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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Sam Bennett
2005
Movie
Equilibrium
as Brandt
2002
Movie
Chicago
as Bandleader
2002
Movie
Set It Up
as Richard "Rick" Otis
2018
TV
NCIS
as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
2003
TV
New Girl
as Artie
2011
TV
S.W.A.T.
as Danny Wright
2017
Movie
Basic
as Pike
2003
Movie
House on Haunted Hill
as Eddie Baker
1999
Movie
Go
as Marcus
1999
TV
Empire
as Angelo Dubois
2015
TV
Law & Order
as Sky Bell
1990
TV
The Good Wife
as Dean Levine-Wilkins
2009
Movie
Rent
as Benjamin Coffin III
2005
TV
The West Wing
as Agent Wesley
1999
TV
Will & Grace
as James Hanson
1998
Movie
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Vargus
2011
Movie
The Way of the Gun
as Jeffers
2000
TV
All American
as Billy Baker
2018
Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Capper (voice)
2017
TV
Ally McBeal
as Jackson Duper
1997
TV
Private Practice
as Sam Bennett
2007
Movie
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley
2013
Movie
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Austin Moseley (uncredited)
2013
