Taye Diggs
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-); 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
Actor
as Dr. Eric Murphy
as Self
as Johnnie Taylor
as Self - Judge
as King Triton (voice)
as Lance
as Jeff Murray
as himself
as Brad
as Harper Stewart
as Self - Expert
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Self - Guest
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
as Richard "Rick" Otis
as Billy Baker
as Self / Wise Man
as Capper (voice)
as Alex Stone
as Danny Wright
as Self
as Malcolm
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Rasta Cab Driver
as Self
as Dr. Mike Boyce
as Self
as Self
as Terry English
as Self
as Austin Moseley
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
as Harper Stewart
as Langston Hughes
as Carlo
as Himself
as Vargus
as Artie
as Whipped Friend
as Historical Panther #2
as Dean Levine-Wilkins
as Self - Guest
as Greg
as Steve Lerato
as Sam Bennett
as Jamal Boy
as Himself
as Detective Brett Hopper
as Benjamin Coffin III
as Jeffrey Sykes
as Hemingway Jones
as Self (archive footage)
as Dr. Sam Bennett
as Sam Bennett
as Henry Nxumalo
as Kevin Hill
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
as Pike
as Sean
as Self
as Guest
as Self
as Bandleader
as Brandt
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
as Andre
as Himself
as Artie Bonner
as Jeffers
as Self
as Eddie
as Harper Stewart
as Roland
as Marcus
as Agent Wesley
as Winston Shakespeare
as Self
as James Hanson
as Jackson Duper
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Sky Bell
as Self - Performer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer