Leslie Odom Jr.
Acting·August 6, 1981 — 44 years old·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
Grey's Anatomy
2005·8.2
Murder on the Orient Express
2017·6.7
Supernatural
2005·8.3
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022·7.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999·8.0
Gotham
2014·7.6
Person of Interest
2011·8.1
We Bare Bears
2015·7.7
CSI: Miami
2002·7.7
The Exorcist: Believer
2023·5.8
Gilmore Girls
2000·7.9
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009·7.5
Filmography · 81
—Untitled Sammy Davis Jr. Horror ProjectSammy Davis Jr · Writer2026MISCAST262026Imperfect WomenTVDonovan2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightSelf2025HamiltonAaron Burr2025Hamilton: Reuniting the RevolutionSelf2025Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia EaglesNarrator2024The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday SpectacularSelf - Performer2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton PatchPurlie · Producer2023Hannah Waddingham: Home for ChristmasSelf2023The Exorcist: BelieverVictor Fielding2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryLionel Toussaint2022SherriTVSelf - Guest2022The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderTVKwame (voice)2022Lincoln's DilemmaTVFrederick Douglass (voice)2021Abbott ElementaryTVDraemond2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes AroundSelf2021Needle in a TimestackNick Mikkelsen2021The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!Self - Host / Performer2021The Many Saints of NewarkHarold McBrayer2021MusicEbo2020One Night in Miami...Sam Cooke · Songs2020Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas SpecialSelf2020The Disney Holiday SingalongSelf2020Love in the Time of CoronaTVJames · Executive Producer2020Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You2020The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-DepthSelf2020Central ParkTVOwen (voice)2020Bombshell in Concert2020One World: Together at HomeSelf2020Talking SopranosTVSelf2020Some Good NewsTVSelf2020OnlyWill2019Blue's Clues & You!TVMo Snow (voice)2019HarrietWilliam Still2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghTVSelf2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTVSelf2018Mickey’s 90th SpectacularSelf - Performance2018The Jazz AmbassadorsNarrator2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday SpecialSelf / Santa Claus2017Murder on the Orient ExpressDr. Arbuthnot2017Cabiria, Charity, ChastityJack the Juggler2017SteveTVSelf2017Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90Self2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationSelf - Performer2016Sanders SidesTVLeslie Odom Jr.2016Hamilton's AmericaSelf2015Taraji's White Hot HolidaysTVSelf2015We Bare BearsTVDr. Leslie (voice)2015Luna Goes CruisingOscar (voice)2015The Late Late Show with James CordenTVSelf - Guest2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTVSelf2014GothamTVIan Hargrove2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTVSelf2012SmashTVSam Strickland2012Red TailsDeclan 'Winky' Hall2012House of LiesTVJames2011Person of InterestTVPeter Collier2011PoeJulian 'Jupiter' Noble2009The Good WifeTVBarry Pert2009NCIS: Los AngelesTVFBI Agent Duane Lausten2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTVSelf - Guest2006Big DayTVFreddy2006VanishedTVMalik Christo2005Close to HomeTVJordan Carter2005SupernaturalTVGuy / Crossroads Demon2005Grey's AnatomyTVP.J. Walling2004Miley's New Year's Eve PartyTVSelf - Musical Guest2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTVSelf2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf - Guest · Self - Guest/Musical Guest2002CSI: MiamiTVJoseph Kayle2000Gilmore GirlsTVQuentin Walsh1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTVCurtis Scott1997The ViewTVSelf - Guest1995Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowTVSelf1991Charlie RoseTVSelf1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTVSelf - Guest1971Great PerformancesTVSelf - Performer · Purlie Victorious Judson1959The GrammysTVSelf1953The OscarsTVSelf