Ephraim Manessah Sykes (born July 17, 1985 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American actor and singer. Sykes played the role of George Eacker in the Broadway musical '' Hamilton''. In December 2016, he played Seaweed J. Stubbs in

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's live production of ''

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''. In 2017, Sykes originated the role of

David Ruffin David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin;Ribowsky, p. 88 January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Cla ...

in the musical '' Ain't Too Proud'', a stage musical based on the life of

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Filmography

* ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''Leave It on the Floor'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2016) – Marvin * ''

'' (2016) – Seaweed J. Stubbs * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) - Jimmy * '' Hamilton'' (2020) - George Eacker * ''

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'' (2022) - Derek, 3 episodes

Theatre

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* Living people American male television actors American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors 1985 births Actors from St. Petersburg, Florida 21st-century American actors Fordham University alumni {{US-actor-stub