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name: "Taye Diggs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/taye-diggs"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 January 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-17T01:08:34.837724+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Taye Diggs

Actor. Born 2 January 1971 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 January 1971, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- **Also known as:** Diggs, 타이 딕스, تی دیگز, Scott Leo Diggs

## Biography

Taye Diggs is an American actor and singer. Born Scott Leo Diggs (né Berry) on 2 January 1971 in Newark, New Jersey, he trained at Syracuse University, where he earned a BFA in musical theatre.

He originated the role of Benny in the Broadway musical *Rent* (1996) and later appeared in *Hedwig and the Angry Inch*. His film credits include *How Stella Got Her Groove Back* (1998), *The Best Man* (1999), *Chicago* (2002) and *Set It Up* (2018). On television he has starred in *Private Practice* (2007–2013), *Murder in the First* (2014–2016) and *All American* (2018–2024), and guest-starred as Greg in *Better Off Ted* (2009).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvfanatic.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Greg — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Dean Levine-Wilkins — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)

## Also known for

- *Equilibrium* (2002), Brandt
- *Chicago* (2002), Bandleader
- *Set It Up* (2018), Richard "Rick" Otis
- *NCIS* (2003), Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
- *New Girl* (2011), Artie
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), Danny Wright
- *Basic* (2003), Pike
- *House on Haunted Hill* (1999), Eddie Baker

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