Christopher Neal Jackson (born September 30, 1975) is an American actor, singer, musician, and composer. He began his career in 1995 starring in the Off-Broadway musical Time and the Wind by composer Galt MacDermot when he was just 20 years old. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 as an ensemble member in the Original Broadway Cast of Disney's The Lion King. He remained with the show for several years, ultimately taking over the role of Simba. He went on to perform leading roles in several more Broadway musicals and plays, including After Midnight, Bronx Bombers, Holler If Ya Hear Me, and Memphis. He drew critical acclaim in several projects with Lin-Manuel Miranda: originating the roles of Benny in In the Heights and George Washington in the smash hit Hamilton. For the latter role he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also collaborated with Miranda on the Disney film Moana in which he provides the singing voice of Chief Tui. His other film work includes secondary roles in After.Life and Tracers.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 30, 1975 (51)
- Metropolis, Illinois, USA
- Actor
- 23 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Chris Jackson's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chris Jackson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Chris Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Sun Never Sets(2026)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
If I Tell You(2024)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hamilton(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
World's Best(2023)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Space Oddity(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
For All Humankind(2023)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
And Just Like That...(2021)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ghosts(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Vivo(2021)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
In the Heights(2021)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
When They See Us(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Moana(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Bull(2016)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Tracers(2015)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Person of Interest(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
After.Life(2009)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
White Collar(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Nurse Jackie(2009)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Fringe(2008)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsExit Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2022.
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2009Screen debut· After.Life
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2016–2021.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
- Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Theater Album
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Chris Jackson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 23 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved7
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Chris Jackson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Chris Jackson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chris Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lin-Manuel Miranda shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Lin-Manuel MirandaShared titles: Hamilton (2020), We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020), Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Thomas KailShared titles: Hamilton (2020), We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020), Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Kail
- Daveed DiggsShared titles: Hamilton (2020), Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Daveed Diggs
- Leslie Odom Jr.Shared titles: Hamilton (2020), Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Leslie Odom Jr.
Producers
- Jill FurmanShared titles: Hamilton (2020), We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jill Furman
- Nicole PusateriShared titles: Hamilton (2020), We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Pusateri