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.
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Acting History
2025
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours as Darius Stone
2025BFFs
2025Celebrity Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
2025Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
2025I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day as Sam
2025Both Eyes Open as Dr. Eric Murphy
2024The Real Full Monty as Self
2024Second Chance Stage as Self - Judge
2024Forever as Johnnie Taylor
2024Disney Junior Ariel as King Triton (voice)
2023Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy as Lance
2023The Comeback as Jeff Murray
2023Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2022The Best Man: The Final Chapters as Harper Stewart
2022The Wheel as Self - Expert
2022Back in the Groove as Self - Host
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022The Black Pack: Excellence as Self
2022Incarnation as Brad
2021The Black Pack: We Three Kings as Self
2021The Celebrity Dating Game as Self
2020I Can See Your Voice
2020Muppets Now as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019Rent as Self
2018River Runs Red as Charles Coleman, Sr.
2018All American as Billy Baker
201825 Words or Less as Self
2018Set It Up as Richard "Rick" Otis
2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Self / Wise Man
2017S.W.A.T. as Danny Wright
2017Drop the Mic as Self
2017My Little Pony: The Movie as Capper (voice)
2017'Til Death Do Us Part as Alex Stone
2016The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016Opening Night as Malcolm
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
2016Kocktails With Khloé as Self
2015Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
2015Rosewood as Dr. Mike Boyce
2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
2015Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant as Rasta Cab Driver
2015Lip Sync Battle as Self
2014Murder in the First as Terry English
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013The Trials of Cate McCall as Austin Moseley
2013The Trials of Cate McCall as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
2013The Best Man Holiday as Harper Stewart
2013Baggage Claim as Langston Hughes
2012Between Us as Carlo
2012Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony as Self
2011New Girl as Artie
2011Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Vargus
2010Our Family Wedding as Whipped Friend
2010Black Panther as Historical Panther #2
2009The Good Wife as Dean Levine-Wilkins
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Better Off Ted as Greg
2008Days of Wrath as Steve Lerato
2007Private Practice as Sam Bennett
2006Day Break as Detective Brett Hopper
200630 Days as Jamal Boy
2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' as Self
2005Rent as Benjamin Coffin III
2005Slow Burn as Jeffrey Sykes
2005Cake as Hemingway Jones
2005Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Sam Bennett
2005Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
2004Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative as Self
2004Drum as Henry Nxumalo
2004Kevin Hill as Kevin Hill
2003Abby Singer as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
2003NCIS as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica as Self
2003America's Next Top Model as Guest
2003Basic as Pike
2003Malibu's Most Wanted as Sean
2003Punk'd as Self
2002Chicago as Bandleader
2002Equilibrium as Brandt
2002Brown Sugar as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
2002Just a Kiss as Andre
2002Media Whore as Self
2002New Best Friend as Artie Bonner
2000The Way of the Gun as Jeffers
2000Diary as Self
1999House on Haunted Hill as Eddie Baker
1999The Best Man as Harper Stewart
1999The West Wing as Agent Wesley
1999The Wood as Roland
1999Go as Marcus
1998Will & Grace as James Hanson
1998How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Winston Shakespeare
1997Ally McBeal as Jackson Duper
1997The View as Self
1997The Chris Rock Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995MADtv as Self
1994New York Undercover
1990Law & Order as Sky Bell
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1981Entertainment Tonight
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer
—Another Man's Wife as Brendan
—Stepfather as Darnell