Leslie Odom Jr. 1981 44
Leslie Odom Jr. 1981 44
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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2025 Hamilton as Aaron Burr
2024 The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular as Self - Performer
2024 Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch as Purlie Producer
2023 Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas as Self
2023 The Exorcist: Believer as Victor Fielding
2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Lionel Toussaint
2021 Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around as Self
2021 Needle in a Timestack as Nick Mikkelsen
2021 The Many Saints of Newark as Harold McBrayer
2021 Music as Ebo
2020 One Night in Miami... as Sam Cooke
2020 Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special as Self
2020 The Disney Holiday Singalong as Self
2020 Hamilton Sing-Along
2020 Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020 The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth as Self
2020 Bombshell in Concert
2020 One World: Together at Home as Self
2020 Only as Will
2019 Harriet as William Still
2018 Mickey’s 90th Spectacular as Self - Performance
2018 The Jazz Ambassadors as Narrator
2017 Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Self / Santa Claus
2017 Murder on the Orient Express as Dr. Arbuthnot
2017 Cabiria, Charity, Chastity as Jack the Juggler
2017 Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
2016 BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self - Performer
2016 Hamilton's America as Self
2015 Luna Goes Cruising as Oscar (voice)
2012 Red Tails as Declan 'Winky' Hall
2011 Poe as Julian 'Jupiter' Noble