Leslie Odom Jr.

Leslie Odom Jr. Headshot

Actor • Singer

Birth Date: August 6, 1981

Age: 42 years old

Birth Place: Queens, New York City, New York

Leslie Odom Jr.'s early acting career consisted of parts on a wide variety of programs such as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999-), "Gilmore Girls" (2000-07) and "CSI: Miami" (CBS, 2002-2012). He also appeared in "The Big House" (2003-04), "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2004-) and "Close to Home" (CBS, 2005-07). Several more television roles followed in the early 2000s, including stints on "Threshold" (2005-06), "Big Day" (ABC, 2006-07) and "The Bill Engvall Show" (TBS, 2006-09). He also appeared in "Vanished" (2006-07), "Zeke & Luther" (Disney XD, 2008-2011) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS, 2009-). In his more recent career, he tackled roles on "House of Lies" (2011-), "Person of Interest" (CBS, 2011-16) and "Smash" (NBC, 2011-13). He also appeared in the action movie "Red Tails" (2012) with Terrence Howard. Odom's distinctive voice could be heard on "Stories From the Road to Freedom" (History, 2012-13). While maintaining a steady career as a guest actor on television, Odom made his Broadway breakthrough in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, in which he played the key role of Aaron Burr, for which he won the Best Actor Tony Award in 2016. That same year, he released his self-titled debut album.

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The Exorcist: Believer: Extras

Actor
Show
2023

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Self
Special
2023

Hannah Waddingham: Home for ChristmasStream

Self
Special
2023

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

Guest
Talk
2023

The Exorcist: BelieverStream

Actor
Victor Fielding
Movie
2023
22%

Sherri

Guest
Talk
2022

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards

Music Performer
Show
2022

Lincoln's DilemmaStream

Voice
Frederick Douglass
Docuseries
2022
94%

Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryStream

Actor
Lionel Toussaint
Movie
2022
92%

Abbott ElementaryStream

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Draemond
Series
2021
99%

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes AroundStream

Self
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2021

The Many Saints of Newark: Extras

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2021

The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!

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2021

The 74th Annual Tony Awards

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2021

CBS Mornings

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News
2021

I Wish Someone Told Me: Leslie Odom Jr.

Self
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2021

Juneteenth: Together We Triumph

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Special
2021

Oscars: Into the Spotlight

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2021

We Have a Dream

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2021

Leslie Odom Jr.: Beautiful Things Can Happen

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2021

The Many Saints of NewarkStream

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Harold McBrayer
Movie
2021
71%

Music

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Ebo
Movie
2021

Needle in a Timestack

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Nick
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2021

The 22nd Annual A Home for the Holidays

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2020

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

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Special
2020

88th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

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2020

The Disney Holiday SingalongStream

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2020

American Valor: We Stand Together

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2020

Love in the Time of CoronaStream

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James
Miniseries
2020
58%

Love in the Time of CoronaStream

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2020
58%

The Greatest @ATHOME Videos

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Reality
2020

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You

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2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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2020

Central ParkStream

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Owen
Series
2020
97%

The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoStream

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2020

We Have a Dream

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2020

We Have a Dream

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2020

Leslie Odom Jr.: Go Crazy

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2020

Hamilton Sing-Along

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Aaron Burr
Movie
2020

One Night in MiamiStream

Actor
Sam Cooke
Movie
2020
98%

NBC New Year's Eve Special 2020

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2019

Christmas in Rockefeller Center

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2019

Blue's Clues & YouStream

Guest Voice
Mo Snow
Series
2019

A Little Late With Lilly Singh

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Talk
2019
82%

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Access Daily

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

Leslie Odom Jr.: Please Come Home For Christmas

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2019

Leslie Odom Jr.: Stronger Magic

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2019

HarrietStream

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William Still
Movie
2019
74%

Only

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Will
Movie
2019

Stucco

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Throne - Crowning Arm
Movie
2019

American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes

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2018

Mickey's 90th Spectacular

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2018

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

$1

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Randall Abatsy
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2018

One DollarStream

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Abatsy
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2018
80%

The Jazz Ambassadors

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2018

Ingrid Michaelson Feat. Leslie Odom, Jr.: All I Want For Christmas is You

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2018

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

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2017

Christmas in Rockefeller Center

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2017

STEVE on Watch

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2017

The 71st Annual Tony Awards

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2017

Hamilton, One Shot to Broadway

Self
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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Murder on the Orient ExpressStream

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Dr. Arbuthnot
Movie
2017
60%

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come

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2016

Harry

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2016

The 70th Annual Tony Awards

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2016

Celebrity PageStream

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2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

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2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

Music Performer
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2015

Michael Feinstein New Year's Eve at the Rainbow Room

Music Performer
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2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

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2014

GothamStream

Guest Star
Series
2014
77%

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Music Performer
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2014

Finding Your RootsStream

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Reality
2012

SmashStream

Actor
Sam Strickland
Series
2012
68%

SmashStream

Guest Star
Series
2012
68%

CBS This Morning

Guest
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2012

Red TailsStream

Actor
Walter "Winky" Hall
Movie
2012
40%

Person of InterestStream

Guest Star
Peter Collier
Series
2011
92%

The Talk

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2010

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

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2009

The Good WifeStream

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Barry Pert
Series
2009
93%

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

Guest
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2009

Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

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2007

Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

Music Performer
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2007

Big Day

Guest Star
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2006

Vanished

Guest Star
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2006

etalk

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2006

Close to Home

Guest Star
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2005

Threshold

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2005

Entertainment Tonight Canada

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2005

Grey's AnatomyStream

Guest Star
Series
2005
84%

The Big HouseStream

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2004

Tavis Smiley

Guest
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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Music Performer
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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Music Performer
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2003

CSI: MiamiStream

Guest Star
Series
2002

Gilmore GirlsStream

Guest Star
Quentin Walsh
Series
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream

Guest Star
Reverend Curtis Scott
Series
1999
78%

The View

Guest
Talk
1997

The View

Music Performer
Talk
1997

Access Hollywood

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News
1996

Charlie RoseStream

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1991

CBS News Sunday Morning

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News
1979

Live From Lincoln Center

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1976

Good Morning America

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1975

Good Morning America

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1975

Great PerformancesStream

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Purlie Victorious Judson
Franchise
1972

Great PerformancesStream

Music Performer
Franchise
1972

Today

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1952

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Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist: Believer

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Abbott Elementary Season 2 guest stars Leslie Odom Jr, Lauren Weedman, Keyla Monterroso, Mejia

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Grammys 2022 - Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr.

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Central Park Season 2

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Leslie Odom Jr performs at the 2021 Oscars

Watch Leslie Odom Jr., H.E.R. & More Oscars 2021 Musical Performances (VIDEO)

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H.E.R. performs at the 51st NAACP Image Awards

Oscars 2021: ABC to Bookend Ceremony With Live Specials Featuring Leslie Odom Jr., H.E.R., and More

Creative Arts Emmys 2020 Predictions

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Nicolette Robinson and Leslie Odom Jr. - Love in the Time of Corona
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‘Love in the Time of Corona’: Leslie Odom Jr. & Nicolette Robinson Tease Self-Shot Series

His Dark Materials Zoeys Extraordinary Playlist Snowpiercer

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NBC's New Year's Eve - Season 2018
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Leslie Odom Jr. attends the 2018 Princess Grace Awards Gala

‘The Sopranos’ Prequel Movie Adds ‘Hamilton’ Alum Leslie Odom Jr.

USA. New York City. 1966. Portrait of Robert KENNEDY in his apartment.

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