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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Newark, New Jersey, USA , 1971-01-02

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Winston Shakespeare	58
2	1999	Go	Marcus	70
3	1999	The Wood	Roland	67
4	1999	The Best Man	Harper Stewart	66
5	1999	House on Haunted Hill	Eddie	56
6	2000	The Way of the Gun	Jeffers	63
7	2002	New Best Friend	Artie Bonner	49
8	2002	Media Whore	Himself	10
9	2002	Just a Kiss	Andre	43
10	2002	Brown Sugar	Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis	67
11	2002	Equilibrium	Brandt	70
12	2002	Chicago	Bandleader	71
13	2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Sean	51
14	2003	Basic	Pike	65
15	2003	Abby Singer	Taye Diggs (uncredited)	63
16	2004	Drum	Henry Nxumalo	52
17	2004	Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative	Self	69
18	2005	Celebrity Mix	Self (archive footage)	0
19	2005	Cake	Hemingway Jones	48
20	2005	Slow Burn	Jeffrey Sykes	53
21	2005	Rent	Benjamin Coffin III	68
22	2006	No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'	Self	81
23	2006	30 Days	Jamal Boy	10
24	2008	Days of Wrath	Steve Lerato	55
25	2010	Black Panther	Historical Panther #2	61
26	2010	Our Family Wedding	Whipped Friend	56
27	2011	Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Vargus	47
28	2012	Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony	Himself	0
29	2012	Between Us	Carlo	52
30	2013	Baggage Claim	Langston Hughes	53
31	2013	The Best Man Holiday	Harper Stewart	65
32	2013	The Trials of Cate McCall	Austin Moseley	63
33	2013	The Trials of Cate McCall	Austin Moseley (uncredited)	63
34	2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Rasta Cab Driver	47
35	2015	Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!	Self	0
36	2016	Opening Night	Malcolm	58
37	2017	'Til Death Do Us Part	Alex Stone	59
38	2017	My Little Pony: The Movie	Capper (voice)	72
39	2017	Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special	Self / Wise Man	84
40	2018	Set It Up	Richard "Rick" Otis	69
41	2018	River Runs Red	Charles Coleman, Sr.	53
42	2019	Rent	Himself	67
43	2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate	Self	53
44	2021	The Black Pack: We Three Kings		0
45	2022	Incarnation	Brad	40
46	2022	The Black Pack: Excellence	himself	0
47	2023	The Comeback	Jeff Murray	35
48	2023	Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy	Lance	0
49	2024	Forever	Johnnie Taylor	80
50		BFFs		0
51	2024	The Real Full Monty	Self	55
52	2025	Both Eyes Open	Dr. Eric Murphy	65
53	2025	I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day	Sam	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Performer	51
2	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		56
3	1990	Law & Order	Sky Bell	74
4	1994	New York Undercover		71
5	1995	MADtv	Self	69
6	1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self - Guest	35
7	1997	The Chris Rock Show		44
8	1997	The View	Self	45
9	1997	Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	66
10	1998	Will & Grace	James Hanson	69
11	1999	The West Wing	Agent Wesley	83
12	2000	Diary	Self	0
13	2003	Punk'd	Self	50
14	2003	America's Next Top Model	Guest	53
15	2003	Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica	Self	67
16	2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self	57
17	2004	Kevin Hill	Kevin Hill	53
18	2005	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Sam Bennett	82
19	2005	Grey's Anatomy	Sam Bennett	82
20	2006	Day Break	Detective Brett Hopper	74
21	2007	Private Practice	Sam Bennett	75
22	2009	Better Off Ted	Greg	76
23	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	51
24	2009	The Good Wife	Dean Levine-Wilkins	76
25	2011	New Girl	Artie	74
26	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
27	2014	Murder in the First	Terry English	57
28	2015	Lip Sync Battle	Self	64
29	2015	Celebrity Family Feud	Self	79
30	2015	Rosewood	Dr. Mike Boyce	65
31	2015	Taraji's White Hot Holidays	Self	100
32	2016	Kocktails With Khloé	Self	68
33	2016	Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry	Self - Guest	84
34	2016	To Tell the Truth	Self - Panelist	62
35	2016	Match Game	Self - Panelist	59
36	2016	The $100,000 Pyramid	Self	74
37	2017	Drop the Mic	Self	61
38	2017	S.W.A.T.	Danny Wright	81
39	2018	25 Words or Less		67
40	2018	All American	Billy Baker	82
41	2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest	51
42	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show		65
43	2020	Muppets Now	Self	56
44	2020	I Can See Your Voice		66
45	2021	The Celebrity Dating Game	Self	20
46	2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show		62
47	2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self	62
48	2022	Back in the Groove	Self - Host	62
49	2022	The Wheel	Self - Expert	44
50	2022	The Best Man: The Final Chapters	Harper Stewart	83
51	2023	Alert: Missing Persons Unit		75
52	2024	Disney Junior Ariel	King Triton (voice)	53
53	2024	Second Chance Stage	Self - Judge	0
54	2025	Number One on the Call Sheet	Self	90