Taye Diggs

Born: January 2 1972

Where: Rochester, New York, USA

Diggs made a memorable feature debut opposite Angela Bassett in How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

His talent was first recognised in Broadway's Pulitzer-prizewinning Rent for his role as Benny the landlord.

Subsequent movie appearances included The Best Man, The House on Haunted Hill and The Way of the Gun.

He plays Jackson Duper in American TV's Ally McBeal and recently returned to the stage for The Wild Party.

Higher profile film roles followed recently with parts in the Oscar-winning Chicago, John McTiernan's Basic and the futuristic thriller Equilibrium.

Recently, Diggs c-starred in the romantic comedy Brown Sugar with Sanaa Lathan.

Upcoming projects include the comedy thriller Malibu's Most Wanted.