Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hermes from “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”

The newest episode of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, a production inspired by the book series of the same name written by Rick Riordanwas responsible for introducing a new character to the plot: the Greek god, Hermes, played by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

But, who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?

Actor, composer, playwright, singer, producer and lyricist, Lin-Manuel Miranda He began to make a name for himself on theater stages, with one of his first successes being the musical “In the Heights”, written in the 90s while he was in his second year at Wesleyan University, but which found its way onto Broadway in 2008.

This is because, it was with this title that he won his first (of many) Tony Awards nomination, being the first nomination for the Best Actor in a Musical category, since in addition to composing the songs, he played Usnavi, the protagonist of the story.

Right after, Lin gained prominence in Hollywood, being invited to appear in TV series such as “House”, “Sopranos” and “Modern Family”, in addition to gaining roles in films such as “The Extraordinary Life of Timothy Green”, a feature that became responsible for his film debut.

Still, the artist returned to his origins in 2015, when “Hamilton” hit the stage. The musical piece, which features songs by Mirandawon 11 Tony Awards and further boosted his career. Linsince shortly after, he signed the soundtrack for “Moana: Um Mar de Aventuras”, where the song How Far I’ll Go, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2017.

Next year, Miranda won his first big role on the big screen, playing Jack in “Mary Poppins Returns”, a film released in 2018, which features Emily Blunt to play Disney’s near-perfect nanny.

However, this was just the beginning. Lin was able to make his debut as a feature film director in “Tick, Tick… Boom!”, a musical released directly into the Netflix catalog in 2021, featuring actor Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) as the main protagonist of the plot .

Furthermore, he was responsible for the soundtrack for “Encanto”, which competed for an Oscar in the category of Best Soundtrack in 2022. More than that, the song “Dos Orugitas” also competed for the statuette for Best Original Song in 2022, being one of the eight original tracks he composed for the film.

It is also worth remembering that Miranda was also the music producer behind the live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” that hit theaters last year, including classic songs from Alan Menken It is Howard Ashman heard in the 1989 animation, as well as new tracks written by him to complement the story.