Taye Diggs

Actor

Born January 2, 1971 in 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.

Filmography

Unsung Hollywood

Stepfather

Darnell

Another Man's Wife

Brendan

Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours

Darius Stone

BFFs

Celebrity Weakest Link

Self - Contestant

Number One on the Call Sheet

Self

I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day

Sam

Both Eyes Open

Dr. Eric Murphy

The Real Full Monty

Self

Second Chance Stage

Self - Judge

Forever

Johnnie Taylor

Disney Junior Ariel

King Triton (voice)

Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy

Lance

The Comeback

Jeff Murray

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

Harper Stewart

The Wheel

Self - Expert

Back in the Groove

Self - Host

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Black Pack: Excellence

Self

Incarnation

Brad

The Black Pack: We Three Kings

Self

The Celebrity Dating Game

Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Self - Contestant

I Can See Your Voice

Muppets Now

Self

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Self

Rent

Self

River Runs Red

Charles Coleman, Sr.

All American

Billy Baker

25 Words or Less

Self

Set It Up

Richard "Rick" Otis

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Self / Wise Man

S.W.A.T.

Danny Wright

Drop the Mic

Self

My Little Pony: The Movie

Capper (voice)

'Til Death Do Us Part

Alex Stone

Steve

Self

The $100,000 Pyramid

Self

Match Game

Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth

Self - Panelist

Opening Night

Malcolm

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

Self - Guest

Kocktails With Khloé

Self

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Self

Rosewood

Dr. Mike Boyce

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Self

Celebrity Family Feud

Self

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

Rasta Cab Driver

Lip Sync Battle

Self

Empire

Angelo Dubois

Murder in the First

Terry English

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

The Trials of Cate McCall

Austin Moseley

The Best Man Holiday

Harper Stewart

Baggage Claim

Langston Hughes

Between Us

Carlo

Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony

Self

New Girl

Artie

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Vargus

Conan

Self - Guest

Our Family Wedding

Whipped Friend

Black Panther

Historical Panther #2

The Good Wife

Dean Levine-Wilkins

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Better Off Ted

Greg

Days of Wrath

Steve Lerato

Private Practice

Sam Bennett

Day Break

Detective Brett Hopper

30 Days

Jamal Boy

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

Self

Rent

Benjamin Coffin III

Slow Burn

Jeffrey Sykes

Cake

Hemingway Jones

Grey's Anatomy

Dr. Sam Bennett

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

Self

Drum

Henry Nxumalo

Kevin Hill

Abby Singer

Taye Diggs (uncredited)

NCIS

Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica

Self

America's Next Top Model

Self - Guest

Basic

Pike

Malibu's Most Wanted

Sean

Punk'd

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

Chicago

Bandleader

Equilibrium

Brandt

Brown Sugar

Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Just a Kiss

Andre

New Best Friend

Artie Bonner

The Way of the Gun

Jeffers

Diary

Self

House on Haunted Hill

Eddie Baker

The Best Man

Harper Stewart

The West Wing

Agent Wesley

The Wood

Roland

Marcus

Will & Grace

James Hanson

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Winston Shakespeare

Ally McBeal

Jackson Duper

The View

Self

The Chris Rock Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self - Guest

MADtv

Self

New York Undercover

Law & Order

Sky Bell

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self

Entertainment Tonight

People's Choice Awards

Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

Self - Performer