Daveed Diggs

Daveed Daniele Diggs is an American actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, and writer. He is best known for portraying Mr. Browne in the 2017 drama adaptation of , as well as writing, producing, and starring in the 2018 comedy-drama film . He is also well-known for voicing Dos the hedgehog in the 2017 Blue Sky Studios film , Victor Stone/Cyborg in the 2022 animated film , Spruce in the 2023 animated film , Jesse and Douglas in the Fox animated sitcom , and Squeaky the Mouse in the Netflix animated series . Additionally, he guest-starred in season 47 of .
For Disney, he performed "Parlez-Vous Rap" in the 2016 Disney animated feature film Zootopia. He also voiced Paul in the 2020 Disney/Pixar film Soul, Norath Kev in Star Wars Resistance, and Crux in Star Wars: Visions. Additionally, he had a recurring role as Johan Johnson in the ABC/Freeform sitcom , as well as its spin-off . He also played Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the 2020 musical drama adaptation of Hamilton. Additionally, he voiced the Rat King in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Sebastian in the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
Diggs was born in Oakland, California, and graduated from Berkeley High School and Brown University, where he graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in theatre arts. He was recruited by Brown for his track skills and broke the Brown Bears' school record in the 110-meter hurdles as a sophomore with a time of 14.21 seconds. After graduating, he worked as a substitute teacher before joining the experimental hip hop band in 2010.
Diggs performed in experimental theater before he met Lin-Manuel Miranda through Thomas Kail while performing with the freestyle rap group, , or FLS. He read and heard early versions of before the concept made to off-Broadway and then eventually Broadway. For his part, Diggs won the 2016 , as well as a 2016 for the cast album.
==Roles==
Norath Kev.jpg|Norath Kev(Star Wars Resistance)
Marquis de Lafayettte.jpg|Marquis de Lafayette(Hamilton)
Thomas Jefferson (Hamilton).png|Thomas Jefferson(Hamilton)
Paul.png|Paul(Soul)
Profile - Rat King.jpg|Rat King(Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)
Crux.jpg|Crux(Star Wars: Visions)
Sebastian.jpg|Sebastian(The Little Mermaid;2023 live-action adaptation)
==Gallery==
Daveed Diggs LSwSC.jpg|Daveed Diggs visiting in August 2016.
Daveed Diggs Summer TCA Tour17.jpg|Daveed Diggs speaks at panel at the 2017 Summer TCA Tour.
Daveed Diggs D23 Expo19.jpg|Daveed Diggs attending the 2019 D23 Expo.
Daveed Diggs Winter TCA Tour20.jpg|Daveed Diggs speaks at the panel at the 2020 Winter TCA Tour.
Daveed Diggs 26th SAG.jpg|Daveed Diggs attending the 26th annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards in January 2020.
Daveed Diggs Avatar The Way of Water premiere.jpg|Daveed Diggs at the premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water in December 2022.
The Little Mermaid (2023) - Behind the Scenes - Daveed Diggs.jpg|Daveed Diggs behind the scenes of The Little Mermaid remake.
Daveed Diggs TLM premiere 2023.jpg|Daveed Diggs at the premiere of The Little Mermaid remake in May 2023.
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