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.

Cast

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around

(Self)

Music

(Ebo)

Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas

(Self)

Mickey’s 90th Spectacular

(Self - Performance)

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

(Purlie)

Luna Goes Cruising

(Oscar (voice))

Murder on the Orient Express

(Dr. Arbuthnot)

Red Tails

(Declan 'Winky' Hall)

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

(Jack the Juggler)

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

(Self)

The Jazz Ambassadors

(Narrator)

Needle in a Timestack

(Nick Mikkelsen)

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

(Self - Performer)

Harriet

(William Still)

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

(Self / Santa Claus)

Only

(Will)

The Many Saints of Newark

(Harold McBrayer)

One Night in Miami...

(Sam Cooke)

Bombshell in Concert

Hamilton

(Aaron Burr)

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You

The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth

(Self)

Hamilton's America

(Self)

The Disney Holiday Singalong

(Self)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

(Lionel Toussaint)

One World: Together at Home

(Self)

The Exorcist: Believer

(Victor Fielding)

Poe

(Julian 'Jupiter' Noble)

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular

(Self - Performer)

The View

(Self - Guest)

We Bare Bears

(Dr. Leslie (voice))

Great Performances

(Self - Performer)

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

(Self)

Smash

(Sam Strickland)

Person of Interest

(Peter Collier)

The Oscars

(Self)

Gotham

(Ian Hargrove)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(Curtis Scott)

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

(Self)

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

(Self - Musical Guest)

Lincoln's Dilemma

(Frederick Douglass (voice))

Gilmore Girls

(Quentin Walsh)

Abbott Elementary

(Draemond)

Supernatural

(Guy / Crossroads Demon)

Grey's Anatomy

(P.J. Walling)

The Grammy Awards

(Self)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(Self)

Big Day

(Freddy)

Sherri

(Self - Guest)

House of Lies

(James)

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

(Self)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(Self - Guest)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

(Self - Guest)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(Self)

CSI: Miami

(Joseph Kayle)

Some Good News

(Self)

Central Park

(Owen (voice))

Love in the Time of Corona

(James)

The Good Wife

(Barry Pert)

Charlie Rose

(Self - Guest)

Talking Sopranos

(Self)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

(Self)

NCIS: Los Angeles

(FBI Agent Duane Lausten)