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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 30, 1975
Place of Birth
Metropolis, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Christopher Neal Jackson
- Chris Jackson
Christopher Jackson
0.7 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
7.6
George Washington
Hamilton
2025
🎬
0.0
Self
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
2025
0.0
Self
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
2024
0.0
Sam
Boundary Waters
2024
6.2
Corey
World's Best
2023
6.1
Mike Taylor
Space Oddity
2023
5.0
Narrator (voice)
For All Humankind
2023
7.3
Herbert Wexley
And Just Like That…
2021
7.6
TTB Concert Attendee
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
7.3
Singing Spoonbill 1 (uncredited)
Vivo
2021
Credits
Hamilton
as George Washington
2025
7.6
🎬
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
as Self
2025
0.0
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
as Self
2024
0.0
Boundary Waters
as Sam
2024
0.0
World's Best
as Corey
2023
6.2
Space Oddity
as Mike Taylor
2023
6.1
For All Humankind
as Narrator (voice)
2023
5.0
And Just Like That…
as Herbert Wexley
2021
7.3
tick, tick... BOOM!
as TTB Concert Attendee
2021
7.6
Vivo
as Singing Spoonbill 1 (uncredited)
2021
7.3
After Midnight
2021
0.0
In the Heights
as Mr. Softee Truck Driver
2021
7.1
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self - Guest
2021
6.5
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021
10.0
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
7.0
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
as Self
2020
7.0
Some Good News
as Self
2020
6.4
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
as Self
2020
7.4
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
When They See Us
as Peter Rivera
2019
8.2
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
as Self
2018
7.8
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
as Gabe/Bob/Riff
2018
0.0
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
6.4
Moana
as Chief Tui (singing voice) (uncredited)
2016
7.6
Hamilton's America
as Self
2016
6.6
Bull
as Chunk Palmer
2016
7.1
Tracers
as Lonnie
2015
6.0
Drunk History
as Himself
2013
6.8
Person of Interest
as Farrow
2011
8.1
After.Life
as Neal
2009
6.3
White Collar
as Nico
2009
8.2
The Good Wife
as Michael Wood
2009
7.6
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
as Self
2009
10.0
Fringe
as EMT
2008
8.1
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Live from Lincoln Center
as Himself
1976
8.6
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.9