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Taye Diggs

Actor, ProducerBorn January 2, 1971 (54 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Way of the Gun
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
  • The Trials of Cate McCall
  • River Runs Red
  • New Best Friend
  • Incarnation
  • Til Death Do Us Part
  • Between Us
  • The Comeback

Known For

  • Equilibrium
  • Chicago
  • Set It Up
  • House on Haunted Hill
  • The Best Man
  • Go
  • Malibu's Most Wanted
  • Basic
  • The Way of the Gun
  • Day Break
  • Murder in the First
  • Private Practice
  • Rent
  • Brown Sugar
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
  • River Runs Red
  • The Wood
  • The Best Man Holiday
  • Incarnation
  • Baggage Claim
  • Opening Night
  • All American
  • Cake

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    Robogobo (TV Series) · as Pupsicle
    2024
    Forever · as Johnnie Taylor
    2024
    Ariel (TV Series) · as King Triton (voice)
    2023
    2023
    The Comeback · as Jeff Murray
    2023
    2022
    The Best Man: The Final Chapters (TV Series) · as Harper Stewart
    2022
    2021
    Ada Twist, Scientist (TV Series) · as Dad Twist
    2020
    2019
    2018
    River Runs Red · as Charles Coleman, Sr.
    2018
    All American (TV Series) · as Billy Baker
    2018
    25 Words or Less (TV Series)
    2018
    Set It Up · as Richard "rick" Otis
    2017
    S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Danny Wright
    2017
    My Little Pony: The Movie · as Capper (voice)
    2017
    2016
    Elena of Avalor (TV Series) · as Sanza
    2016
    Opening Night · as Malcolm
    2015
    Rosewood (TV Series) · as Dr. Mike Boyce
    2015
    2015
    Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Angelo Dubois
    2014
    Murder in the First (TV Series) · as Terry English
    2013
    2013
    The Best Man Holiday · as Harper Stewart
    2013
    Baggage Claim · as Langston Hughes
    2012
    2012
    Doc McStuffins (TV Series) · as Declan
    2011
    New Girl (TV Series) · as Artie
    2010
    2010
    Our Family Wedding · as Whipped Friend
    2010
    Black Panther · as Historical Panther #2
    2010
    Black Panther (TV Series) · as Historical Panther #2
    2009
    The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Dean Levine-Wilkins
    2009
    The Super Hero Squad Show (TV Series) · as Black Panther
    2009
    Better Off Ted (TV Series) · as Greg
    2008
    Days of Wrath · as Steve Lerato
    2007
    Private Practice (TV Series) · as Sam Bennett
    2006
    Day Break (TV Series) · as Detective Brett Hopper
    2006
    30 Days · as Jamal Boy
    2005
    Rent · as Benjamin Coffin Iii
    2005
    Cake · as Hemingway Jones
    2005
    Slow Burn · as Jeffrey Sykes
    2005
    Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Sam Bennett
    2004
    Drum · as Henry Nxumalo
    2004
    Kevin Hill (TV Series) · as Kevin Hill
    2003
    Abby Singer · as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
    2003
    America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Guest
    2003
    2003
    Basic · as Pike
    2002
    Chicago · as Bandleader
    2002
    Equilibrium · as Brandt
    2002
    Brown Sugar · as Andre Romulus 'dre' Ellis
    2002
    Just a Kiss · as Andre
    2002
    New Best Friend · as Artie Bonner
    2000
    1999
    1999
    The Best Man · as Harper Stewart
    1999
    The West Wing (TV Series) · as Agent Wesley
    1999
    The Wood · as Roland
    1999
    Go · as Marcus
    1998
    Will & Grace (TV Series) · as James Hanson
    1998
    How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Winston Shakespeare
    1997
    Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Jackson Duper
    1997
    101 Dalmatians: The Series (TV Series) · as Dre
    1997
    1994
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Sky Bell
    1988
    1952
    Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Adrian 'sugar' Hill

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