Christopher Jackson

about

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. Jackson currently stars as Chunk Palmer in the main cast of the CBS television drama Bull. His other television work includes the recurring role of Perry Loftus in the HBO prison drama Oz and guest appearances on Fringe, Gossip Girl, Nurse Jackie, The Good Wife and White Collar. Also active as a film and television composer, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for "What I Am" for the children's television program Sesame Stree

top songs

albums

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Moana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

One Last Time (44 Remix)

Climbing

In The Name Of Love

Vaiana (English Version/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

Moana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Hamilton

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In The Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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Where You Are/I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)

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Well

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Sky Blues

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