Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
2 Januar 1971 (55)
Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also known as
Diggs · Scott Leo 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.
Bekannt für
7.5
Series
Private Practice
Sam Bennett
2007–2013
5.8
Series
Murder in the First
Terry English
2014–2016
7.1
Film
Equilibrium
Brandt
2002
5.1
Series
Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill
2004–2005
4.6
Film
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Rasta Cab Driver
2015
7.1
Film
Chicago
Bandleader
2002
7.4
Series
Day Break
Detective Brett Hopper
2006–2008
7.3
Film
My Little Pony: The Movie
Capper (voice)
2017
5.4
Film
Slow Burn
Jeffrey Sykes
2005
7.0
Film
Go
Marcus
1999
6.6
Film
Brown Sugar
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
2002
5.8
Film
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Winston Shakespeare
1998
6.9
Film
Set It Up
Richard "Rick" Otis
2018
5.4
Film
Malibu's Most Wanted
Sean
2003
6.5
Film
The Best Man Holiday
Harper Stewart
2013
6.4
Film
The Trials of Cate McCall
Austin Moseley
2013
6.8
Film
Rent
Benjamin Coffin III
2005
6.3
Film
The Way of the Gun
Jeffers
2000
4.8
Film
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Vargus
2011
6.5
Film
Basic
Pike
2003
7.5
Series
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Harper Stewart
2022
6.6
Film
Stepfather
Darnell
2026
5.6
Film
House on Haunted Hill
Eddie Baker
1999
5.3
Film
Baggage Claim
Langston Hughes
2013
6.4
Series
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
Self
2003–2005
5.7
Film
Opening Night
Malcolm
2016
5.5
Film
River Runs Red
Charles Coleman, Sr.
2018
6.7
Film
Rent
Self
2019
7.4
Film
Forever
Johnnie Taylor
2024
6.1
Film
'Til Death Do Us Part
Alex Stone
2017
4.0
Film
The Real Full Monty
Self
2024
10.0
Film
BFFs
2025
5.7
Film
Both Eyes Open
Dr. Eric Murphy
2025
8.4
Film
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Self / Wise Man
2017
3.9
Film
Incarnation
Brad
2022
5.3
Film
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
5.0
Film
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
Darius Stone
2025
6.3
Film
The Comeback
Jeff Murray
2023
8.3
Film
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
Lance
2023
10.0
Film
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
Sam
2025
Acting credits 40 titles
Stepfather
as Darnell
6.6
2026
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
as Darius Stone
5.0
2025
BFFs
10.0
2025
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
as Sam
10.0
2025
Both Eyes Open
as Dr. Eric Murphy
5.7
2025
Forever
as Johnnie Taylor
7.4
2024
The Real Full Monty
as Self
4.0
2024
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
as Lance
8.3
2023
The Comeback
as Jeff Murray
6.3
2023
Incarnation
as Brad
3.9
2022
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
as Harper Stewart
7.5
2022
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
5.3
2019
Rent
as Self
6.7
2019
River Runs Red
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
5.5
2018
Set It Up
as Richard "Rick" Otis
6.9
2018
'Til Death Do Us Part
as Alex Stone
6.1
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self / Wise Man
8.4
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Capper (voice)
7.3
2017
Opening Night
as Malcolm
5.7
2016
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Rasta Cab Driver
4.6
2015
Murder in the First
as Terry English
5.8
2014–2016
The Best Man Holiday
as Harper Stewart
6.5
2013
Baggage Claim
as Langston Hughes
5.3
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley
6.4
2013
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Vargus
4.8
2011
Private Practice
as Sam Bennett
7.5
2007–2013
Day Break
as Detective Brett Hopper
7.4
2006–2008
Slow Burn
as Jeffrey Sykes
5.4
2005
Rent
as Benjamin Coffin III
6.8
2005
Kevin Hill
as Kevin Hill
5.1
2004–2005
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Sean
5.4
2003
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
as Self
6.4
2003–2005
Basic
as Pike
6.5
2003
Brown Sugar
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
6.6
2002
Equilibrium
as Brandt
7.1
2002
Chicago
as Bandleader
7.1
2002
The Way of the Gun
as Jeffers
6.3
2000
House on Haunted Hill
as Eddie Baker
5.6
1999
Go
as Marcus
7.0
1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Winston Shakespeare
5.8
1998