When Hamilton debuted Off-Broadway at The Public Theater on Jan. 20, 2015, it revolutionized musical theater in a fresh and funky way with its portrayal of the “bastard, orphan, son of a whore” who became America’s first secretary of the treasury.
From the visionary mind of Lin-Manuel Miranda and inspired by Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography of Alexander Hamilton, the musical quickly became a cultural phenomenon, praised for its electrifying performances and innovative fusion of hip-hop, R&B and classic show tunes. Its historic production also showcased an exceptionally talented and diverse cast, many of whom have achieved remarkable careers in film, television, music and other creative pursuits.
After transferring to Broadway in the summer of 2015 and winning 11 Tony Awards, a Grammy and a Pulitzer Prize among its plethora of accolades, Hamilton has left an indelible impression on theater enthusiasts and critics alike.
On June 8, 2025, Miranda and more than two dozen members of the original cast reunited at the 78th Tony Awards in honor of the musical’s 10th anniversary. The performance included a melody of songs from Hamilton, including “Non-Stop,” “My Shot,” “The Room Where it Happens” and more.
Read on to discover where the original cast of Hamilton is today.
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
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Lin-Manuel Miranda — who brought Alexander Hamilton to life as the musical’s creator, writer and composer — has not slowed down since the show’s debut in 2015.
He’s voiced characters like Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera/Gizmoduck on DuckTales and Major Tom on Bluey, as well as played Jack the lamplighter in Mary Poppins Returns (2018) alongside Emily Blunt. In 2021, Miranda cameoed as Piragüero in the movie adaptation of his first Broadway hit, In the Heights, and composed and voiced the titular character in the Netflix animated film Vivo.
Miranda wrote the music for Disney’s Moana (2016) and Encanto (2021), earning Oscar nominations for Best Original Song for each with “How Far I’ll Go” and “Dos Oruguitas,” and co-wrote original songs for Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (2023), starring Halle Bailey. He also contributed music for Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), the prequel to Disney’s live-action The Lion King (2019).
He’s had TV roles such as Lee Scoresby on HBO’s sci-fi series His Dark Materials and Hermes on Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Per Deadline, Miranda will star alongside Diane Keaton, Richard Gere and Blake Lively in The Making Of, a romantic comedy written and produced by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.
In 2024, Miranda collaborated with fellow playwright Eisa Davis on the musical project Warriors, a concept album themed after the 1979 film The Warriors. He’s also part of the 2024–2025 rotating cast of Broadway’s All In: Comedy About Love, a collection of writer Simon Rich’s short stories as performed by theater and comedy stars.
When he isn’t crafting stories for Broadway and Hollywood, Miranda spends time with his wife, Vanessa Nadal, and their two sons, Sebastian and Francisco.
Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr
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Leslie Odom Jr.’s Tony-winning performance as Hamilton’s Aaron Burr led him to find success in various ventures — from movies and television to music and publishing.
In film, Odom starred alongside Cynthia Erivo in the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet (2019) and appeared in The Many Saints of Newark (2021) and Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). He garnered Oscar acclaim for his performances as Sam Cooke in Regina King’s One Night in Miami (2020), earning Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song (“Speak Now”).
He voiced Owen Tillerman on Apple TV+’s animated series Central Park from 2020 to 2022 and made guest appearances in season 2 of Abbott Elementary during 2022 and 2023.
In 2018, Odom released an autobiography, Failing Up, and co-wrote the 2023 picture book I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know with his wife, Nicolette Robinson. He’s also released several music projects throughout his career, including The Christmas Album (2020) and When a Crooner Dies (2023).
After hosting the 2021 Tony Awards, he returned to Broadway in 2023, delivering a Tony-nominated performance as the title character in Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch). That same year, he headlined The Exorcist: Believer (2023), the sixth film of the iconic horror franchise.
In April 2025, Odom announced that he’d be returning to Hamilton in a limited 12-week run, appearing onstage as Aaron Burr again from Sept. 9 through Nov. 23.
“Returning to Hamilton is a deeply meaningful homecoming,” he said in a statement to PEOPLE. I’m so grateful for the chance to step back into the room—especially during this anniversary moment — and to revisit this brilliant piece that forever changed my life and the lives of so many.”
Odom shares two children with Robinson, whom he married in 2012.
Daveed Diggs as the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson
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Rapper-actor Daveed Diggs has remained incredibly busy since his Tony-winning performance as the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton.
From 2016 to 2017, Diggs played Ezekiel “Mr. Books” Figuero, the rap narrator on Netflix’s The Get Down. He later lent his voice to several characters on Central Park as well as Paul in Pixar’s Oscar-winning Soul (2020), portrayed Frederick Douglass on Showtime’s miniseries The Good Lord Bird (2020) and starred as Andre Layton on TNT’s post-apocalyptic series Snowpiercer.
In film, he co-wrote, co-produced and starred in Blindspotting (2018) alongside his longtime collaborator Rafael Casal. The venture led Diggs and Casal to create the Starz spinoff series of the same name, which premiered in 2021, with the pair serving as executive producers. In 2023, he provided the voice and vocals for Sebastian the crab in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.
Looking ahead, Diggs has been cast in an undisclosed role in the fifth and final season of Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys, per Variety. As reported by Deadline, he will also headline the drama film Magic Hour and executive produce a docuseries about high schoolers navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diggs and his partner, actress-singer Emmy Raver-Lampman (also part of Hamilton’s original Broadway cast), welcomed their first child in March 2024.
Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton
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Scoring the dual role of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Hamilton solidified Anthony Ramos as a star with limitless potential.
He’s carved out his music career with albums like The Good & The Bad (2019) and Love and Lies (2021). In film, Ramos played Ramon in the Oscar-winning A Star Is Born (2018) alongside Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, voiced King Trollex in Trolls World Tour (2020) and portrayed Usnavi in the 2021 film adaptation of In the Heights.
On TV, Ramos played Mars Blackmon on Spike Lee’s Netflix series adaptation of She’s Gotta Have It from 2017 to 2019. He later proved his star potential with a lead role as Noah in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023). In 2024, Ramos headlined Twisters alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell and starred opposite Naomi Scott in the sci-fi film Distant.
In 2025, he’ll join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Parker Robbins/The Hood on Disney+’s Ironheart. Per Deadline, Ramos is set to appear on The Beauty, a Ryan Murphy drama series that features an ensemble cast including Ashton Kutcher, Jeremy Pope and Evan Peters.
In 2018, Ramos proposed to Hamilton costar Jasmine Cephas Jones; however, they ended their engagement in November 2021.
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler
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Renée Elise Goldsberry’s portrayal of Angelica Schuyler earned her a Tony for best featured actress in a musical, a Grammy for best musical theater album along with the rest of the Hamilton cast and an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie.
Since her Hamilton success, Goldsberry has been involved in various on-screen projects. She played Ava Price on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist in 2020, Mallory Book on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law in 2022 and Wickie Roy on the comedy sitcom Girls5eva from 2021 to 2024. She also voiced Ms. Nowhere on 49 episodes of the animated TV series Fast & Furious Spy Racers from 2019 to 2021.
In film, Goldsberry landed a starring role in Christine Swanson’s romantic drama Albany Road (2024) alongside Lynn Whitfield. On stage, she expanded her theater résumé in 2023, portraying Prospero in The Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. In 2024, she performed alongside John Mulaney, Fred Armisen and Richard Kind on Broadway in All In: Comedy About Love.
She and her husband, attorney Alexis Johnson, share two children.
Phillipa Soo as Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
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Phillipa Soo’s performance as Eliza Schuyler Hamilton also earned her a Tony nomination for best actress in a musical and an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie.
Since then, Soo has continued to build upon her career with credits across film, television and theater. On screen, she played Nadine in the rom-com The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020), voiced Chang’e in Over the Moon (2020) and appeared as Amber in the 2021 Hulu miniseries Dopesick. In 2022, she portrayed Dr. Jin-Sook Gwansun on the Apple TV+ series The Shining Girls and, since 2024, has starred as nurse practitioner Avery Morgan on the Joshua Jackson-led medical drama Doctor Odyssey on ABC.
Soo returned to Broadway after leaving Hamilton in 2016, starring in Amélie in 2017, The Parisian Woman from 2017 to 2018, Into the Woods in 2022 and Camelot in 2023.
Offstage, Soo has been married to stage and screen actor Steven Pasquale (American Son) since 2017.
Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds
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After playing the youngest Schuyler sister (Peggy) and Maria Reynolds in Hamilton, Jasmine Cephas Jones carved out a successful career in film and television.
The British American actress starred as Marisol in Monsters and Men (2018); Chloe on the 2019 HBO miniseries Mrs. Fletcher; and Rachel Miller in the romantic drama The Photograph (2020), starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield. Jones also reunited with her Hamilton costar Diggs, playing Ashley Rose in 2018’s Blindspotting and reprising the role in the Starz TV series spinoff.
In 2020, she won the Emmy for outstanding actress in a short-form comedy or drama series for her role on #FreeRayshawn, a drama series released on the short-lived Quibi streaming platform. She later appeared in Ava DuVernay’s Origin (2023) and released her first album, Phoenix, in 2024.
Jones was engaged to Hamilton costar Ramos from 2018 until their split in 2021.
Christopher Jackson as George Washington
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After playing George Washington in Hamilton, Christopher Jackson continued his reign on TV and film.
Jackson lent his voice to Chief Tui in Disney’s animated film Moana and portrayed Chester “Chunk” Palmer on the CBS legal drama Bull in more than 120 episodes from 2016 to 2022. He also appeared as Peter Rivera in Ava DuVernay’s Emmy-winning Netflix miniseries When They See Us.
In 2021, Jackson reunited with Hamilton costars Manuel and Ramos in the film version of In the Heights as the Mr. Softee truck driver, after having originated the role of Benny in the Broadway production. He has also played the recurring role of Herbert Wexley on Max’s Sex and the City sequel series, And Just Like That…, since 2021. In film, he’s appeared in the musical comedy World’s Best (2023) and Tessa Blake’s indie coming-of-age drama Boundary Waters (2024).
Jackson is married to musician Veronica, with whom he shares two children.
Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison
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Following his dual roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in Hamilton, Okieriete Onaodowan booked a standout role as Dean Miller on the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff series Station 19, where he starred in the first five seasons from 2018 to 2021.
In addition to his TV work, Onaodowan voiced Timbourine Toucan on the animated sitcom Tuca & Bertie. He also made guest appearances on series like Billions and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and in episodes of Law & Order and Blue Bloods in 2024.
On the big screen, he had supporting roles in notable films like A Quiet Place Part II (2020) and the Oscar-winning American Fiction (2023). He also starred in the 2022 music video for Matthew Santos’ “In My Breath.”
Onaodowan returned to Broadway in 2017, playing Pierre in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, and also appeared in the 2023 revival of A Doll’s House.
Jonathan Groff as King George III
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For his exceptional turn as King George III in Hamilton, Jonathan Groff earned nominations for a Tony for best featured actor in a musical and an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie. However, he was not part of the cast when the show first premiered Off-Broadway — Brian d’Arcy James originated the role of King George III with Groff coming in as a replacement in March 2015 when James moved on to lead the Broadway cast of Something Rotten! that same month.
Groff remained with the Hamilton cast when the show transferred to Broadway in the summer of 2015 and his career has only flourished since the musical. He’s landed TV roles like FBI agent Holden Ford on the critically acclaimed Mindhunter series, where he starred from 2017 to 2019. In addition to voicing the title character on the animated miniseries Lost Ollie in 2022, he also appeared on And Just Like That… and Life & Beth. In 2024, he continued to expand his small-screen credits with a guest-starring part in an episode of Doctor Who.
On the big screen, Groff reprised his Frozen character, Kristoff, in Disney’s Frozen II (2019) and played Smith in the fourth installment in the Matrix franchise, The Matrix Resurrections (2021). He also headlined M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller Knock at the Cabin (2023) and will voice Kristoff again in Disney’s upcoming Frozen III, releasing in 2027.
He has taken on more stage roles since his time in Hamilton as well, starring as Seymour Krelborn (2019–2020) in the ongoing Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors. Groff also co-starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Tony winner Lindsay Mendez in New York Theatre Workshop’s 2022 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. He reprised the latter part in Broadway’s Hudson Theatre revival from 2023 to 2024, winning the Tony for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical at the 2024 ceremony. Groff returns to Broadway in spring 2025, playing “Beyond the Sea” singer Bobby Darin in the new musical Just in Time.
