Taye Diggs
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.
Filmography
Forever, This Ring
Forever, This Ring
Stepfather
as Darnell
Stepfather
as Darnell
Another Man's Wife
as Brendan
Another Man's Wife
as Brendan
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
as Darius Stone
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
as Darius Stone
BFFs
BFFs
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
as Sam
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
as Sam
Both Eyes Open
as Dr. Eric Murphy
Both Eyes Open
as Dr. Eric Murphy
The Real Full Monty
as Self
The Real Full Monty
as Self
Forever
as Johnnie Taylor
Forever
as Johnnie Taylor
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
as Lance
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
as Lance
The Comeback
as Jeff Murray
The Comeback
as Jeff Murray
The Black Pack: Excellence
as Self
The Black Pack: Excellence
as Self
Incarnation
as Brad
Incarnation
as Brad
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
as Self
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
Rent
as Self
Rent
as Self
River Runs Red
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
River Runs Red
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
Set It Up
as Richard "Rick" Otis
Set It Up
as Richard "Rick" Otis
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self / Wise Man
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self / Wise Man
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Capper (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Capper (voice)
'Til Death Do Us Part
as Alex Stone
'Til Death Do Us Part
as Alex Stone
Opening Night
as Malcolm
Opening Night
as Malcolm
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Self
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Rasta Cab Driver
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Rasta Cab Driver
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
The Best Man Holiday
as Harper Stewart
The Best Man Holiday
as Harper Stewart
Baggage Claim
as Langston Hughes
Baggage Claim
as Langston Hughes
Between Us
as Carlo
Between Us
as Carlo
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
as Self
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
as Self
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Vargus
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Vargus
Our Family Wedding
as Whipped Friend
Our Family Wedding
as Whipped Friend
Black Panther
as Historical Panther #2
Black Panther
as Historical Panther #2
Days of Wrath
as Steve Lerato
Days of Wrath
as Steve Lerato
30 Days
as Jamal Boy
30 Days
as Jamal Boy
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Self
Rent
as Benjamin Coffin III
Rent
as Benjamin Coffin III
Slow Burn
as Jeffrey Sykes
Slow Burn
as Jeffrey Sykes
Cake
as Hemingway Jones
Cake
as Hemingway Jones
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
as Self
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
as Self
Drum
as Henry Nxumalo
Drum
as Henry Nxumalo
Abby Singer
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
Abby Singer
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
Basic
as Pike
Basic
as Pike
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Sean
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Sean
Chicago
as Bandleader
Chicago
as Bandleader
Equilibrium
as Brandt
Equilibrium
as Brandt
Brown Sugar
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Brown Sugar
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Just a Kiss
as Andre
Just a Kiss
as Andre
Media Whore
as Self
Media Whore
as Self
New Best Friend
as Artie Bonner
New Best Friend
as Artie Bonner
The Way of the Gun
as Jeffers
The Way of the Gun
as Jeffers
House on Haunted Hill
as Eddie Baker
House on Haunted Hill
as Eddie Baker
The Best Man
as Harper Stewart
The Best Man
as Harper Stewart
The Wood
as Roland
The Wood
as Roland
Go
as Marcus
Go
as Marcus
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Winston Shakespeare
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Winston Shakespeare