Christopher Jackson
Acting
1975-09-30 · Metropolis, Illinois, USA
Christopher Neal Jackson (born September 30, 1975) is an American actor, singer, musician, and composer. He began his career in 1995 starring in the Off-Broadway musical Time and the Wind by composer Galt MacDermot when he was just 20 years old. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 as an ensemble member in the Original Broadway Cast of Disney's The Lion King. He remained with the show for several years, ultimately taking over the role of Simba. He went on to perform leading roles in several more Broadway musicals and plays, including After Midnight, Bronx Bombers, Holler If Ya Hear Me, and Memphis. He drew critical acclaim in several projects with Lin-Manuel Miranda: originating the roles of Benny in In the Heights and George Washington in the smash hit Hamilton. For the latter role he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also collaborated with Miranda on the Disney film Moana in which he provides the singing voice of Chief Tui. His other film work includes secondary roles in After.Life and Tracers.
Filmography
TheatersThe Sun Never Sets
2026 · Movie
TheatersIf I Tell You
2026 · Movie
Hamilton
2025 · Movie
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
2025 · Movie
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
2024 · Movie
World's Best
2023 · Movie
Space Oddity
2023 · Movie
For All Humankind
2023 · Movie
And Just Like That…
2021 · Series
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie
Ghosts
2021 · Series
Vivo
2021 · Movie
In the Heights
2021 · Movie
After Midnight
2021 · Movie
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021 · Movie
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021 · Movie
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020 · Movie
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
2020 · Movie
Some Good News
2020 · Series
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
2020 · Movie
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
When They See Us
2019 · Series
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
2018 · Movie
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018 · Movie
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017 · Movie
Moana
2016 · Movie
Hamilton's America
2016 · Movie
Bull
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Tracers
2015 · Movie
Drunk History
2013 · Series
Person of Interest
2011 · Series
After.Life
2009 · Movie
White Collar
2009 · Series
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Nurse Jackie
2009 · Series
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
2009 · Movie
Fringe
2008 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
Exit Right
Movie