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