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Leslie Odom Jr.

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
84

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 6, 1981 (44 years old)

Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Leslie Odom Jr.

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2026MISCAST26as
2026Imperfect Womenas Donovan
2025Wicked: One Wonderful Nightas Self
2025Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolutionas Self
2025Hamiltonas Aaron Burr
2025Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eaglesas Narrator
2024The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacularas Self - Performer
2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patchas Purlie
2023Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmasas Self
2023The Exorcist: Believeras Victor Fielding
2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryas Lionel Toussaint
2022Sherrias Self - Guest
2022The Proud Family: Louder and Prouderas Kwame (voice)
2022Lincoln's Dilemmaas Frederick Douglass (voice)
2021Abbott Elementaryas Draemond
2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Aroundas Self
2021Needle in a Timestackas Nick Mikkelsen
2021The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!as Self - Host / Performer
2021The Many Saints of Newarkas Harold McBrayer
2021Musicas Ebo
2020One Night in Miami...as Sam Cooke
2020Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Specialas Self
2020The Disney Holiday Singalongas Self
2020Love in the Time of Coronaas James
2020Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On Youas
2020The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depthas Self
2020Central Parkas Owen (voice)
2020Bombshell in Concertas
2020One World: Together at Homeas Self
2020Talking Sopranosas Self
2020Some Good Newsas Self
2020Onlyas Will
2019Blue's Clues & You!as Mo Snow (voice)
2019Harrietas William Still
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singhas Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
2018Mickey’s 90th Spectacularas Self - Performance
2018The Jazz Ambassadorsas Narrator
2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday Specialas Self / Santa Claus
2017Murder on the Orient Expressas Dr. Arbuthnot
2017Cabiria, Charity, Chastityas Jack the Juggler
2017Steveas Self
2017Hamilton: One Shot to Broadwayas
2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90as Self
2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebrationas Self - Performer
2016Sanders Sidesas Leslie Odom Jr.
2016Hamilton's Americaas Self
2015Taraji's White Hot Holidaysas Self
2015We Bare Bearsas Dr. Leslie (voice)
2015Luna Goes Cruisingas Oscar (voice)
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - Guest
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
2014Gothamas Ian Hargrove
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2012Smashas Sam Strickland
2012Red Tailsas Declan 'Winky' Hall
2012House of Liesas James
2011Person of Interestas Peter Collier
2011Poeas Julian 'Jupiter' Noble
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas FBI Agent Duane Lausten
2009The Good Wifeas Barry Pert
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
2006Big Dayas Freddy
2006Vanishedas Malik Christo
2005Close to Homeas Jordan Carter
2005Supernaturalas Guy / Crossroads Demon
2005Grey's Anatomyas P.J. Walling
2004Miley's New Year's Eve Partyas Self - Musical Guest
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2002CSI: Miamias Joseph Kayle
2000Gilmore Girlsas Quentin Walsh
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Curtis Scott
1997The Viewas Self - Guest
1995Victoria's Secret Fashion Showas Self
1991Charlie Roseas Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
1971Great Performancesas Purlie Victorious Judson
1971Great Performancesas Self - Performer
1959The Grammysas Self
1953The Oscarsas Self
Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror Projectas Sammy Davis Jr

Production

2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch...Producer
2020One Night in Miami......Songs
2020Love in the Time of Corona...Executive Producer
Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror Project...Writer