Leslie Odom Jr.

Odom, Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton. He made his Broadway debut at the age of 17 in Rent before heading to Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious School of Drama, where he graduated with honors. He is the recipient of a 2002 Princess Grace Award for Acting, which is dedicated to identifying emerging talent in theater, dance and film. Additional theatre credits include Leap of Faith on Broadway, for which he won the 2012 Astaire Award for Outstanding Male Dancer on Broadway and was nominated for a Drama League Award; the 2014 musical Venice, which also played at The Public Theater; and the Encores! Off­ Center production of Tick, Tick... Boom! which was his first time working with Hamilton creator, Lin­-Manuel Miranda.