Cast & creator
Taye Diggs
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: Diggs, Scott Leo Diggs
61
film credits
67
television credits
122
1956–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (128)
Showing 128 of 128 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Law & Order
Sky Bell
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Sam Bennett
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
NCIS
Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
2003
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
The View
Self
1997
S.W.A.T.
Danny Wright
2017
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The West Wing
Agent Wesley
1999
The Good Wife
Dean Levine-Wilkins
2009
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Will & Grace
James Hanson
1998
New Girl
Artie
2011
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Private Practice
Sam Bennett
2007
All American
Billy Baker
2018
25 Words or Less
Self
2018
Empire
Angelo Dubois
2015
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Punk'd
Self
2003
Steve
Self
2017
Rosewood
Dr. Mike Boyce
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
New York Undercover
1994
Ally McBeal
Jackson Duper
1997
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2023
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill
2004
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Entertainment Tonight
1981
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Murder in the First
Terry English
2014
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Better Off Ted
Greg
2009
Day Break
Detective Brett Hopper
2006Day Break
Producer
2006
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest
2016
Disney Junior Ariel
King Triton (voice)
2024
Equilibrium
Brandt
2002
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2025
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
Self
2003
My Little Pony: The Movie
Capper (voice)
2017
Kocktails With Khloé
Self
2016
Back in the Groove
Self - Host
2022Back in the Groove
Executive Producer
2022
Chicago
Bandleader
2002
Diary
Self
2000
Muppets Now
Self
2020
Set It Up
Richard "Rick" Otis
2018
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Harper Stewart
2022
The Wheel
Self - Expert
2022
House on Haunted Hill
Eddie Baker
1999
Go
Marcus
1999
Basic
Pike
2003
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self
2015
Baggage Claim
Langston Hughes
2013
MADtv
Self
1995
The Trials of Cate McCall
Austin Moseley
2013The Trials of Cate McCall
Austin Moseley (uncredited)
2013
The Best Man Holiday
Harper Stewart
2013
The Celebrity Dating Game
Self
2021
The Best Man
Harper Stewart
1999
Malibu's Most Wanted
Sean
2003
The Way of the Gun
Jeffers
2000
Unsung Hollywood
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Winston Shakespeare
1998
Rent
Benjamin Coffin III
2005
River Runs Red
Charles Coleman, Sr.
2018
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Vargus
2011
Slow Burn
Jeffrey Sykes
2005
Our Family Wedding
Whipped Friend
2010
Brown Sugar
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
2002
The Real Full Monty
Self
2024
Between Us
Carlo
2012
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
Darius Stone
2025
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2020
The Wood
Roland
1999
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Rasta Cab Driver
2015
Second Chance Stage
Self - Judge
2024
Cake
Hemingway Jones
2005
Opening Night
Malcolm
2016Syndetic
Detective Lane
Forever, This Ring
2026
Stepfather
Darnell
2026
New Best Friend
Artie Bonner
2002
Rent
Self
2019
'Til Death Do Us Part
Alex Stone
2017'Til Death Do Us Part
Producer
2017Media Whore
Self
2002
Days of Wrath
Steve Lerato
2008Celebrity Mix
Self (archive footage)
2005
Just a Kiss
Andre
2002
Abby Singer
Taye Diggs (uncredited)
2003
30 Days
Jamal Boy
2006
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
2006
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
Self
2012
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Self
2004
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
Lance
2023
Black Panther
Historical Panther #2
2010
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
Self
2021The Black Pack: We Three Kings
Executive Producer
2021
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Self
2015
Both Eyes Open
Dr. Eric Murphy
2025
Forever
Johnnie Taylor
2024Forever
Executive Producer
2024
Another Man's Wife
Brendan
2026
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
Sam
2025
Drum
Henry Nxumalo
2004
The Comeback
Jeff Murray
2023
Incarnation
Brad
2022Incarnation
Executive Producer
2022
The Black Pack: Excellence
Self
2022