Leslie Odom Jr.

Born: 1981-08-06, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Supernatural (2005)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005)
• Gilmore Girls (2000)
• Person of Interest (2011)
• The Good Wife (2009)
• Gotham (2014)
• Great Performances (1971)
• Abbott Elementary (2021)
• We Bare Bears (2015)
• Central Park (2020)
• House of Lies (2012)
• Close to Home (2005)
• Smash (2012)
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
• Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022)
• Imperfect Women (2026)
• The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
• The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
• Blue's Clues & You! (2019)
• Hamilton (2025)
• Harriet (2019)
• Red Tails (2012)
• Needle in a Timestack (2021)
• Music (2021)
• One Night in Miami... (2020)
• Only (2020)
• Love in the Time of Corona (2020)
• Love in the Time of Corona (2020)