Acting · Newark, New Jersey, USA · Born January 2, 1971
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.
Forever, This Ring
2026
MovieStepfather
2026
as Darnell
MovieAnother Man's Wife
2026
as Brendan
MovieTerry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
2025
as Darius Stone
MovieBFFs
2025
TVCelebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
TVNumber One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
MovieI'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
2025
as Sam
MovieBoth Eyes Open
2025
as Dr. Eric Murphy
MovieThe Real Full Monty
2024
as Self
TVSecond Chance Stage
2024
as Self - Judge
MovieForever
2024
as Johnnie Taylor
TVDisney Junior Ariel
2024
as King Triton (voice)
MovieLove & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
2023
as Lance
MovieThe Comeback
2023
as Jeff Murray
TVAlert: Missing Persons Unit
2023
TVThe Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Harper Stewart
TVThe Wheel
2022
as Self - Expert
TVBack in the Groove
2022
as Self - Host
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
MovieThe Black Pack: Excellence
2022
as Self
MovieIncarnation
2022
as Brad
MovieThe Black Pack: We Three Kings
2021
as Self
TVThe Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self
TVCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVI Can See Your Voice
2020
TVMuppets Now
2020
as Self
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2020
as Self
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieStill Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
MovieRent
2019
as Self
MovieRiver Runs Red
2018
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
TVAll American
2018
as Billy Baker
TV25 Words or Less
2018
as Self
MovieSet It Up
2018
as Richard "Rick" Otis
MovieTaraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
as Self / Wise Man
TVS.W.A.T.
2017
as Danny Wright
TVDrop the Mic
2017
as Self
MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Capper (voice)
Movie'Til Death Do Us Part
2017
as Alex Stone
TVSteve
2017
as Self
TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TVMatch Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieOpening Night
2016
as Malcolm
TVHollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
TVKocktails With Khloé
2016
as Self
TVTaraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Self
TVRosewood
2015
as Dr. Mike Boyce
MovieSesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
as Self
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
MovieLarry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Rasta Cab Driver
TVLip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
TVEmpire
2015
as Angelo Dubois
TVMurder in the First
2014
as Terry English
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Austin Moseley
MovieThe Best Man Holiday
2013
as Harper Stewart
MovieBaggage Claim
2013
as Langston Hughes
MovieBetween Us
2012
as Carlo
MovieIdina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
2012
as Self
TVNew Girl
2011
as Artie
MovieDylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
as Vargus
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieOur Family Wedding
2010
as Whipped Friend
MovieBlack Panther
2010
as Historical Panther #2
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Dean Levine-Wilkins
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVBetter Off Ted
2009
as Greg
MovieDays of Wrath
2008
as Steve Lerato
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Sam Bennett
TVDay Break
2006
as Detective Brett Hopper
Movie30 Days
2006
as Jamal Boy
MovieNo Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
as Self
MovieRent
2005
as Benjamin Coffin III
MovieSlow Burn
2005
as Jeffrey Sykes
MovieCake
2005
as Hemingway Jones
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Sam Bennett
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBritney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
as Self
MovieDrum
2004
as Henry Nxumalo
TVKevin Hill
2004
as Kevin Hill
MovieAbby Singer
2003
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
TVNCIS
2003
as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVNewlyweds: Nick and Jessica
2003
as Self
TVAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieBasic
2003
as Pike
MovieMalibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Sean
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieChicago
2002
as Bandleader
MovieEquilibrium
2002
as Brandt
MovieBrown Sugar
2002
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
MovieJust a Kiss
2002
as Andre
Media Whore
2002
as Self
MovieNew Best Friend
2002
as Artie Bonner
MovieThe Way of the Gun
2000
as Jeffers
TVDiary
2000
as Self
MovieHouse on Haunted Hill
1999
as Eddie Baker
MovieThe Best Man
1999
as Harper Stewart
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Agent Wesley
MovieThe Wood
1999
as Roland
MovieGo
1999
as Marcus
TVWill & Grace
1998
as James Hanson
MovieHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Winston Shakespeare
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Jackson Duper
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Chris Rock Show
1997
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
TVNew York Undercover
1994
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Sky Bell
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TVUnsung Hollywood
