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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
BFFs
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character: Self
TV • 2025
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
Character: Sam
MOVIE • 2025
Both Eyes Open
Character: Dr. Eric Murphy
MOVIE • 2025
The Real Full Monty
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2024
Second Chance Stage
Character: Self - Judge
TV • 2024
Forever
Character: Johnnie Taylor
MOVIE • 2024
Disney Junior Ariel
Character: King Triton (voice)
TV • 2024
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
Character: Lance
MOVIE • 2023
The Comeback
Character: Jeff Murray
MOVIE • 2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Character:
TV • 2023
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Character: Harper Stewart
TV • 2022
The Wheel
Character: Self - Expert
TV • 2022
Back in the Groove
Character: Self - Host
TV • 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:
TV • 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character: Self
TV • 2022
The Black Pack: Excellence
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
Incarnation
Character: Brad
MOVIE • 2022
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
The Celebrity Dating Game
Character: Self
TV • 2021
Crew
Crew Credits
Forever
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Back in the Groove
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2022
Incarnation
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2022
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2021
'Til Death Do Us Part
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2017
Day Break
Role: Producer
TV • 2006