Search results
Film. Diggs had his Hollywood film debut in the Disney animated film Zootopia, for which he wrote and performed the "Parlez Vous Rap". Diggs appeared in the 2017 film Wonder, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Diggs played the schoolteacher of the protagonist, a boy with a facial deformity.
- Hamilton (2020) The role which rocketed Daveed Diggs to stardom is still his best. The filmed performance of the Broadway sensation Hamilton remains Lin-Manuel Miranda's best musical.
- Blindspotting (2018) Before the 2021 series, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal wrote and starred in the indie gem Blindspotting. The film follows Diggs’ Collin, a recently incarcerated Black man who begins to evaluate the ways he and his volatile best friend are perceived through a lens of race and gentrification.
- Soul (2020) One of the best Pixar movies, Soul, follows a man who strives to reunite his soul and body following a sudden accident on the day of his big break as a jazz musician.
- The Get-Down (2016-2017) Visionary director Baz Luhrmann brought his talents to the early days of Netflix with The Get Down, a beautifully photographed, sonically rich rendering of the burgeoning disco and Hip Hop scene in New York’s South Bronx in the late 1970s.
Daveed Daniele Diggs is an actor, singer, producer, writer and rapper. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Diggs originated the role of, and won a Grammy and Tony for, the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the 2015 musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume.
- January 1, 1
- 1.83 m
- Oakland, California, USA
See Daveed Diggs full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Find where to watch Daveed Diggs's latest movies and tv shows.
- Daveed Diggs Was A Record-Breaking Track Star In College. A dazzling performance with the rest of the cast of Hamilton at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards saw Daveed Diggs exhibiting his astonishing physicality by literally leaping off the stage, a skill he attributed, while having a talk with Boston.com, to his experience while attending Brown University.
- Daveed Diggs Has Been Rapping Since Long Before Hamilton. While his talent for dropping sick, high-speed rhymes did not make him a mainstream sensation until the Broadway debut of Hamilton, rapping has been Daveed Diggs' specialty since high school.
- Daveed Diggs’ Vocals Were Dubbed By Nas In The Get Down. Speaking of the period piece tracing the roots of hip-hop, when The Get Down's narrator, Daveed Diggs, makes his official appearance as the adult Ezekiel Figuero (otherwise known as "Books" and played as a teen by Justice Smith) you might have noticed that his voice is distinctly different from its natural sound.
- The Concept For Blindspotting Came From Daveed Diggs' Poetry Collaborations With Rafael Casal. In Blindspotting, Daveed Diggs plays a man whose nearly ended parole is threatened by tragic circumstances and the problematic actions of his best friend (Rafael Casal).
Aug 4, 2020 · Daveed Diggs has starred in and guest-starred in a wide array of genres including science-fiction, comedy, and drama and is set to lend his voice to Sebastian in the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid .
People also ask
Is Daveed Diggs a movie star?
What are Daveed Diggs' best roles?
Who is Daveed Diggs?
Who is Daveed Diggs in 'Hamilton' by Lin-Manuel Miranda?
Who is Daveed Diggs in 'Snowpiercer'?
Who is Daveed Diggs in Alexander Hamilton?
Daveed Daniele Diggs is an actor, singer, producer, writer and rapper. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Diggs originated the role of, and won a Grammy and Tony for, the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the 2015 musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
