Lester Holt

Lester Holt

Known for

Acting

Born

March 8, 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA

Biography

Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, he was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. He followed in the career footsteps of Max Robinson, an ABC News evening co-anchor, and Holt became the first African-American to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast.

Best known work

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1993

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

1996

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Get Me Roger Stone

Get Me Roger Stone

2017

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Filmography

2026
Dolly: An NBC News Special
as Self - Host
2026
Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Atrocity Inc.
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)
2020
ObamaTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2020
Whose Vote Counts, ExplainedTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
as Self - Guest (4 episodes)
2018
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
SteveTV
as Self (1 episode)
2017
Dateline: Secrets UncoveredTV
as Self - Correspondent (2 episodes)
2017
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Business of Disaster
as Self - NBC Reporter
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV
as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV
as Self (1 episode), as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2013
Hollywood Game NightTV
as Self (1 episode)
2012
Steve HarveyTV
as Self (1 episode)
2009
2012 Startling New Secrets
2009
Warehouse 13TV
as Lester Holt (1 episode)
2008
Witness to Jonestown
as Himself
2008
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
as Himself - Host
2007
The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
as Self - Host
2006
30 RockTV
as Lester Holt (5 episodes)
2004
Miley's New Year's Eve PartyTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)