Taye Diggs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-01-02 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

  • Diggs
  • 타이 딕스
  • تی دیگز

Taye Diggs

Biography

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

Grey's Anatomy
8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

Grey's Anatomy
8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

Equilibrium
7.0%

Equilibrium

Dec 6, 2002

Set It Up
6.9%

Set It Up

Jun 15, 2018

Chicago
7.1%

Chicago

Dec 10, 2002

New Girl
7.4%

New Girl

Sep 20, 2011

S.W.A.T.
8.1%

S.W.A.T.

Nov 2, 2017

Basic
6.5%

Basic

Apr 18, 2003

House on Haunted Hill
5.6%

House on Haunted Hill

Oct 29, 1999

Go
7.0%

Go

Apr 9, 1999

Law & Order
7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

The Good Wife
7.6%

The Good Wife

Sep 22, 2009

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Acting

BFFs
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
2025
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day as Sam
2025
Both Eyes Open as Dr. Eric Murphy
2024
The Real Full Monty as Self
2024
Second Chance Stage as Self - Judge
2024
Forever as Johnnie Taylor
2024
Disney Junior Ariel as King Triton (voice)
2023
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy as Lance
2023
The Comeback as Jeff Murray
2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2022
The Best Man: The Final Chapters as Harper Stewart
2022
The Wheel as Self - Expert
2022
Back in the Groove as Self - Host
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022
The Black Pack: Excellence as himself
2022
Incarnation as Brad
2021
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
2021
The Celebrity Dating Game as Self
2020
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Muppets Now as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019
Rent as Himself
2018
River Runs Red as Charles Coleman, Sr.
2018
All American as Billy Baker
2018
25 Words or Less
2018
Set It Up as Richard "Rick" Otis
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Self / Wise Man
2017
S.W.A.T. as Danny Wright
2017
Drop the Mic as Self
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie as Capper (voice)
2017
'Til Death Do Us Part as Alex Stone
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016
Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016
Opening Night as Malcolm
2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
2016
Kocktails With Khloé as Self
2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
2015
Rosewood as Dr. Mike Boyce
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
2015
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant as Rasta Cab Driver
2015
Lip Sync Battle as Self
2014
Murder in the First as Terry English
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall as Austin Moseley
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
2013
The Best Man Holiday as Harper Stewart
2013
Baggage Claim as Langston Hughes
2012
Between Us as Carlo
2012
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony as Himself
2011
New Girl as Artie
2011
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Vargus
2010
Our Family Wedding as Whipped Friend
2010
Black Panther as Historical Panther #2
2009
The Good Wife as Dean Levine-Wilkins
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Better Off Ted as Greg
2008
Days of Wrath as Steve Lerato
2007
Private Practice as Sam Bennett
2006
Day Break as Detective Brett Hopper
2006
30 Days as Jamal Boy
2006
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' as Himself
2005
Rent as Benjamin Coffin III
2005
Slow Burn as Jeffrey Sykes
2005
Cake as Hemingway Jones
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Sam Bennett
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Sam Bennett
2005
Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
2004
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative as Self
2004
Drum as Henry Nxumalo
2004
Kevin Hill as Kevin Hill
2003
Abby Singer as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica as Self
2003
America's Next Top Model as Guest
2003
Basic as Pike
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted as Sean
2003
Punk'd as Self
2002
Chicago as Bandleader
2002
Equilibrium as Brandt
2002
Brown Sugar as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
2002
Just a Kiss as Andre
2002
Media Whore as Himself
2002
New Best Friend as Artie Bonner
2000
The Way of the Gun as Jeffers
2000
Diary as Self
1999
House on Haunted Hill as Eddie
1999
The Best Man as Harper Stewart
1999
The West Wing as Agent Wesley
1999
The Wood as Roland
1999
Go as Marcus
1998
Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
1998
Will & Grace as James Hanson
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Winston Shakespeare
1997
Ally McBeal as Jackson Duper
1997
The View as Self
1997
The Chris Rock Show
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995
MADtv as Self
1994
New York Undercover
1990
Law & Order as Sky Bell
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer

Production

2024
Forever as Executive Producer
2022
Back in the Groove as Executive Producer
2022
Incarnation as Executive Producer
2021
The Black Pack: We Three Kings as Executive Producer
2017
'Til Death Do Us Part as Producer
2006
Day Break as Producer
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