Lin-Manuel Miranda (/mænˈwɛl/; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto. He has received numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Centre Honour in 2018.
Lin-Manuel Miranda (/mænˈwɛl/; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto. He has received numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Centre Honour in 2018.
Miranda made his Broadway debut in 2008, writing the music and lyrics for and starring in the musical In the Heights, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. It was later adapted as a 2021 film of the same name. Miranda returned to Broadway in 2015, writing the script, music, and lyrics and starring in the musical Hamilton, which was praised by critics and became a widespread cultural phenomenon. Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for a record 16 Tonys and 11, including Miranda's first win for Best Book of a Musical. The Hamilton cast recording spent 10 weeks atop Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart and became the eleventh-biggest album of the 2010s.
A frequent collaborator of the Walt Disney Company, Miranda has written original songs for the studio. He won two Oscar nominations for "How Far I'll Go" & "Dos Oruguitas" from Moana and Encanto. Encanto's song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" broke various records. It marked Miranda's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles charts. He starred as Jack in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. For his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton, which was released in 2020, he received a Golden Globe & Primetime Emmy nomination. Miranda debuted as a film director with Tick, Tick...Boom!.
His television work includes recurring roles on The Electric Company (2009–2010) and His Dark Materials (2019–2022). Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live in 2016, & and had a guest role on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2018; he was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy. He has been politically active on behalf of Puerto Rico. Miranda met with politicians in 2016 to speak out in favour of debt relief for Puerto Rico & raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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External links
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Filmography (Movies)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2025
Satisfied
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2025
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2025
Hamilton
Character:Alexander Hamilton
Release Date:05/09/2025
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Character:Self
Release Date:05/09/2025
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:21/12/2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2023
In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda
Character:Self - Guest
Release Date:18/03/2023
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:27/12/2022
Broadway Rising
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Character:Doctor
Release Date:08/09/2022
Platinum Party at the Palace
Character:Self
Release Date:04/06/2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2022
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2022
Betty White: A Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
Character:Diner Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:11/11/2021
Vivo
Character:Vivo (voice)
Release Date:30/07/2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Character:Self - Artist
Release Date:02/07/2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2021
In the Heights
Character:Piragüero
Release Date:10/06/2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2021
Celebrating America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/2021
The Candlenights 2020 Special
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2020
An Evening with Alan Menken
Character:Himself
Release Date:06/08/2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Character:
Release Date:10/07/2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2020
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:27/06/2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Character:Self
Release Date:14/04/2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2020
The Happy Accident
Character:Himself
Release Date:13/02/2020
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/2020
Siempre, Luis
Character:Self
Release Date:25/01/2020
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/2019
On Broadway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/10/2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Character:Self
Release Date:23/08/2019
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Character:Cactus (voice)
Release Date:10/08/2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Character:Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
Release Date:08/01/2019
Mary Poppins Returns
Character:Jack
Release Date:13/12/2018
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2018
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2018
Rock Rubber 45s
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Character:
Release Date:09/05/2017
Speech & Debate
Character:The Genie
Release Date:07/04/2017
Residente
Character:Himself
Release Date:11/03/2017
Millennials: The Musical
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/2016
Moana
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Release Date:13/10/2016
Hamilton's America
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2016
Crossing the Line to Broadway
Character:himself (Music and Lyrics)
Release Date:01/08/2015
This American Life: Live at BAM
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/06/2014
200 Cartas
Character:Raul
Release Date:14/06/2013
The Polar Bears
Character:Jak (voice)
Release Date:31/12/2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Character:Reggie
Release Date:15/08/2012
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2011
Celebrity Habla
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2009
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2009
Britney: For the Record
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2008
Television Appearances
Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread
Character:Self
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Character:Hermes
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Character:Hermes (uncredited)
Jam Van
Character:
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
We the People
Character:(voice)
Song Exploder
Character:Self
Dear...
Character:Self
Some Good News
Character:Self
Stars in the House
Character:Self - Special Guest
His Dark Materials
Character:Lee Scoresby
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Bluey
Character:Major Tom (voice)
Bartlett
Character:Jesus
Big Mouth
Character:Puerto Rican Pubic Hair (voice)
DuckTales
Character:Sheriff Marshall Cabrera (voice)
DuckTales
Character:Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Elves (voice)
DuckTales
Character:Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Gizmoduck (voice)
DuckTales
Character:Fenton Crackshell-Cabera / Gizmoduck (voice)
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
Character:Himself - Special Guest
My Brother, My Brother and Me
Character:Himself/Narrator
One Day at a Time
Character:Juanito
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Difficult People
Character:Lin-Manuel Miranda
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
BoJack Horseman
Character:Crackerjack Sugarman (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character:David Santiago
Drunk History
Character:Himself
Do No Harm
Character:Dr. Ruben Marcado
Smash
Character:Lin-Manuel Miranda
Conan
Character:Self
Modern Family
Character:Guillermo
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Gus
House
Character:Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Sopranos
Character:Bellman
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Charlie Rose
Character:Self
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter / Self - Performer
The Oscars
Character:Self
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