Taye Diggs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-01-02 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

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

    Grey's Anatomy

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The View

    The View

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • 25 Words or Less

    25 Words or Less

  • All American

    All American

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

  • Rosewood

    Rosewood

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Alert: Missing Persons Unit

    Alert: Missing Persons Unit

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Equilibrium

    Equilibrium

  • Kevin Hill

    Kevin Hill

  • House on Haunted Hill

    House on Haunted Hill

  • The $100,000 Pyramid

    The $100,000 Pyramid

  • Better Off Ted

    Better Off Ted

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • River Runs Red

    River Runs Red

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Murder in the First

    Murder in the First

  • Diary

    Diary

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

  • Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

    Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

  • I Can See Your Voice

    I Can See Your Voice

  • Brown Sugar

    Brown Sugar

  • Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

    Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

  • The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall

  • The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall

  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

  • Disney Junior Ariel

    Disney Junior Ariel

  • Basic

    Basic

  • The Way of the Gun

    The Way of the Gun

  • Day Break

    Day Break

  • Incarnation

    Incarnation

  • Forever

    Forever

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Go

    Go

  • Drum

    Drum

  • Chicago

    Chicago

  • Muppets Now

    Muppets Now

  • Set It Up

    Set It Up

  • Cake

    Cake

  • Between Us

    Between Us

  • Baggage Claim

    Baggage Claim

  • Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

    Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  • Malibu's Most Wanted

    Malibu's Most Wanted

  • The Wood

    The Wood

  • The Best Man: The Final Chapters

    The Best Man: The Final Chapters

  • The Wheel

    The Wheel

  • Kocktails With Khloé

    Kocktails With Khloé

  • Just a Kiss

    Just a Kiss

  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

    Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Slow Burn

    Slow Burn

  • Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica

    Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica

  • Rent

    Rent

  • BFFs

    BFFs

  • Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

    Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part

    'Til Death Do Us Part

  • Our Family Wedding

    Our Family Wedding

  • The Best Man Holiday

    The Best Man Holiday

  • The Celebrity Dating Game

    The Celebrity Dating Game

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Taraji's White Hot Holidays

    Taraji's White Hot Holidays

  • Back in the Groove

    Back in the Groove

  • Abby Singer

    Abby Singer

  • The Comeback

    The Comeback

  • Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

    Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

  • Rent

    Rent

  • I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day

    I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day

  • Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy

    Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy

  • 30 Days

    30 Days

  • Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony

    Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony

  • Second Chance Stage

    Second Chance Stage

  • New Best Friend

    New Best Friend

  • The Real Full Monty

    The Real Full Monty

  • Days of Wrath

    Days of Wrath

  • Both Eyes Open

    Both Eyes Open

  • Celebrity Mix

    Celebrity Mix

  • Another Man's Wife

    Another Man's Wife

  • No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

    No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

  • The Black Pack: Excellence

    The Black Pack: Excellence

  • Media Whore

    Media Whore

  • The Black Pack: We Three Kings

    The Black Pack: We Three Kings