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Tony, Grammy, and Lucille Lortel Award-winning actor, writer, rapper and producer, Daveed Diggs is widely known for originating the dual roles of 'Thomas Jefferson' and 'Marquis de Lafayette' in the Broadway sensation Hamilton. His independent film Blindspotting, which he co-wrote, produced and starred in, debuted at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Lionsgate. Variety called it, "The most exciting cinematic take on contemporary race relations since Do the Right Thing nearly 30 years ago." And Eric Kohn of IndieWire wrote, "Daveed Diggs is an instant movie star." His performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best Lead Role."
Diggs will soon be seen in the upcoming thriller Velvet Buzzsaw premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Diggs was recently seen in the hit film Wonder opposite Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay, in a performance heralded as "irresistibly charming" and "deeply sympathetic." He can also be heard as the voice of 'Dos' in Fox's animated film Ferdinand opposite Kate McKinnon and John Cena.
On television, Diggs can next be seen in TNT's series Snowpiercer opposite Jennifer Connelly and Netflix's upcoming rotoscope series Undone by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. He has also lent his voice to Fox's Bob's Burgers, Netflix's Bojack Horseman, and Josh Gad's upcoming Central Park. Most recently he was seen on ABC's Emmy-nominated series Blackish and Netflix's hit comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He also starred in HBO's Tour de Pharmacy alongside Andy Samberg and Orlando Bloom. Previous television credits include NBC's Law & Order: SVU and Netflix's The Get Down created by visionary director Baz Luhrmann. Diggs executive produced ABC's The Mayor and is currently creating original content for ESPN and the banking app ZELLE.
Diggs is also a member of the West Coast-based experimental hip-hop trio, "clipping." Diggs has toured nationally and internationally, both as a solo artist and with "clipping," playing venues including Sonar Festival in Barcelona; Off Festival in Krakow; ATP Iceland in Keflavic; and Brooklyn's AfroPunk Fest. Special engagement bookings include the Red Bull Music Academy and Moog Electronics. The group was also nominated for a Hugo Award for their sophomore album Splendor & Misery.