Taye Diggs
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-01-02 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Acting
(2025)
Both Eyes Open
as Dr. Eric Murphy
(2025)
(2024)
Forever
as Johnnie Taylor
(2024)
The Real Full Monty
as Self
(2023)
The Comeback
as Jeff Murray
(2023)
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
as Lance
(2022)
Incarnation
as Brad
(2022)
The Black Pack: Excellence
as himself
(2021)
(2019)
(2019)
Rent
as Himself
(2018)
Set It Up
as Richard "Rick" Otis
(2018)
River Runs Red
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
(2017)
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Capper (voice)
(2017)
'Til Death Do Us Part
as Alex Stone
(2017)
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self / Wise Man
(2016)
Opening Night
as Malcolm
(2015)
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Rasta Cab Driver
(2015)
(2013)
The Best Man Holiday
as Harper Stewart
(2013)
Baggage Claim
as Langston Hughes
(2013)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley
(2013)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
(2012)
Between Us
as Carlo
(2012)
(2011)
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Vargus
(2010)
Our Family Wedding
as Whipped Friend
(2010)
Black Panther
as Historical Panther #2
(2008)
Days of Wrath
as Steve Lerato
(2006)
30 Days
as Jamal Boy
(2006)
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Himself
(2005)
Rent
as Benjamin Coffin III
(2005)
Cake
as Hemingway Jones
(2005)
Slow Burn
as Jeffrey Sykes
(2005)
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
(2004)
Drum
as Henry Nxumalo
(2003)
Basic
as Pike
(2003)
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Sean
(2003)
Abby Singer
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
(2002)
Equilibrium
as Brandt
(2002)
Chicago
as Bandleader
(2002)
Brown Sugar
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
(2002)
Just a Kiss
as Andre
(2002)
New Best Friend
as Artie Bonner
(2002)
Media Whore
as Himself
(2000)
The Way of the Gun
as Jeffers
(1999)
Go
as Marcus
(1999)
House on Haunted Hill
as Eddie
(1999)
The Wood
as Roland
(1999)
The Best Man
as Harper Stewart
(1998)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Winston Shakespeare
Crew
(2024)
Forever
Executive Producer
(2022)
Incarnation
Executive Producer
(2021)
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
Executive Producer
(2017)
'Til Death Do Us Part
Producer