“All the way on the West Coast, never having seen a Broadway show, it was like, 'They don't want me. There's nothing there for me.' I'd come to New York a lot and never even tried to see a Broadway show. There was no reason for me to do that.”

American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter

Daveed Diggs is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the vocalist for the experimental hip hop group Clipping and for originating the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton. He won a Tony Award in 2016 for his performance in Hamilton, and shared a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album with the show’s cast. He has also acted on screen, including as Aaron/Oh Father in the superhero series The Boys.