Lin-Manuel Miranda
Acting

Lin-Manuel Miranda

January 16, 1980 (46 years old) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: 林-曼努尔·米兰达, لین-منوئل میراندا

Biography

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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Known For

House

House

2004 • TV

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

1999 • TV

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 • Movie

Hamilton

Hamilton

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (68)

Acting

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Soldier (uncredited)

2025

Hamilton

as Alexander Hamilton

2018

Mary Poppins Returns

as Jack

2020

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

as Self

2013

200 Cartas

as Raul

2016

Moana

as Additional Voices (voice)

2025

Satisfied

as Self

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

as Diner Manager (uncredited)

2014

This American Life: Live at BAM

as Narrator

2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

as Doctor

2022

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self - Host

2016

Millennials: The Musical

as Self

2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as Reggie

2012

The Polar Bears

as Jak (voice)

2021

In the Heights

as Piragüero

2020

The Happy Accident

as Himself

2020

Siempre, Luis

as Self

2018

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

as Self

2020

The Skywalker Legacy

as Self

2018

Rock Rubber 45s

as Self

Crew

2021

Vivo

Executive Producer

2020

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You

Writer

2023

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Producer

2025

Hamilton

Writer

2014

This American Life: Live at BAM

Writer

2016

Hamilton's America

Executive Producer

2016

Millennials: The Musical

Producer

2023

The Little Mermaid

Producer

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

Producer

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

Director

TV Credits (51)

Acting

2004

House

as Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez

2 episodes

2009

Modern Family

as Guillermo

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

5 episodes

1999

The Sopranos

as Bellman

1 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

2 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2 episodes

2005

How I Met Your Mother

as Gus

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

3 episodes

2023

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

as Hermes

2 episodes

2023

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

as Hermes (uncredited)

1 episodes

2010

Conan

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

4 episodes

2013

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as David Santiago

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2 episodes

2014

BoJack Horseman

as Crackerjack Sugarman (voice)

2 episodes

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Lin-Manuel Miranda

2 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

3 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2019

Fosse/Verdon

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 16, 1980 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
1.4

Career Stats

68
Movies
51
TV Shows