About
Taye Diggs
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2024 | Second Chance Stage | Actor | Self - Judge | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Forever | Actor | Johnnie Taylor | 59 Average |
| 2024 | Disney Junior Ariel | Actor | King Triton (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2023 | Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy | Actor | Lance | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | The Comeback | Actor | Jeff Murray | 59 Average |
| 2022 | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | Actor | Harper Stewart | 73 Good |
| 2022 | The Black Pack: Excellence | Actor | himself | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Incarnation | Actor | Brad | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Black Pack: We Three Kings | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2019 | Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Rent | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | River Runs Red | Actor | Charles Coleman, Sr. | 57 Average |
| 2018 | Set It Up | Actor | Richard "Rick" Otis | 67 Fair |
| 2017 | Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | Actor | Self / Wise Man | 59 Average |
| 2017 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Actor | Capper (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2017 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Actor | Alex Stone | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Opening Night | Actor | Malcolm | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Actor | Rasta Cab Driver | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Murder in the First | Actor | Terry English | 62 Fair |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Actor | Austin Moseley (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Actor | Austin Moseley | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | The Best Man Holiday | Actor | Harper Stewart | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | Baggage Claim | Actor | Langston Hughes | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Between Us | Actor | Carlo | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Actor | Vargus | 53 Average |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Actor | Whipped Friend | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Actor | Historical Panther #2 | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Actor | Steve Lerato | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Actor | Sam Bennett | 74 Good |
| 2006 | Day Break | Actor | Detective Brett Hopper | 72 Good |
| 2006 | 30 Days | Actor | Jamal Boy | 59 Average |
| 2006 | No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Rent | Actor | Benjamin Coffin III | 63 Fair |
| 2005 | Slow Burn | Actor | Jeffrey Sykes | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Cake | Actor | Hemingway Jones | 56 Average |
| 2005 | Celebrity Mix | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Drum | Actor | Henry Nxumalo | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Actor | Kevin Hill | 68 Fair |
| 2003 | Abby Singer | Actor | Taye Diggs (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Basic | Actor | Pike | 63 Fair |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Actor | Sean | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Chicago | Actor | Bandleader | 69 Fair |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Actor | Brandt | 68 Fair |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Actor | Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Just a Kiss | Actor | Andre | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Media Whore | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2002 | New Best Friend | Actor | Artie Bonner | 58 Average |
| 2000 | The Way of the Gun | Actor | Jeffers | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Actor | Eddie | 57 Average |
| 1999 | The Best Man | Actor | Harper Stewart | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | The Wood | Actor | Roland | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Go | Actor | Marcus | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Actor | Winston Shakespeare | 59 Average |
| 1995 | 2Pac - Temptations | Actor | Poker Player (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| Both Eyes Open | Actor | Dr. Eric Murphy | N/A N/A |
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| BFFs | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2022 | Back in the Groove | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | Incarnation | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Black Pack: We Three Kings | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Day Break | Production | Producer | 72 Good |