Born 1959 (age 67) · Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
Appears in 29 titles

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.

Filmography

The Fugitive
7.5
The Fugitive
1993
as Newscaster
Primal Fear
7.7
Primal Fear
1996
as WBBM Anchor
Miracle on 34th Street
6.8
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Newscaster
Get Me Roger Stone
7.0
Get Me Roger Stone
2017
as Self (archive footage)
One World: Together at Home
7.1
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
7.6
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Witness to Jonestown
6.4
Witness to Jonestown
2008
as Himself
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
3.0
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
2008
as Himself - Host
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Atrocity Inc.
10.0
Atrocity Inc.
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Business of Disaster
Business of Disaster
2016
as Self - NBC Reporter