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

• 2027Get Lite
• Imperfect Women — Donovan
• 2026MISCAST26
• 2025Hamilton — Aaron Burr
• 2025Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles — Narrator
• 2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch — Purlie, Producer
• 2023The Exorcist: Believer — Victor Fielding
• 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Lionel Toussaint
• Lincoln's Dilemma — Frederick Douglass (voice)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Kwame (voice)
• Abbott Elementary — Draemond
• 2021Music — Ebo
• 2021Needle in a Timestack — Nick Mikkelsen
• 2021The Many Saints of Newark — Harold McBrayer
• 2020Bombshell in Concert
• Central Park — Owen (voice)
• 2020Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
• Love in the Time of Corona — James, Executive Producer
• 2020One Night in Miami... — Sam Cooke, Songs
• 2020Only — Will
• Blue's Clues & You! — Mo Snow (voice)
• 2019Harriet — William Still
• 2018The Jazz Ambassadors — Narrator
• 2017Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
• 2017Murder on the Orient Express — Dr. Arbuthnot
• Sanders Sides — Leslie Odom Jr.
• 2015Luna Goes Cruising — Oscar (voice)
• We Bare Bears — Dr. Leslie (voice)
• Gotham — Ian Hargrove
• House of Lies — James
• 2012Red Tails — Declan 'Winky' Hall
• Smash — Sam Strickland
• Person of Interest — Peter Collier
• 2011Poe — Julian 'Jupiter' Noble
• NCIS: Los Angeles — FBI Agent Duane Lausten
• The Good Wife — Barry Pert
• Big Day — Freddy
• Vanished — Malik Christo
• Close to Home — Jordan Carter
• Grey's Anatomy — P.J. Walling
• Supernatural — Guy / Crossroads Demon
• CSI: Miami — Joseph Kayle
• Gilmore Girls — Quentin Walsh
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Curtis Scott
• Great Performances — Self - Performer, Purlie Victorious Judson
• Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror Project — Sammy Davis Jr, Writer

Appearances as themselves (35)

• 2025Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution — Self
• 2025Wicked: One Wonderful Night — Self
• 2024The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular — Self - Performer
• 2023Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around — Self
• 2021The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back! — Self - Host / Performer
• 2020Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special — Self
• 2020One World: Together at Home — Self
• Some Good News — Self
• Talking Sopranos — Self
• 2020The Disney Holiday Singalong — Self
• 2020The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth — Self
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Contestant
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2018Mickey's 90th Spectacular — Self - Performance
• Steve — Self
• 2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration — Self - Performer
• 2016Hamilton's America — Self
• 2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — Self
• Taraji's White Hot Holidays — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Miley's New Year's Eve Party — Self - Musical Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — Self
• Charlie Rose — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• The Grammys — Self
• The Oscars — Self