Who is Ephraim Sykes? Meet Hairspray Live's Seaweed!

Get to know Ephraim Sykes, the talented actor who plays Seaweed J. Stubbs in Hairspray Live!.

The 31-year-old performer is well-known in the theater community.

In fact, he was part of the original ensemble cast for the record-breaking hit musical Hamilton!

Ephraim recently opened up about how being in Hamilton changed his life.

Hairspray Live! airs TONIGHT, Wednesday, December 7 @ 8PM ET/PT on NBC.

Click through the slideshow to meet Ephraim Sykes…