Taye Diggs has joined the cast of the critically acclaimed CBS drama series "The Good Wife," for the show’s upcoming 6th season.

In a recurring role, Diggs will appear in multiple episodes as a character named Dean Levine-Wilkins, who’s described as a meticulous and talented equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner, who decides to throw in his lot with Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) and follow her to Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary’s (Matt Czuchry) company, Florrick/Agos.

"We couldn’t be more excited to have Taye on the show," said Executive Producers/Showrunners Robert and Michelle King. "We’ve been huge fans for years, and love his ability to play comedy and drama with equal ease."

"The Good Wife" returns for its 6th season on Sunday, September 21 (9-10PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

"The Good Wife" stars Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Makenzie Vega, Alan Cumming, Matthew Goode and Zach Grenier.

It is produced by Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions in association with CBS Television Studios. Ridley Scott, Robert King, Michelle King, Brooke Kennedy, David W. Zucker, Ted Humphrey, Keith Eisner, Leonard Dick and Craig Turk are executive producers.

Diggs can currently be seen in the new TNT crime drama series "Murder in the First," from Steven Bochco.