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