Edred Utomi (born October 1, 1991) is an American stage actor known for playing Alexander Hamilton in the Angelica National Tour of Hamilton,[1] Fritz in the West Coast premiere of The House Theatre of Chicago's The Nutcracker and the role of Peter in My Mañana Comes.
[2] He was raised in Las Vegas before relocating to attend University of San Diego.
[6] Beginning his career in 2013, immediately after graduating from USD, Utomi has performed in U.S. regional theatre productions.
Before being cast as Alexander Hamilton, he performed in plays throughout Southern California including Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
[8] He was cast as Alexander Hamilton a year after taking on the understudy roles of the titular character, as well as Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and George Washington.