Birthday: Aug 06, 1981
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Leslie Odom Jr.

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.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around	Self	2021
Music	Ebo	2021
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas	Self	2023
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular	Self - Performance	2018
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch	Purlie	2024
Luna Goes Cruising	Oscar (voice)	2015
Murder on the Orient Express	Dr. Arbuthnot	2017
Red Tails	Declan 'Winky' Hall	2012
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity	Jack the Juggler	2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway		2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90	Self	2016
The Jazz Ambassadors	Narrator	2018
Needle in a Timestack	Nick Mikkelsen	2021
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration	Self - Performer	2016
Harriet	William Still	2019
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special	Self / Santa Claus	2017
Only	Will	2020
The Many Saints of Newark	Harold McBrayer	2021
One Night in Miami...	Sam Cooke	2020
Bombshell in Concert		2020
Hamilton	Aaron Burr	2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You		2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth	Self	2020
Hamilton's America	Self	2016
The Disney Holiday Singalong	Self	2020
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery	Lionel Toussaint	2022
One World: Together at Home	Self	2020
The Exorcist: Believer	Victor Fielding	2023
Poe	Julian 'Jupiter' Noble	2011
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular	Self - Performer	2024
Series	Cast	Year
The View	Self - Guest	1997
We Bare Bears	Dr. Leslie (voice)	2015
Great Performances	Self - Performer	1971
A Little Late with Lilly Singh	Self	2019
Smash	Sam Strickland	2012
Person of Interest	Peter Collier	2011
The Oscars	Self	1953
Gotham	Ian Hargrove	2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark		1988
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Curtis Scott	1999
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show	Self	1995
Miley's New Year's Eve Party	Self - Musical Guest	2004
Lincoln's Dilemma	Frederick Douglass (voice)	2022
Gilmore Girls	Quentin Walsh	2000
Abbott Elementary	Draemond	2021
Supernatural	Guy / Crossroads Demon	2005
Grey's Anatomy	P.J. Walling	2005
The Grammy Awards	Self	1959
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	2014
Big Day	Freddy	2006
Sherri	Self - Guest	2022
House of Lies	James	2012
Taraji's White Hot Holidays	Self	2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest	1988
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self	2019
CSI: Miami	Joseph Kayle	2002
Some Good News	Self	2020
Central Park	Owen (voice)	2020
Love in the Time of Corona	James	2020
The Good Wife	Barry Pert	2009
Charlie Rose	Self - Guest	1991
Talking Sopranos	Self	2020
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self	2014

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