Lester Holt
Acting
BornMarch 8, 1959 · 67
FromHamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
GenderMale
16
Movies
19
TV Shows
56
Years Active
★ 1
Popularity
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.
AKA Lester Don Holt, Jr.
Known For
Top 8 by popularity
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
★ 5.82014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014★ 5.8
as Self
Photos (4)
Filmography
16 titles
1996Primal Fearas WBBM Anchor ★ 7.7 Watch 
1993The Fugitiveas Newscaster ★ 7.5 Watch 
1994Miracle on 34th Streetas Newscaster ★ 6.8 Watch 
2020One World: Together at Homeas Self ★ 7.1 Watch 
2026Dolly: An NBC News Specialas Self - Host ★ 8.0 Watch 
2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trumpas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.4 Watch 
2026Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvictedas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.0 Watch 
2017Get Me Roger Stoneas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.1 Watch The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
2016Business of Disasteras Self - NBC Reporter ★ 10.0 Watch 2012 Startling New Secrets
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2021Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It Allas Self (archive footage) ★ 8.7 Watch 
2024Atrocity Inc.as Self (archive footage) ★ 10.0 Watch 
2008Mystery of the Crystal Skullsas Himself - Host ★ 3.0 Watch 
2008Witness to Jonestownas Himself ★ 6.4 Watch