Taye Diggs
Birthday: 1971-01-02
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
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2025-01-17 | Both Eyes Open | Dr. Eric Murphy |
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2024-08-24 | Forever | Johnnie Taylor |
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2023-09-21 | Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy | Lance |
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2023-08-25 | The Comeback | Jeff Murray |
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2022-02-18 | Incarnation | Brad |
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2021-11-29 | The Black Pack: We Three Kings | |
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2018-11-09 | River Runs Red | Charles Coleman, Sr. |
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2018-06-15 | Set It Up | Richard "Rick" Otis |
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2017-10-05 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Capper (voice) |
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2017-09-29 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Alex Stone |
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2016-06-03 | Opening Night | Malcolm |
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2015-06-05 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Rasta Cab Driver |
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2013-11-28 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Austin Moseley |
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2013-11-28 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Austin Moseley (uncredited) |
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2013-11-15 | The Best Man Holiday | Harper Stewart |
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2013-09-27 | Baggage Claim | Langston Hughes |
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2012-09-13 | Between Us | Carlo |
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2011-03-16 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Vargus |
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2010-03-12 | Our Family Wedding | Whipped Friend |
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2010-01-18 | Black Panther | Historical Panther #2 |
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2008-09-17 | Days of Wrath | Steve Lerato |
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2006-10-06 | 30 Days | Jamal Boy |
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2005-11-17 | Rent | Benjamin Coffin III |
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2005-09-12 | Slow Burn | Jeffrey Sykes |
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2005-05-12 | Cake | Hemingway Jones |
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2004-10-30 | Drum | Henry Nxumalo |
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2003-10-28 | Abby Singer | Taye Diggs (uncredited) |
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2003-04-18 | Basic | Pike |
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2003-04-10 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Sean |
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2002-12-10 | Chicago | Bandleader |
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2002-12-06 | Equilibrium | Brandt |
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2002-10-05 | Brown Sugar | Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis |
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2002-06-15 | Just a Kiss | Andre |
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2002-04-12 | New Best Friend | Artie Bonner |
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2000-09-08 | The Way of the Gun | Jeffers |
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1999-10-29 | House on Haunted Hill | Eddie |
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1999-10-22 | The Best Man | Harper Stewart |
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1999-07-16 | The Wood | Roland |
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1999-04-09 | Go | Marcus |
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1998-08-14 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Winston Shakespeare |