Taye Diggs
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 (bot...
Known For
Filmography
Another Man's Wife
2026
as Brendan
Stepfather
2026
as Darnell
Forever, This Ring
2026
BFFs
2025
Both Eyes Open
2025
as Dr. Eric Murphy
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
2025
as Sam
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
2025
as Darius Stone
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
Forever
2024
as Johnnie Taylor
The Real Full Monty
2024
as Self
Disney Junior Ariel
2024
as King Triton (voice)
Second Chance Stage
2024
as Self - Judge
The Comeback
2023
as Jeff Murray
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
2023
as Lance
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2023
Incarnation
2022
as Brad
The Black Pack: Excellence
2022
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Harper Stewart
The Wheel
2022
as Self - Expert
Back in the Groove
2022
as Self - Host
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
2021
as Self
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Muppets Now
2020
as Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2020
as Self
Rent
2019
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Set It Up
2018
as Richard "Rick" Otis
River Runs Red
2018
as Charles Coleman, Sr.
All American
2018
as Billy Baker
25 Words or Less
2018
as Self
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Capper (voice)
'Til Death Do Us Part
2017
as Alex Stone
S.W.A.T.
2017
as Danny Wright
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
Opening Night
2016
as Malcolm
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Kocktails With Khloé
2016
as Self
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
as Self
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Rasta Cab Driver
Rosewood
2015
as Dr. Mike Boyce
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Self
Empire
2015
as Angelo Dubois
Murder in the First
2014
as Terry English
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Harper Stewart
Baggage Claim
2013
as Langston Hughes
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Austin Moseley
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
2012
as Self
Between Us
2012
as Carlo
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
as Vargus
New Girl
2011
as Artie
Our Family Wedding
2010
as Whipped Friend
Black Panther
2010
as Historical Panther #2
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Better Off Ted
2009
as Greg
The Good Wife
2009
as Dean Levine-Wilkins
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Days of Wrath
2008
as Steve Lerato
Private Practice
2007
as Sam Bennett
30 Days
2006
as Jamal Boy
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
as Self
Day Break
2006
as Detective Brett Hopper
Rent
2005
as Benjamin Coffin III
Cake
2005
as Hemingway Jones
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Slow Burn
2005
as Jeffrey Sykes
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Sam Bennett
Drum
2004
as Henry Nxumalo
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
as Self
Kevin Hill
2004
as Kevin Hill
Basic
2003
as Pike
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Sean
Abby Singer
2003
as Taye Diggs (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Punk'd
2003
as Self
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
2003
as Self
NCIS
2003
as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Chicago
2002
as Bandleader
Equilibrium
2002
as Brandt
New Best Friend
2002
as Artie Bonner
Brown Sugar
2002
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Media Whore
2002
as Self
Just a Kiss
2002
as Andre
The Way of the Gun
2000
as Jeffers
Diary
2000
as Self
House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Eddie Baker
Go
1999
as Marcus
The Wood
1999
as Roland
The Best Man
1999
as Harper Stewart
The West Wing
1999
as Agent Wesley
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Winston Shakespeare
Will & Grace
1998
as James Hanson
Ally McBeal
1997
as Jackson Duper
The View
1997
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MADtv
1995
as Self
New York Undercover
1994
Law & Order
1990
as Sky Bell
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer