Giles Terera (born 14 December 1976) is a British actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is best known for his work in the theatre, particularly in the London production of Hamilton where he originated the character of Aaron Burr for which he won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. His first documentary, Muse of Fire, premiered in autumn 2013.

He has been nominated for three awards for the whatsonstage.com awards. He was nominated for Best ing Actor in a Musical for his appearance

in Jailhouse Rock and for Best Takeover in a Role in a theatrical production of The Rat Pack as Sammy Davis, Jr and Best Ensemble Performance in Avenue Q. His production of Hamlet, in which he played Horatio, won Best Shakespearean

Production and it was he who accepted the award on behalf of the production.

In 2007 he became the first Black actor to play Christy in Dublins Abbey Theatre production of Playboy of the Western World. In 2011 Terera played Caliban in Trevor Nunn's production of The Tempest  opposite Ralph Fiennes  at Haymarket Theatre. In 2015 and 2016 Terera appeared at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, firstly in King John followed by The Merchant Of Venice, a production starring Jonathan Pryce which toured America, China and Italy.

In 2016 Terera appeared in the National Theatre's award winning production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, reportedly spending several month learning to play the double bass for the role. In December 2017 he originated the role of Aaron Burr in the London transfer production of Hamilton, which he won an Olivier Award for Best Actor In A Musical in April 2018.