Cast & creator
Daveed Diggs
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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.
Also known as: Daveed Daniele Diggs, clipping.
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film credits
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television credits
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1969–2027 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (89)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louis Henderson
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self - Guest
1997The View
Self
1997
Sesame Street
Mr. Noodle's Brother
1969
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Boys
Aaron / Oh Father
2019
Bob's Burgers
Douglas (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers
Jesse (voice)
2011
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self
2008
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)
2014
black-ish
Johan Johnson
2014
INVINCIBLE
Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Snowpiercer
Andre Layton
2020
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Solar Opposites
Skeletom (voice)
2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Perry
2015
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Rat King (voice)
2023
I Want Your Sex
Vikktor
2026
Zootopia
Music
2016
Krapopolis
Carrots (voice)
2023
Star Wars Resistance
Norath Kev (voice)
2018
Star Wars: Visions
Crux (voice)
2021
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice)
2023
Basketball: A Love Story
Narrator (voice)
2018
Soul
Paul (voice)
2020
Star Trek: Prodigy
Commander Tysess (voice)
2021
Green Eggs and Ham
Mouse (voice)
2019
Wonder
Mr. Browne
2017
Extrapolations
Marshall Zucker
2023
Central Park
Helen (voice)
2020
Trolls Band Together
Spruce (voice)
2023
Ferdinand
Dos (voice)
2017
Undone
Tunde
2019
DC League of Super-Pets
Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
2022
The Crossover
Narrator (voice)
2023
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Self
2022
The Good Lord Bird
Frederick Douglass
2020
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Nickel Boys
Adult Elwood
2024
Some Good News
Self
2020
In the Blink of an Eye
Greg
2026
Hamilton
Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
2025
The Mayor
Mac Etcetera
2017The Mayor
Original Music Composer
2017
Blindspotting
Executive Producer
2021Blindspotting
Writer
2021Blindspotting
Creator
2021
Velvet Buzzsaw
Damrish
2019
Couples Weekend
Josh
2026
The Starling
Ben
2021
Blindspotting
Collin
2018Blindspotting
Music Producer
2018Blindspotting
Writer
2018Blindspotting
Producer
2018
Tour de Pharmacy
Slim Robinson
2017
Jam Van
2023Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Self
2025
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Growing Up Wild
Narrator (voice)
2016
Magic Hour
Charlie
2026
Hobbes & Me
Hobbes
2014Hobbes & Me
Director
2014Hobbes & Me
Creator
2014The Saviors
Dustin
2027The Spot
Hamilton's America
Self
2016
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Self
2020Morris Stokes
Leslie
x Infinity
2018
Their Town
Anthony
2026
The Class
Creator
2025ChikaBOOM!!
2026First Sight
First Sight
Producer
Living Worlds
Narrator (voice)
2021Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
Self
2018Yoga Boner
Daveed
2012
Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent
Neil Davis
2010
Do or Die
Narrator (voice)
2018
clipping. live for no audience during a global pandemic
Self
2021
Puppy for Hanukkah
Music
2020
live
self (voice)
2014