1971-01-02 Newark, New Jersey, USA
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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Both Eyes Open | Dr. Eric Murphy | 2025-01-17 |
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BFFs | 2025-09-26 | |
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I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day | Sam | 2025-02-19 |
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The Real Full Monty | Self | 2024-12-08 |
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Forever | Johnnie Taylor | 2024-08-24 |
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Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy | Lance | 2023-09-21 |
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The Comeback | Jeff Murray | 2023-08-25 |
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The Black Pack: Excellence | Self | 2022-06-19 |
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Incarnation | Brad | 2022-02-18 |
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The Black Pack: We Three Kings | Self | 2021-11-29 |
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Rent | Self | 2019-01-27 |
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Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Self | 2019-05-14 |
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River Runs Red | Charles Coleman, Sr. | 2018-11-09 |
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Set It Up | Richard "Rick" Otis | 2018-06-15 |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | Capper (voice) | 2017-10-05 |
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'Til Death Do Us Part | Alex Stone | 2017-09-29 |
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Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | Self / Wise Man | 2017-12-14 |
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Opening Night | Malcolm | 2016-06-03 |
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Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Rasta Cab Driver | 2015-06-05 |
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Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! | Self | 2015-09-01 |
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The Trials of Cate McCall | Austin Moseley (uncredited) | 2013-11-28 |
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The Best Man Holiday | Harper Stewart | 2013-11-15 |
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The Trials of Cate McCall | Austin Moseley | 2013-11-28 |
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Baggage Claim | Langston Hughes | 2013-09-27 |
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Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony | Self | 2012-03-06 |
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Between Us | Carlo | 2012-09-13 |
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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Vargus | 2011-03-16 |
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Our Family Wedding | Whipped Friend | 2010-03-12 |
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Black Panther | Historical Panther #2 | 2010-01-18 |
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Days of Wrath | Steve Lerato | 2008-09-17 |
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30 Days | Jamal Boy | 2006-10-06 |
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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Self | 2006-08-02 |
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Rent | Benjamin Coffin III | 2005-11-17 |
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Slow Burn | Jeffrey Sykes | 2005-09-12 |
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Cake | Hemingway Jones | 2005-05-12 |
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Celebrity Mix | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-17 |
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Drum | Henry Nxumalo | 2004-10-30 |
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Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative | Self | 2004-11-09 |
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Basic | Pike | 2003-04-18 |
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Malibu's Most Wanted | Sean | 2003-04-10 |
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Abby Singer | Taye Diggs (uncredited) | 2003-10-28 |
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Just a Kiss | Andre | 2002-06-15 |
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Brown Sugar | Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis | 2002-10-05 |
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Equilibrium | Brandt | 2002-12-06 |
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New Best Friend | Artie Bonner | 2002-04-12 |
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Media Whore | Self | 2002-04-20 |
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Chicago | Bandleader | 2002-12-10 |
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The Way of the Gun | Jeffers | 2000-09-08 |
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The Best Man | Harper Stewart | 1999-10-22 |
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The Wood | Roland | 1999-07-16 |
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Go | Marcus | 1999-04-09 |
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House on Haunted Hill | Eddie Baker | 1999-10-29 |
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Winston Shakespeare | 1998-08-14 |
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Another Man's Wife | Brendan |
