Taye Diggs recently starred in the film series TERRY MCMILLIAN presents FOREVER opposite Meagan Good.
Diggs also is set to voice King Triton with Amber Riley as Ursula in Ariel, the Disney/Disney Junior animated series.
Other TV credits include the starring role of ‘Billy Baker’, former NFL player turned high school football coach, on The CW’s hit show All American, and series regular roles in the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff series Private Practice, and the TNT serial crime drama Murder in the First. Taye also had recurring roles in Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Will & Grace as Eric McCormack’s boyfriend in the show’s final season, The Good Wife, Rosewood, and Empire as city councilman ‘Angelo Dubois’, a love interest for Taraji P. Henson’s character.
Diggs has served as a producer on several projects in addition to starring including the critically acclaimed UPN series Kevin Hill in which he plays the title character, and the ABC series Day Break. Diggs has also produced and starred in the films Til Death Do Us Part and Incarnation.
Diggs made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back starring opposite Angela Bassett as her younger love interest ‘Winston Shakespeare’. From there, he went on to build a successful career across film, television, and theatre. On the film side, Diggs portrayed The Bandleader in Rob Marshall’s film version of the Broadway musical Chicago. He also reprised the role he originated on Broadway, landlord ‘Benjamin Coffin III’, in Chris Columbus’ film version of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent. He went on to appear in Broadway musicals including Chicago, Rent, Wicked, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Other notable film credits include Go, The Wood, The Best Man, House on Haunted Hill, Equilibrium, The Way of the Gun, Brown Sugar, and The Best Man Holiday among others.
Diggs is the author of five acclaimed picture books; Chocolate Me, Mixed Me, My Friend, I Love You More Than and Why?