solo jazz albums. He is known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which he won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a principal vocalist. His television roles included Sam Strickland in the musical series Smash (2012–2013). He is also the author of the 2018 book Failing Up.
Also known as: Leslie Odom, Jr., Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr.
39
film credits
50
television credits
85
1953–2027 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (89)
Showing 89 of 89 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Curtis Scott
1999
Grey's Anatomy
P.J. Walling
2005
Supernatural
Guy / Crossroads Demon
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
The View
Self - Guest
1997The View
Self
1997
NCIS: Los Angeles
FBI Agent Duane Lausten
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
CSI: Miami
Joseph Kayle
2002
Person of Interest
Peter Collier
2011
Gilmore Girls
Quentin Walsh
2000
The Good Wife
Barry Pert
2009
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Great Performances
Self - Performer
1971Great Performances
Purlie Victorious Judson
1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Gotham
Ian Hargrove
2014
We Bare Bears
Dr. Leslie (voice)
2015
Abbott Elementary
Draemond
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Steve
Self
2017
Close to Home
Jordan Carter
2005
House of Lies
James
2012
The Oscars
Self
1953
Smash
Sam Strickland
2012
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
1995
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Lionel Toussaint
2022
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Kwame (voice)
2022
Central Park
Owen (voice)
2020
Imperfect Women
Donovan
2026
Talking Sopranos
Self
2020
Murder on the Orient Express
Dr. Arbuthnot
2017
Charlie Rose
Self
1991
The Exorcist: Believer
Victor Fielding
2023
Vanished
Malik Christo
2006
The Many Saints of Newark
Harold McBrayer
2021
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self - Musical Guest
2004
Blue's Clues & You!
Mo Snow (voice)
2019
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
Self
2023
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Self
2020
Some Good News
Self
2020
Hamilton
Aaron Burr
2025
Big Day
Freddy
2006
Harriet
William Still
2019
Lincoln's Dilemma
Frederick Douglass (voice)
2022
One Night in Miami...
Sam Cooke
2020One Night in Miami...
Songs
2020
Red Tails
Declan 'Winky' Hall
2012
Sanders Sides
Leslie Odom Jr.
2016
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self
2015
Love in the Time of Corona
James
2020Love in the Time of Corona
Executive Producer
2020
Needle in a Timestack
Nick Mikkelsen
2021
Music
Ebo
2021
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
2025Get Lite
2027
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Only
Will
2020Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Self
2025
Hamilton's America
Self
2016
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Self
2021
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Self - Performer
2024
MISCAST26
2026
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Self
2020
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
2016
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Self
2020
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
Mickey's 90th Spectacular
Self - Performance
2018The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!
Self - Host / Performer
2021
The Grammys
Self
1959
Luna Goes Cruising
Oscar (voice)
2015
Bombshell in Concert
2020
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Purlie
2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Producer
2024Poe
Julian 'Jupiter' Noble
2011
Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles
Narrator
2025Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror Project
Sammy Davis Jr
Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror Project
Writer
The Jazz Ambassadors
Narrator
2018