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Taye Diggs

Actor, Producer
Born January 2, 1971 (53 years)
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-); 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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
  • The Trials of Cate McCall
  • River Runs Red
  • New Best Friend
  • Til Death Do Us Part
  • Between Us
  • The Comeback
Known For
  • Equilibrium
  • Chicago
  • Set It Up
  • House on Haunted Hill
  • The Best Man
  • Go
  • Malibu's Most Wanted
  • Basic
  • Day Break
  • Murder in the First
  • Private Practice
  • The Way of the Gun
  • Rent
  • Brown Sugar
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
  • River Runs Red
  • The Wood
  • The Best Man Holiday
  • Incarnation
  • Baggage Claim
  • Til Death Do Us Part
  • Opening Night
  • All American

Filmography

2024
Disney Junior's Ariel (TV Series) · as King Triton (voice)
2023
2023
The Comeback · as Jeff Murray
2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit (TV Series) · as Taye Diggs
2022
The Best Man: The Final Chapters (TV Series) · as Harper Stewart
2022
2022
Incarnation · as Brad
2021
Ada Twist, Scientist (TV Series) · as Dad Twist
2020
2020
Muppets Now (TV Series) · as Taye Diggs
2019
2019
2018
River Runs Red · as Charles Coleman, Sr.
2018
All American (TV Series) · as Billy Baker
2018
25 Words or Less (TV Series)
2018
Set It Up · as Richard "rick" Otis
2017
S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Danny Wright
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie · as Capper (voice)
2017
2016
Opening Night · as Malcolm
2016
Elena of Avalor (TV Series) · as Sanza
2015
Rosewood (TV Series) · as Dr. Mike Boyce
2015
2015
Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Angelo Dubois
2014
Murder in the First (TV Series) · as Terry English
2013
2013
The Best Man Holiday · as Harper Stewart
2013
Baggage Claim · as Langston Hughes
2012
2012
Doc McStuffins (TV Series) · as Declan
2011
New Girl (TV Series) · as Artie
2010
2010
Our Family Wedding · as Whipped Friend
2010
Black Panther · as Historical Panther #2
2010
Black Panther (TV Series) · as Historical Panther #2
2009
The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Dean Levine-Wilkins
2009
The Super Hero Squad Show (TV Series) · as Black Panther
2009
Better Off Ted (TV Series) · as Greg
2008
Days of Wrath · as Steve Lerato
2007
Private Practice (TV Series) · as Sam Bennett
2006
Day Break (TV Series) · as Detective Brett Hopper
2006
30 Days · as Jamal Boy
2005
Slow Burn · as Jeffrey Sykes
2005
Rent · as Benjamin Coffin Iii
2005
Cake · as Hemingway Jones
2005
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Sam Bennett
2004
Drum · as Henry Nxumalo
2004
Kevin Hill (TV Series) · as Kevin Hill
2003
Abby Singer · as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
2003
NCIS (TV Series) · as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
2003
America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Guest
2003
2003
Basic · as Pike
2002
Just a Kiss · as Andre
2002
Chicago · as Bandleader
2002
Equilibrium · as Brandt
2002
Brown Sugar · as Andre Romulus 'dre' Ellis
2002
2002
New Best Friend · as Artie Bonner
2000
Ed (TV Series) · as Taye Diggs
2000
The Way of the Gun · as Jeffers
1999
1999
The Best Man · as Harper Stewart
1999
The West Wing (TV Series) · as Secret Service Agent Wesley
1999
The Wood · as Roland
1999
Go · as Marcus
1998
Will & Grace (TV Series) · as James Hanson
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Winston Shakespeare
1997
Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Jackson Duper
1997
101 Dalmatians: The Series (TV Series) · as Dre
1997
1994
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Sky Bell
1988
1969
Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Taye Diggs
1952
Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Adrian 'sugar' Hill

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