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Daveed Diggs

Daveed Diggs

Actor, also producer and writer · Born January 24, 1982 (44) · Oakland, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group clipping., and in 2015 originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won both a Grammy Award and Tony Award. Since leaving Hamilton, he played a recurring role in the television series Black-ish (2016–2018) and co-starred in the films Wonder (2017) and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019). Diggs also wrote, produced, and starred in the 2018 film Blindspotting, which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. As of 2020, he stars in the television adaptation of Snowpiercer.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1982 (44)
From
Oakland, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Daveed Diggs' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
26%
Survival
14%
Society
14%
Ideas
7%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
11
Tense
8
Contemplative
6
Joyful
4
Warm
5
Other
23

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

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 Daveed Diggs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daveed Diggs' 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

59 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Saviors(2026)

    as Dustin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • I Want Your Sex(2026)

    as Vikktor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • ChikaBOOM!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Magic Hour(2025)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Couples Weekend(2026)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Their Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • In the Blink of an Eye(2026)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hamilton(2020)

    as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show Creator

  • Nickel Boys(2024)

    as Adult Elwood

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    as Spruce (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carrots (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Mermaid(2023)

    as Sebastian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Crossover(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marshall Zucker

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rat King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Jam Van (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • DC League of Super-Pets(2022)

    as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Living Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Star Trek: Prodigy(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · as Commander Tysess (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Crux (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Starling(2021)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Blindspotting(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Theo / Council Member #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Soul(2020)

    as Paul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Puppy for Hanukkah(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Good Lord Bird(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Frederick Douglass

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Central Park(2020)

    Show 39 episodes · as Helen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Snowpiercer(2020)

    Show 40 episodes · as Andre Layton

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Skeletom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Green Eggs and Ham(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Undone(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tunde

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Boys(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Aaron / Oh Father

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)

    as Damrish

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Resistance(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Norath Kev (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Basketball: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Do or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Blindspotting(2018)

    Music Producer · Producer · Writer · as Collin

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • x Infinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Ferdinand(2017)

    as Dos (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wonder(2017)

    as Mr. Browne

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Mayor(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer · as Mac Etcetera

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Tour de Pharmacy(2017)

    as Slim Robinson

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Growing Up Pets in Films(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Zootopia(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Perry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Johan Johnson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hobbes & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · as Hobbes

  • Yoga Boner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Daveed

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas (voice) · as Jesse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Neil Davis

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louis Henderson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Noodle's Brother

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Morris Stokes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Leslie

  • The Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 55 of them dated from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Little Mermaid (2023)

$570M worldwide

Highest rated

Wonder (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Snowpiercer (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19692026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 59: 51 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 59: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 59: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 59: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleMusic4 of 59: 2 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 59: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

59 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2010s23 · 22 acting · 4 crew2020s30 · 27 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
1621

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 7 major nominations, 2016–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
  2. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  3. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television
  4. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  5. 2016
    • 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 Daveed Diggs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Little Mermaid (2023)

92nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Soul (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. 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 Daveed Diggs' work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles16–71 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles13–58 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles23–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles21–43 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles29–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Daveed Diggs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daveed Diggs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leslie Odom Jr. shares the most, 3.

Actors

Mixed roles