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