Leslie Odom Jr.
Acting
Born 1981-08-06 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
Central Park
2020 · TV
Supernatural
2005 · TV
CSI: Miami
2002 · TV
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV
Person of Interest
2011 · TV
Big Day
2006 · TV
Smash
2012 · TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV
Imperfect Women
2026 · TV
Lincoln's Dilemma
2022 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
Love in the Time of Corona
2020 · TV
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · TV
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV
The Good Wife
2009 · TV
Gilmore Girls
2000 · TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
Gotham
2014 · TV
We Bare Bears
2015 · TV
Great Performances
1971 · TV
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
Close to Home
2005 · TV
House of Lies
2012 · TV
Blue's Clues & You!
2019 · TV
Sanders Sides
2016 · TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV
Sherri
2022 · TV
Talking Sopranos
2020 · TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
1995 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
The Grammys
1959 · TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004 · TV
Some Good News
2020 · TV
Charlie Rose
1991 · TV
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · TV