Taye Diggs
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 2, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Taye Diggs (born Scott Leo Diggs, Taye comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as "Scottay") is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch; the TV series Private Practice (2007-2013), Murder in the First (2014-2016), and All American (2018-2024); and the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), The Wood, The Best Man (both 1999), Brown Sugar, Chicago (both 2002), Malibu's Most Wanted, Basic (both 2003), The Best Man (1999) and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday (2013), and Baggage Claim (2013). He had a recurring role as Jackson Duper on Ally McBeal, Dean Levine-Wilkins on The Good Wife, Mike Boyce on Rosewood starring real life friend Morris Chestnut, and Councilman Angelo DuBois on Empire. He starred in the lead role on the series Kevin Hill, and as Detective Brett Hopper on Day Break.
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Filmography
Syndetic
Movie · as Detective Lane
Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You
Movie
Unsung Hollywood
TV · 1 ep
Another Man's Wife
Movie · as Brendan
Stepfather
Movie · as Darnell
Forever, This Ring
Movie
Rent: 30th Anniversary Concert
Movie
The Chosen: The Three Kings
Movie · as Balthasar
BFFs
Movie
Both Eyes Open
Movie · as Dr. Eric Murphy
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
Movie · as Sam
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
Movie · as Darius Stone
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Weakest Link
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Forever
Movie · as Johnnie Taylor
The Real Full Monty
Movie · as Self
Disney Junior Ariel
TV · as King Triton (voice) · 59 eps
Second Chance Stage
TV · as Self - Judge · 8 eps
It's Florida, Man.
TV · 1 ep
The Comeback
Movie · as Jeff Murray
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
Movie · as Lance
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
TV · 1 ep
Incarnation
Movie · as Brad
The Black Pack: Excellence
Movie · as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
TV · as Harper Stewart · 8 eps
The Wheel
TV · as Self - Expert · 1 ep
Back in the Groove
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
Movie · as Self
The Celebrity Dating Game
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
I Can See Your Voice
TV · 1 ep
Muppets Now
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rent
Movie · as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Set It Up
Movie · as Richard "Rick" Otis
River Runs Red
Movie · as Charles Coleman, Sr.
All American
TV · as Billy Baker · 84 eps
25 Words or Less
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie · as Capper (voice)
'Til Death Do Us Part
Movie · as Alex Stone
S.W.A.T.
TV · as Danny Wright · 1 ep
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Opening Night
Movie · as Malcolm
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Kocktails With Khloé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Movie · as Self
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Movie · as Rasta Cab Driver
Rosewood
TV · as Dr. Mike Boyce · 3 eps
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Empire
TV · as Angelo Dubois · 23 eps
Murder in the First
TV · as Terry English · 32 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Best Man Holiday
Movie · as Harper Stewart
Baggage Claim
Movie · as Langston Hughes
The Trials of Cate McCall
Movie · as Austin Moseley, Austin Moseley (uncredited)
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
Movie · as Self
Between Us
Movie · as Carlo
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Movie · as Vargus
New Girl
TV · as Artie · 1 ep
Our Family Wedding
Movie · as Whipped Friend
Black Panther
Movie · as Historical Panther #2
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Better Off Ted
TV · as Greg · 1 ep
The Good Wife
TV · as Dean Levine-Wilkins · 3 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Days of Wrath
Movie · as Steve Lerato
Private Practice
TV · as Sam Bennett · 111 eps
30 Days
Movie · as Jamal Boy
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Movie · as Self
Day Break
TV · as Detective Brett Hopper · 13 eps
Rent
Movie · as Benjamin Coffin III
Cake
Movie · as Hemingway Jones
Celebrity Mix
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Slow Burn
Movie · as Jeffrey Sykes
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Dr. Sam Bennett · 2 eps
Drum
Movie · as Henry Nxumalo
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Movie · as Self
Kevin Hill
TV · as Kevin Hill · 22 eps
Basic
Movie · as Pike
Malibu's Most Wanted
Movie · as Sean
Abby Singer
Movie · as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Punk'd
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America's Next Top Model
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
TV · as Self · 41 eps
NCIS
TV · as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Chicago
Movie · as Bandleader
Equilibrium
Movie · as Brandt
New Best Friend
Movie · as Artie Bonner
Brown Sugar
Movie · as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Media Whore
Movie · as Self
Just a Kiss
Movie · as Andre
The Way of the Gun
Movie · as Jeffers
Diary
TV · as Self · 1 ep
House on Haunted Hill
Movie · as Eddie Baker
Go
Movie · as Marcus
The Wood
Movie · as Roland
The Best Man
Movie · as Harper Stewart
The West Wing
TV · as Agent Wesley · 2 eps
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie · as Winston Shakespeare
Will & Grace
TV · as James Hanson · 4 eps
Ally McBeal
TV · as Jackson Duper · 10 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Chris Rock Show
TV · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
New York Undercover
TV · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Sky Bell · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep