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Daveed Diggs

Exec Producer
Blindspotting

Tony and Grammy Award winning actor, rapper, writer and producer Daveed Diggs is widely known for originating the dual roles of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the Broadway sensation, HAMILTON. He received a Tony and Grammy award in 2016 for his stage performance in addition to a 2021 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the Disney+ version.

This Spring, Diggs will star in the live-action film adaptation of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, where he will voice the role of Sebastian, directed by Rob Marshall and releasing on May 26, 2023. He will also star in AppleTV’s “Extrapolations” which will begin streaming on March 17th, 2023. Diggs serves as the co-creator, co-executive producer and writer of the Starz series, “Blindspotting,” which will premiere its second season at SXSW this March before premiering on air this Spring. Additionally, he lends his voice to Apple TV+’s hit animated musical sitcom, “Central Park,” he will also lend his voice to Disney+’s new drama series, “The Crossover.”

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Events featuring Daveed Diggs
Events featuring Daveed Diggs