Taye Diggs
January 2, 1971 (53 years old) in Rochester, New York, 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-); 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Real Full Monty as Self
- 2024 · Second Chance Stage as Self - Judge
- 2024 · Forever as Johnnie Taylor
- 2024 · Disney Junior Ariel as King Triton (voice)
- 2023 · Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy as Lance
- 2023 · The Comeback as Jeff Murray
- 2023 · Alert: Missing Persons Unit as
- 2022 · The Best Man: The Final Chapters as Harper Stewart
- 2022 · The Wheel as Self - Expert
- 2022 · Back in the Groove as Self - Host
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · The Black Pack: Excellence as himself
- 2022 · Incarnation as Brad
- 2021 · The Black Pack: We Three Kings as
- 2021 · The Celebrity Dating Game as Self
- 2020 · I Can See Your Voice as
- 2020 · Muppets Now as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
- 2019 · Rent as Himself
- 2018 · River Runs Red as Charles Coleman, Sr.
- 2018 · All American as Billy Baker
- 2018 · 25 Words or Less as
- 2018 · Set It Up as Richard "Rick" Otis
- 2017 · Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Self / Wise Man
- 2017 · S.W.A.T. as Danny Wright
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · My Little Pony: The Movie as Capper (voice)
- 2017 · 'Til Death Do Us Part as Alex Stone
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Opening Night as Malcolm
- 2016 · Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
- 2016 · Kocktails With Khloé as Self
- 2015 · Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
- 2015 · Rosewood as Dr. Mike Boyce
- 2015 · Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant as Rasta Cab Driver
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2014 · Murder in the First as Terry English
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · The Trials of Cate McCall as Austin Moseley
- 2013 · The Trials of Cate McCall as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
- 2013 · The Best Man Holiday as Harper Stewart
- 2013 · Baggage Claim as Langston Hughes
- 2012 · Between Us as Carlo
- 2012 · Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony as Himself
- 2011 · New Girl as Artie
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Vargus
- 2010 · Our Family Wedding as Whipped Friend
- 2010 · Black Panther as Historical Panther #2
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Dean Levine-Wilkins
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Better Off Ted as Greg
- 2008 · Days of Wrath as Steve Lerato
- 2007 · Private Practice as Sam Bennett
- 2006 · Day Break as Detective Brett Hopper
- 2006 · 30 Days as Jamal Boy
- 2006 · No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' as Himself
- 2005 · Rent as Benjamin Coffin III
- 2005 · Slow Burn as Jeffrey Sykes
- 2005 · Cake as Hemingway Jones
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Sam Bennett
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Sam Bennett
- 2005 · Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative as Self
- 2004 · Drum as Henry Nxumalo
- 2004 · Kevin Hill as Kevin Hill
- 2003 · Abby Singer as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Guest
- 2003 · Basic as Pike
- 2003 · Malibu's Most Wanted as Sean
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2002 · Chicago as Bandleader
- 2002 · Equilibrium as Brandt
- 2002 · Brown Sugar as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
- 2002 · Just a Kiss as Andre
- 2002 · Media Whore as Himself
- 2002 · New Best Friend as Artie Bonner
- 2000 · The Way of the Gun as Jeffers
- 2000 · Diary as Self
- 1999 · House on Haunted Hill as Eddie
- 1999 · The Best Man as Harper Stewart
- 1999 · The West Wing as Agent Wesley
- 1999 · The Wood as Roland
- 1999 · Go as Marcus
- 1998 · Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
- 1998 · Will & Grace as James Hanson
- 1998 · How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Winston Shakespeare
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Jackson Duper
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1990 · Law & Order as Sky Bell
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- Future · BFFs as
- Future · Both Eyes Open as Dr. Eric Murphy