---
name: "Daveed Diggs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daveed-diggs"
fi1m_id: "daveed-diggs"
imdb_id: "nm4377526"
tmdb_id: 1652371
wikidata_id: "Q20973977"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 January 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-20T04:05:28.677032+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Daveed Diggs

## Identity

Daveed Diggs

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daveed-diggs
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daveed-diggs
- **IMDb ID:** nm4377526
- **TMDB ID:** 1652371
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20973977
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daveed_Diggs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973977, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4377526/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1652371

Actor. Born 24 January 1982 in Oakland, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 January 1982, Oakland, California, USA
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** Daveed Daniele Diggs, clipping.
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 9 acting, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://film.one/person/lin-manuel-miranda.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (3), 2020s 70 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 71 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Family 4, Animation 3, Fantasy 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Action & Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,222m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daveed_Diggs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973977, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4377526/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1652371

## Coming up

- *The Saviors* (2027-03-26), as Dustin

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Zootopia*](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md) (82), [*The Little Mermaid*](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*Wonder*](https://film.one/film/wonder.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Trolls Band Together*](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Daveed Diggs

> Daveed Diggs brings a rapper’s precision to speech and takes character voices seriously. We admire the care, but thin writing and unhelpful animation have kept his family-film performances from making much impression.

Sebastian has Daveed Diggs’s voice and a crab’s face, and the combination is less helpful than it sounds. In Rob Marshall’s *The Little Mermaid* (2023), the creature cannot supply the expressions that the comedy needs. Diggs researched Sebastian’s Caribbean-inflected speech, but the animation gives that effort little help. We sat through ‘Under the Sea’ without once wanting to sing; the busy reef never compensated for faces that could not perform the jokes. Dion Beebe’s grey-green underwater photography makes it harder still to follow the action.

That is a frustrating use of someone who began in theatre and as vocalist with the experimental hip-hop group clipping. His breakthrough came with the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the stage musical *Hamilton* (2015). Rapid, technically precise delivery was central to the appeal. Co-writing and starring in *Blindspotting* (2018) brought his Oakland speech rhythms into film drama, including freestyle rap sequences. The writing can be schematic, but the freestyle passages give his rhythmic delivery something to do within the story.

Television gave him a lead as Andre Layton in *Snowpiercer* (2020–2024). The family animation has given him less to work with. In *Trolls Band Together* (2023), his Spruce gets no further than a single character trait, much like Kid Cudi’s Clay. The film puts more care into its textures than into giving these brothers anything to develop. That is a shortage of writing, and we would be wary of treating it as evidence against the actor.

Gregg Araki’s *I Want Your Sex* (2026), in which he plays Vikktor, offers a better evening than either of those family films. We liked its humour and casting, despite the overcomplicated plotting, though that is a recommendation for the ensemble rather than a claim for Diggs alone. For a clearer sense of what he can do with language, start with *Blindspotting* and its use of Oakland rhythms and freestyle rap.

## Biography

Daveed Daniele Diggs (born 24 January 1982) is an American actor, rapper and singer. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip-hop group clipping. and graduated from Brown University in 2004 with a degree in theatre arts.

In 2015 he originated the roles of the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, winning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for the cast album. Diggs voiced Sebastian in the 2023 live-action film The Little Mermaid and Spruce in Trolls Band Together (2023). He co-wrote, produced and starred in the 2018 film Blindspotting.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *I Want Your Sex* (2026), Fi1m 73, as Vikktor — [page](https://film.one/film/i-want-your-sex.md)
- *Nickel Boys* (2024), Fi1m 85, as Adult Elwood — [page](https://film.one/film/nickel-boys.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Sebastian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *Trolls Band Together* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Spruce (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md)
- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), Fi1m 63, as Andre Layton — [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Soul* (2020), Fi1m 80, as Paul (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/soul.md)
- *The Boys* (2019), Fi1m 72, as Aaron / Oh Father — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Wonder* (2017), Fi1m 68, as Mr. Browne — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Zootopia* (2016), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Saviors* (2027), as Dustin
- *I Want Your Sex* (2026), as Vikktor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/i-want-your-sex.md)
- *ChikaBOOM!!* (2026), Actor
- *Magic Hour* (2026), as Charlie
- *Couples Weekend* (2026), as Josh
- *Their Town* (2026), Actor
- *In the Blink of an Eye* (2026), as Greg
- *Hamilton* (2025), as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
- *The Class* (2025), series, Creator
- *Nickel Boys* (2024), as Adult Elwood — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/nickel-boys.md)
- *Trolls Band Together* (2023), as Spruce (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md)
- *Krapopolis* (2023), series, as Carrots (voice)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), as Sebastian (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *The Crossover* (2023), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Extrapolations* (2023), series, as Marshall Zucker
- *Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur* (2023), series, as Rat King (voice)
- *Jam Van* (2023), series, Actor
- *DC League of Super-Pets* (2022), as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
- *Living Worlds* (2021), as Narrator (voice)
- *Star Trek: Prodigy* (2021), series, as Commander Tysess (voice)
- *Star Wars: Visions* (2021), series, as Crux (voice)
- *The Starling* (2021), as Ben
- *Blindspotting* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), series, as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *Soul* (2020), as Paul (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/soul.md)
- *Puppy for Hanukkah* (2020), Music
- *The Good Lord Bird* (2020), series, as Frederick Douglass
- *Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You* (2020), Actor
- *Central Park* (2020), series, as Helen (voice)
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), series, as Andre Layton — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Solar Opposites* (2020), series, as Skeletom (voice)
- *Green Eggs and Ham* (2019), series, as Mouse (voice)
- *Undone* (2019), series, as Tunde
- *The Boys* (2019), series, as Aaron / Oh Father — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Velvet Buzzsaw* (2019), as Damrish
- *Star Wars Resistance* (2018), series, as Norath Kev (voice)
- *Basketball: A Love Story* (2018), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Do or Die* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *Blindspotting* (2018), as Collin · Music Producer, Writer, Producer
- *x Infinity* (2018), Actor
- *Ferdinand* (2017), as Dos (voice)
- *Wonder* (2017), as Mr. Browne — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md)
- *The Mayor* (2017), series, as Mac Etcetera · Original Music Composer
- *Tour de Pharmacy* (2017), as Slim Robinson
- *Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway* (2017), Actor
- *Growing Up Wild* (2016), as Narrator (voice)
- *Zootopia* (2016), Music — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md)
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), series, as Perry — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *black-ish* (2014), series, as Johan Johnson
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Hobbes & Me* (2014), series, as Hobbes · Director, Creator
- *Yoga Boner* (2012), as Daveed
- *Bob's Burgers* (2011), series, as Douglas (voice), Jesse (voice)
- *Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent* (2010), as Neil Davis
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Louis Henderson
- *Sesame Street* (1969), series, as Mr. Noodle's Brother
- *First Sight*, as Producer
- *Morris Stokes*, as Leslie
- *The Spot*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Daveed Diggs](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-d72bec26fd6c.jpg) Daveed Diggs — Sarah K Joyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_%2802%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_%2802%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Anthony Ramos and Daveed Diggs perform with the Hamilton at the White House. Screencap circa 5:25.](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-5e67b812643a.jpg) Anthony Ramos and Daveed Diggs perform with the Hamilton at the White House. Screencap circa 5:25. — The Obama White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Anthony_Ramos_Daveed_Diggs_Hamilton_White_House_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Anthony Ramos and Daveed Diggs in a Hamilton performance at the White House; screencap circa 5:25](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-f598ccfded2f.jpg) Anthony Ramos and Daveed Diggs in a Hamilton performance at the White House; screencap circa 5:25 — The Obama White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Anthony_Ramos_Daveed_Diggs_Hamilton_White_House_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Colby Day, Andrew Stanton, Kate McKinnon and Daveed Diggs at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for In the Blink of an Eye](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-d432e1c2d35e.jpg) Colby Day, Andrew Stanton, Kate McKinnon and Daveed Diggs at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for In the Blink of an Eye — Sarah K Joyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Colby_Day%2C_Andrew_Stanton%2C_Kate_McKinnon_and_Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_01.jpg/1280px-Colby_Day%2C_Andrew_Stanton%2C_Kate_McKinnon_and_Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Daveed Diggs](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-5c434d79d57b.jpg) Daveed Diggs — Image via TMDB
- ![Daveed Diggs](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-2df3a7be9891.jpg) Daveed Diggs — Image via TMDB
- ![Daveed Diggs](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-c3c7259cd467.jpg) Daveed Diggs — Image via TMDB
- ![Daveed Diggs at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for In the Blink of an Eye](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-fdbba8b76cf7.jpg) Daveed Diggs at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for In the Blink of an Eye — Sarah K Joyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_%2801%29.jpg/1280px-Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_%2801%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Daveed Diggs (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/15717/gallery-ec47f024077e.jpg) Daveed Diggs (2026) — Sarah K Joyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_%2802%29.jpg/1280px-Daveed_Diggs_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_In_the_Blink_of_an_Eye_%2802%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 2 nominated

- Hugo Awards 2020: Best Novella (nominated), for *The Deep*
- Locus Award for Best Novella 2020: Locus Award for Best Novella (nominated), for *The Deep*
- Grammy Awards 2018: Grammy Awards (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical 2016: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (won)
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical 2015: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (won)
- Theatre World Award 2015: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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