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Okieriete Onaodowan

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Other names
  
Oak

Years active
  
2010–present

Genre
  
Musicals

Occupation
  
Actor, Singer

Known for
  
Hamilton

Movies
  
Thanks for Sharing

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Born
  
16 August 1987 (age 29) (
1987-08-16
)

Education
  
West Orange High School, Roosevelt Middle School, Gregory Elementary School

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Similar
  
Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Lin‑Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr, Phillipa Soo

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Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan (/ɑːkɛrˈjɛteɪ/, born August 16, 1987) is a Nigerian-American actor, known for originating the roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the 2015 musical Hamilton.

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Early life

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Onaodowan grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and graduated from West Orange High School in 2005. Onaodowan briefly played football at West Orange High School but stopped after an injury during practice. As a result of the injury, Okieriete started to explore acting as an alternative extra curricular.

Career

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Onaodowan previously had roles in Rocky the Musical and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway and was in the ensemble of the first national tour of American Idiot. His screen credits include Lou in Thanks for Sharing, and roles in Gravity and Blue Bloods.

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An experienced stage actor, Onaodowan had the leading role in Young Jean Lee's 2009 play, The Shipment, and played the title role in J.C. Lee's, Luce.

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In 2015 Onaodowan originated the roles of James Madison and Hercules Mulligan in the musical Hamilton on Broadway. He won a Grammy Award as part of the cast album of Hamilton.

Beginning July 3rd, he will take on the role of Pierre in the musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, replacing the outgoing Josh Groban.

Theatre

  • Langston in Harlem, off-Broadway
  • Neighbors, off-Broadway
  • The Shipment, off-off-Broadway
  • Ruined
  • Huntington Theatre Company
  • La Jolla Playhouse
  • Berkeley Repertory Theatre
  • Ragtime, Coalhouse, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
  • The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, off-off-Broadway, 2004
  • American Idiot, Rock & Roll Boyfriend/Favorite Son (u/s), US Tour, 2011
  • Cyrano de Bergerac, Cadet/Pastry Cook/Sentry/Carbon de Castel-Jaloux (u/s)/Cuigy (u/s)/Musketeer (u/s), Broadway, 2012
  • Luce, Luce off-Broadway, 2013
  • The Shipment, off-Broadway, 2013
  • The Brothers Size, Old Globe Theatre, 2013
  • The Royale, Old Globe Theatre, 2014
  • Rocky, Dipper Riley/Apollo's Cornerman/Apollo Creed (u/s), Broadway, 2014
  • Hamilton, Hercules Mulligan/James Madison
  • off-Broadway, 2015
  • Broadway, 2015–16
  • Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Pierre
  • Broadway, 2017

    • Film

  • Ribbons, Student, 2010 (short film)
  • The One You Marry, Scott, 2011 (short film)
  • Thanks for Sharing, Lou, 2012

    • Television

  • Gravity, Sam, 1 episode, 2010
  • NYC 22, Anton Barke, 1 episode, 2012
  • Blue Bloods, Damon Williams, 1 episode, 2014
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 1 episode, 2016

    • Songs

    Alexander HamiltonHamilton · 2015
    Aaron Burr - SirHamilton · 2015
    My ShotHamilton · 2015

    References

    Okieriete Onaodowan Wikipedia
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