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.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2013
Grey's Anatomy
2008
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2023
Supernatural
2011
The View
2021
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2021
CSI: Miami
2003
NCIS: Los Angeles
2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2026
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2021

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
85
Writing
1
Producing
2
Sound
1
2027
Get Lite
· unreleased
2026
MISCAST26
2026
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2026
Imperfect Women
as Donovan
2026
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant · unreleased
2025
Hamilton
as Aaron Burr
2025
Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles
as Narrator
2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
2025
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
as Self
2024
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Purlie
2024
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
as Self - Performer
2024
Great Performances
as Purlie Victorious Judson
2023
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
as Self
2023
The Exorcist: Believer
as Victor Fielding
2023
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2023
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2023
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Kwame (voice)
2023
The View
as Self
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Lionel Toussaint
2022
Lincoln's Dilemma
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
2022
Abbott Elementary
as Draemond
2022
The Grammys
as Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2021
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
as Self
2021
Music
as Ebo
2021
Needle in a Timestack
as Nick Mikkelsen
2021
The Many Saints of Newark
as Harold McBrayer
2021
The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!
as Self - Host / Performer
2021
The View
as Self - Guest
2021
The Oscars
as Self
2021
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2021
Talking Sopranos
as Self
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2021
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2021
Blue's Clues & You!
as Mo Snow (voice)
2021
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2020
Only
as Will
2020
One Night in Miami...
as Sam Cooke
2020
Bombshell in Concert
2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
as Self
2020
The Disney Holiday Singalong
as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
as Self
2020
Great Performances
as Self - Performer
2020
Some Good News
as Self
2020
Central Park
as Owen (voice)
2020
Love in the Time of Corona
as James
2020
Sanders Sides
as Leslie Odom Jr.
2020
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2019
Harriet
as William Still
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
as Self - Musical Guest
2018
Mickey's 90th Spectacular
as Self - Performance
2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Narrator
2018
We Bare Bears
as Dr. Leslie (voice)
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
as Dr. Arbuthnot
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
as Self
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
2017
Steve
as Self
2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self - Performer
2016
Hamilton's America
as Self
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2016
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2016
The Good Wife
as Barry Pert
2015
Luna Goes Cruising
as Oscar (voice)
2015
Charlie Rose
as Self
2014
Gotham
as Ian Hargrove
2013
Person of Interest
as Peter Collier
2013
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Curtis Scott
2012
Red Tails
as Declan 'Winky' Hall
2012
Smash
as Sam Strickland
2012
House of Lies
as James
2011
Poe
as Julian 'Jupiter' Noble
2011
Supernatural
as Guy / Crossroads Demon
2011
NCIS: Los Angeles
as FBI Agent Duane Lausten
2008
Grey's Anatomy
as P.J. Walling
2006
Gilmore Girls
as Quentin Walsh
2006
Big Day
as Freddy
2006
Close to Home
as Jordan Carter
2006
Vanished
as Malik Christo
2003
CSI: Miami
as Joseph Kayle
Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror Project
as Sammy Davis Jr