Taye Diggs
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 2, 1971
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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
- Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You
Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You TBA
Actor
- Syndetic
Syndetic TBA
as Detective Lane
- The Chosen: The Three Kings
The Chosen: The Three Kings 2026
as Balthasar
Rent: 30th Anniversary Concert 2026
Actor
- Forever, This Ring
Forever, This Ring 2026
Actor
Stepfather 2026
as Darnell
Another Man's Wife 2026
as Brendan
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours 2025
as Darius Stone
BFFs 2025
Actor
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day 2025
as Sam
Both Eyes Open 2025
as Dr. Eric Murphy
The Real Full Monty 2024
as Self
Forever 2024
as Johnnie Taylor, Executive Producer
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy 2023
as Lance
The Comeback 2023
as Jeff Murray
The Black Pack: Excellence 2022
as Self
Incarnation 2022
as Brad, Executive Producer
The Black Pack: We Three Kings 2021
as Self, Executive Producer
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 2019
as Self
Rent 2019
as Self
River Runs Red 2018
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
Set It Up 2018
as Richard "Rick" Otis
My Little Pony: The Movie 2017
as Capper (voice)
'Til Death Do Us Part 2017
as Alex Stone, Producer
Opening Night 2016
as Malcolm
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! 2015
as Self
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant 2015
as Rasta Cab Driver
The Trials of Cate McCall 2013
as Austin Moseley, as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
The Best Man Holiday 2013
as Harper Stewart
Baggage Claim 2013
as Langston Hughes
Between Us 2012
as Carlo
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony 2012
as Self
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night 2011
as Vargus
Our Family Wedding 2010
as Whipped Friend
Black Panther 2010
as Historical Panther #2
Days of Wrath 2008
as Steve Lerato
30 Days 2006
as Jamal Boy
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' 2006
as Self
Rent 2005
as Benjamin Coffin III
Slow Burn 2005
as Jeffrey Sykes
Cake 2005
as Hemingway Jones
- Celebrity Mix
Celebrity Mix 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative 2004
as Self
Drum 2004
as Henry Nxumalo
Abby Singer 2003
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
Basic 2003
as Pike
Malibu's Most Wanted 2003
as Sean
Chicago 2002
as Bandleader
Equilibrium 2002
as Brandt
Brown Sugar 2002
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Just a Kiss 2002
as Andre
- Media Whore
Media Whore 2002
as Self
New Best Friend 2002
as Artie Bonner
The Way of the Gun 2000
as Jeffers
House on Haunted Hill 1999
as Eddie Baker
The Best Man 1999
as Harper Stewart
The Wood 1999
as Roland
Go 1999
as Marcus
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998
as Winston Shakespeare
Credits from TMDB.