Taye Diggs
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.
119 acting credits
Acting · 119
Law & Order
1990
Grey's Anatomy
2005
NCIS
2003
S.W.A.T.
2017
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Private Practice
2007
The Good Wife
2009
Conan
2010
The West Wing
1999
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Will & Grace
1998
New Girl
2011
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Empire
2015
Tony Awards
1956
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
America's Next Top Model
2003
All American
2018
Tamron Hall
2019
New York Undercover
1994
Punk'd
2003
Rosewood
2015
Ally McBeal
1997
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
People's Choice Awards
1975
Lip Sync Battle
2015
25 Words or Less
2018
Match Game
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2023
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Better Off Ted
2009
Kevin Hill
2004
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Murder in the First
2014
Day Break
2006
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Drop the Mic
2017
Steve
2017
Disney Junior Ariel
2024
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
Equilibrium
2002
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Chicago
2002
Diary
2000
Set It Up
2018
Kocktails With Khloé
2016
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
Muppets Now
2020
Basic
2003
The Wheel
2022
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
Go
1999
House on Haunted Hill
1999
Rent
2005
Baggage Claim
2013
MADtv
1995
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
The Way of the Gun
2000
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
Slow Burn
2005
Back in the Groove
2022
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
Another Man's Wife
2026
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
Brown Sugar
2002
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
Our Family Wedding
2010
The Wood
1999
The Best Man Holiday
2013
Rent
2019
The Best Man
1999
River Runs Red
2018
Cake
2005
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
Abby Singer
2003
Black Panther
2010
Second Chance Stage
2024
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
New Best Friend
2002
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Days of Wrath
2008
'Til Death Do Us Part
2017
Opening Night
2016
Unsung Hollywood
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Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
Just a Kiss
2002
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2020
The Real Full Monty
2024
BFFs
2025
Celebrity Mix
2005
Forever
2024
Between Us
2012
30 Days
2006
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
2023
Drum
2004
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
2025
Both Eyes Open
2025
Incarnation
2022
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
2021
Forever, This Ring
2026
The Comeback
2023
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
2012
Media Whore
2002
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
2025
The Black Pack: Excellence
2022
Stepfather
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