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Leslie Odom Jr.
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Leslie Odom Jr. (born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway and in television and film, and has released two solo jazz albums. He is known…
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Leslie Odom Jr. (born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway and in television and film, and has released two solo jazz albums. He is known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which he won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a principal vocalist. His television roles included Sam Strickland in the musical series Smash (2012–2013). He is also the author of the 2018 book Failing Up.
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2027
Get Lite
Movie
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2026
MISCAST26
Movie
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2026
Imperfect Women
TV show Donovan
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2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie Self
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2025
Hamilton
Movie Aaron Burr
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2025
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Movie Self
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2025
Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles
Movie Narrator
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2024
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Movie Self - Performer
- 2024
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2023
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
Movie Self
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2023
The Exorcist: Believer
Movie Victor Fielding
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2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie Lionel Toussaint
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV show Kwame (voice)
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2022
Lincoln's Dilemma
TV show Frederick Douglass (voice)
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2021
Abbott Elementary
TV show Draemond
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- 2021
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2021
Needle in a Timestack
Movie Nick Mikkelsen
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2021
The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!
Movie Self - Host / Performer
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2021
The Many Saints of Newark
Movie Harold McBrayer
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2021
Music
Movie Ebo
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2020
One Night in Miami...
Movie Sam Cooke
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2020
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Movie Self
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2020
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Movie Self
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2020
Love in the Time of Corona
TV show James
- 2020
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2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Movie Self
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2020
Central Park
TV show Owen (voice)
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2020
Bombshell in Concert
Movie
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2020
One World: Together at Home
Movie Self
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2020
Talking Sopranos
TV show Self
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2020
Some Good News
TV show Self
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2020
Only
Movie Will
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2019
Blue's Clues & You!
TV show Mo Snow (voice)
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2019
Harriet
Movie William Still
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2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV show Self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2018
Mickey's 90th Spectacular
Movie Self - Performance
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2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie Narrator
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2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie Dr. Arbuthnot
