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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-06 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

레슬리 오덤 주니어
Leslie Odom, Jr.
レスリー・オドム・Jr.

Leslie Odom Jr.

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.

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Acting

2024		The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular as Self - Performer
2024		Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch as Purlie

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
2022		Sherri as Self - Guest
2022		Lincoln's Dilemma as Frederick Douglass (voice)

2021		Abbott Elementary as Draemond
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		Love in the Time of Corona as James
2020		Hamilton Sing-Along
2020		Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020		Hamilton as Aaron Burr
2020		The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth as Self
2020		Central Park as Owen (voice)
2020		Bombshell in Concert
2020		One World: Together at Home as Self
2020		Talking Sopranos as Self
2020		Some Good News as Self
2020		Only as Will

2019		Harriet as William Still
2019		A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self

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		Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
2015		We Bare Bears as Dr. Leslie (voice)
2015		Luna Goes Cruising as Oscar (voice)

2014		Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014		Gotham as Ian Hargrove
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self

2012		Smash as Sam Strickland
2012		Red Tails as Declan 'Winky' Hall
2012		House of Lies as James

2011		Person of Interest as Peter Collier
2011		Poe as Julian 'Jupiter' Noble

2009		NCIS: Los Angeles as FBI Agent Duane Lausten
2009		The Good Wife as Barry Pert
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

2006

Big Day as Freddy

2005		Supernatural as Guy / Crossroads Demon
2005		Grey's Anatomy as P.J. Walling

2004

Miley's New Year's Eve Party as Self - Musical Guest

2002

CSI: Miami as Joseph Kayle

2000

Gilmore Girls as Quentin Walsh

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Curtis Scott

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1995

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self

1991

Charlie Rose as Self - Guest

1988		LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988		LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1971

Great Performances as Self - Performer

1959

The Grammys as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

Production

2024

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch as Producer

2020

Love in the Time of Corona as Executive Producer