
Cast
Lester Holt
Acting
Cast
Lester Holt
Known for
Acting
Born
1959-03-08
From
Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
Also known as Lester Don Holt, Jr.
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.

The Fugitive
as Newscaster

Primal Fear
as WBBM Anchor

Miracle on 34th Street
as Newscaster

One World: Together at Home
as Self

Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)

Witness to Jonestown
as Himself

Business of Disaster
as Self - NBC Reporter

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self (archive footage)

2012 Startling New Secrets

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)

Atrocity Inc.
as Self (archive footage)

Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
as Himself - Host

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
as Self - Host