Top 10 Hamilton Actors: Where Are They Now?

let's see what the cast of Hamilton has been up to shall we no one else was in the room welcome to Ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten Hamilton actors where are they now before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos for this list we'll be looking at the character trajectories of the Hamilton cast and seeing what they're doing as of 2018 I had to do a lot of self inventory before I discovered who I was and how to be proud of that we'll only be including the Broadway cast which means no actors from off-broadway West End or touring companies will be included number 10 Jasmine Cephas Jones Hamilton kicked off Jasmine Cephas Jones's career who originated the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Mariah Reynolds in the off-broadway version she remained on the cast in those roles for the Broadway production and stuck with the show until December 2016 [Music] while she has yet to make a return to the stage she's built a pretty prolific film resume in 2018 she starred as Ashley in the critically acclaimed blind spotting and also appeared in Monsters and Men and Dog Days she's also currently in a relationship with her Hamilton co-star Anthony Ramos number 9 Christopher Jackson Christopher Jackson is a Broadway veteran he made his debut in 1997 with The Lion King eventually earning the leading role of Simba he proceeded to star in numerous productions before originating the role of George Washington in Hamilton Jackson finished his run in November 2016 as he began starring as chunck Palmer in CBS's Bowl a courtroom drama about a jury consulting firm look the guy's theatrical is a showman in every way but he's also done a lot of good in 2019 you will also be providing voices on the Disney Channel's the lion guard a cartoon based on the Lion King clearly he thrives on Pride Rock number 8 Renee Elyse Goldsberry Renee Ealy's Goldsberry is another Broadway regular having appeared in various notable productions like the color purple Brent and The Lion King [Music] in 2015 she originated the role of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton and won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a musical before retiring from the show in September of 2016 [Music] [Music] since that time she has appeared in an episode of Netflix's that get down and starred in altered carbon as Kell Crest Falconer you have to beat the player not the game she also played Selena in Eli Roth's fantasy movie the house with a clock in its walls number 7 Jonathan Groff Jonathan Groff is arguably the most recognizable actor from Hamilton he's a two-time Tony nominated Broadway actor for his performances as Melchior in Spring Awakening and King George the third in Hamilton since his Hamilton days Roth has enjoyed success in both TV and film he famously starred as Holden Ford in the popular Netflix series mind hunter and is set to reprise his role as Kristoff in frozen 2 which will be released in 2019 i'ma cry the second season of mind hunter is also set to come in the near future and will follow the infamous Atlanta murders of 1979 to 81 but why would I want to hear that number 6 al Qaeda at Deo now de Juan Padilla Te'o now the 1 was an experienced stage actor before originating the dual roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in Hamilton in 2015 the roles earned oh now Dhawan national attention including a placement on Forbes is 30 under 30 Hollywood and entertainment list in 2016 in July 2017 he replaced Josh Groban as Pierre in the Imperial theaters production of Natasha Pierre and the great comet of 1812 the following March he starred as firefighter Dean Miller on ABC station 19 a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy which has been renewed for a second season as a thank-you for all of our hard work number 5 Anthony Ramos Ramos originally planned to be a professional baseball player before falling in love with acting while attending New York's American Musical and Dramatic Academy he graduated from the school in 2011 and immediately toured with various productions in 2014 he auditioned for Hamilton and subsequently originated the roles of John Lawrence and Philip Hamilton since that time he had started Netflix as she's got to have it and Bradley Cooper's critically acclaimed directorial debut a star is born he's also set to appear as corporal Martinez in Godzilla king of the monsters and will provide his voice for trolls world tour to be released in 2020 not bad for a guy fresh out of college singing while I wait down good morning number 4 Philippa Hsu after graduating from Julliard in 2012 sue was cast as Natasha in an off-broadway production of Natasha Pierre and the great comet of 1812 it was here that Thomas kale and lin-manuel Miranda noticed the young incredibly talented actress and asked her to read for Hamilton she subsequently originated the role of Eliza Skylar Hamilton earning a Tony nomination for her work [Music] sue has remained incredibly busy since leaving Hamilton in July 2016 starring in Broadway productions of Amelie and the Parisian woman if you're not a Republican when you're old you don't have a brain she has also been cast in a new CBS series called the code her personal life has also flourished as she married her boyfriend actor Steven K squall in September of 2017 number three Doug's precepts can help motivate us they can help guide us when we have to make decisions about really important thing Davi Giggs performed in various regional Shakespeare productions before lin-manuel Miranda approached him and asked him to read and listen to early versions of what would become Hamilton he would later originate the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson and earned a Tony Award for Best Featured actor in a Musical for his work since leaving Hamilton in 2016 he has starred in the TV shows the get town and blackish the scary thing is I'm not entirely sure it's not gonna happen he also wrote produced and starred in blind spotting which premiered at Sundance and garnered acclaim from critics pointing it to me as of September 2018 and holds a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes number 2 Leslie Odom jr. those big sort of landmark shows they don't come around often I've had the incredible fortune you know the of my life it's been just a really the gift of my life to be a part of the two of them if it never happens again I'll be a happy guy Leslie Odom jr. made his Broadway debut when he was just 17 years old appearing as Paul in rent he later worked alongside lin-manuel Miranda on a production of the play tick tick boom before starring alongside him in Hamilton where he played Aaron Burr you survived the gunman the role earned him critical acclaim and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical [Applause] [Music] [Applause] since leaving the show Leslie Odom jr. has released a jazz Christmas album and starred in Murder on the Orient Express I feel so free out here on the water he also released a book in March 2018 titled failing up how to take risks aim higher and never stop learning a self-help book inspired by his own experiences number one lin-manuel miranda we think it's safe to say lin-manuel Miranda's career absolutely exploded after the success of Hamilton [Music] we guess that's what writing and starring in one of the most popular musicals of all time will do for you he's currently co producing and writing the music for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the Little Mermaid Miranda is also writing the songs for a new Sony movie called vivo and is set to make his directorial debut with a film adaptation of tick tick boom he also stars alongside Emily Blunt and Mary Poppins returns his Hamilton replacement Xavier muñoz took over the role full-time in July 2016 before retiring in January of 2018 do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from ms mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 10min 18sec (618 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 04 2018