Taye Diggs is headed to Bethlehem. The Best Man and All American star will play Balthasar in The Chosen: The Three Kings, a Christmas special airing Monday, Dec. 14, at 8 p.m. ET on Fox and streaming the next day on Hulu, according to Fox. Variety first reported the casting.
Diggs stars alongside Piter Marek as Melchior and Rahul Rai as Gaspar, the three kings of the title. Sara Anne and Raj Bond play young Mary and Joseph.
The final chapter of The Chosen's Christmas trilogy
The 90-minute special tells the story of Jesus' arrival through the eyes of the travelers who came the farthest to find him. It is the third and final installment in The Chosen's Christmas trilogy, which began with 2017's The Shepherd, and it brings that trilogy to broadcast television for the first time.
The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins executive produces with Ryan Swanson and Tyler Thompson.
The role adds a holiday event to a long resume for Diggs, whose credits include The Best Man films, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and The CW's All American.
