Taye Diggs

Producer / Actor / Director

Birthdate – January 2, 1971 (53 Years Old)

Birthplace – Newark, New Jersey, USA

Taye Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Rochester, New York. He is the son of Marcia (Berry), a teacher and actress, and Andre Young, a visual artist. When he was a child, his mother married Jeffries Diggs, whose surname Taye took. He received a BFA degree in musical theater from Syracuse University. Taye made his show business debut in the ensemble cast of the five-time Tony Award winning play “Carousel.” Taye Diggs is the oldest of five. His two brothers are musicians, one sister is a dancer and the other is going to college to be a veterinarian.

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Videos

Filmography

Baggage Claim

Langston Jefferson Battle III (2013)

The Best Man Holiday

Harper Stewart (2013)

My Little Pony: The Movie

Capper (2017)

River Runs Red

Charles Coleman, Sr. (2018)

Til Death Do Us Part

Alex Stone (2017)

Equilibrium

Brandt (2002)

Both Eyes Open

Dr. Eric Murphy (2025)