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Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs

Actor, also producer · Born January 2, 1971 (55) · Newark, New Jersey, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 2, 1971 (55)
From
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Taye Diggs' films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
19%
Morality
18%
Survival
10%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 13 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 30
Shadow
5 of 30
Mentor
5 of 30
Shapeshifter
3 of 30
Ally
3 of 30
Trickster
2 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Threshold guardian
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Joyful
19
Warm
15
Hopeful
15
Romantic
11
Other
50

How their films linger

Hopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Taye Diggs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taye Diggs' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 47 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Forever, This Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Stepfather(2026)

    as Darnell

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Another Man's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Brendan

  • His, Hers & Ours(2025)

    as Darius Stone

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • BFFs(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sam

  • Both Eyes Open(2025)

    as Dr. Eric Murphy

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Forever(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Johnnie Taylor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Disney Jr.'s Ariel(2024)

    Show 59 episodes · as King Triton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy(2023)

    as Lance

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Comeback(2023)

    as Jeff Murray

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Alert(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Best Man: The Final Chapters(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harper Stewart

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Back in the Groove(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Incarnation(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Brad

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Black Pack: We Three Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Ada Twist, Scientist(2021)

    Show as Dad Twist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • I Can See Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • River Runs Red(2018)

    as Charles Coleman, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • All American(2018)

    Show 83 episodes · as Billy Baker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Set It Up(2018)

    as Richard "Rick" Otis

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Wright

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • My Little Pony: The Movie(2017)

    as Capper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Til Death Do Us Part(2017)

    Producer · as Alex Stone

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Opening Night(2016)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Mike Boyce

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant(2015)

    as Rasta Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 23 episodes · as Angelo Dubois

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Murder in the First(2014)

    Show 32 episodes · as Terry English

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Trials of Cate McCall(2013)

    as Austin Moseley · as Austin Moseley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man Holiday(2013)

    as Harper Stewart

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Baggage Claim(2013)

    as Langston Hughes

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Between Us(2012)

    as Carlo

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Artie

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night(2010)

    as Vargus

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Our Family Wedding(2010)

    as Whipped Friend

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Historical Panther #2

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dean Levine-Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Better Off Ted(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Days of Wrath(2008)

    as Steve Lerato

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 111 episodes · as Sam Bennett

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Day Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · as Detective Brett Hopper

  • 30 Days(2006)

    as Jamal Boy

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Rent(2005)

    as Benjamin Coffin III

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Slow Burn(2005)

    as Jeffrey Sykes

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cake(2005)

    as Hemingway Jones

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Sam Bennett

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Henry Nxumalo

  • Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 22 episodes · as Kevin Hill

  • Abby Singer(2003)

    as Taye Diggs (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Basic(2003)

    as Pike

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Malibu's Most Wanted(2003)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Chicago(2002)

    as Bandleader

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Equilibrium(2002)

    as Brandt

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Brown Sugar(2002)

    as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Just a Kiss(2002)

    as Andre

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • New Best Friend(2002)

    as Artie Bonner

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Way of the Gun(2000)

    as Jeffers

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • House on Haunted Hill(1999)

    as Eddie Baker

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(1999)

    as Harper Stewart

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Wesley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Wood(1999)

    as Roland

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Go(1999)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as James Hanson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)

    as Winston Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jackson Duper

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Chris Rock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Sky Bell

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Syndetic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Detective Lane

  • Unsung Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 71 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

The Best Man Holiday (2013)

$73M worldwide

Highest rated

Go (1999)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

All American (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19812026

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 73: 67 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing6 of 73: 2 only producing, 4 with another role

73 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2010s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · 16 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 28 roles
980308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2003–2006.

WinNomination
  1. 2006
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
  2. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Taye Diggs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 60 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Disney Jr.'s Ariel (2024)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Good Wife (2009)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Taye Diggs' work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles31–83 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles22–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles36–87 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles24–80 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles33–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Taye Diggs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taye Diggs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sanaa Lathan shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles