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{{short description|Australian actor}}
{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1963)}}
{{About||the American actor|Robert Taylor (American actor)|other people with the same name|Robert Taylor (disambiguation){{!}}Robert Taylor}}
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| birth_name = Robert John Taylor
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| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
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| nationality = Australian
| alma_mater = [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]]
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1988–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ayisha Davies]]|2017}}
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'''Robert John Taylor''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 1963) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many films and television series in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On television, he is known for playing the lead role of [[Walt Longmire]] in the A&E/[[Netflix]] television series ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''. His film credits include [[Agent (The Matrix)|Agent Jones]] in ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999), and also had roles in ''[[Vertical Limit]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Meg]]'' (2018).
'''Robert John Taylor''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 1963) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many films and television series in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On television, he is known for playing the lead role of [[Walt Longmire]] in the A&E/[[Netflix]] television series ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''. His film credits include [[Agent (The Matrix)|Agent Jones]] in ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999), and also had roles in ''[[Vertical Limit]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Meg]]'' (2018).


==Early life==
==Early life and education ==
Taylor was born in 1963 in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].<ref name=MPT>{{cite news|title=Week of March 3, 2014: Ballykissangel's Robert Taylor|url=http://afternoontea.mpt.org/tea-time-tidbits/tea_tidbits_2014/|work=Tea with Heather|publisher=[[Maryland Public Television]]}}</ref> His parents separated when he was nine, and he moved to a mining town in [[Western Australia]] to live with his aunt and uncle.<ref name= MPT/><ref name= TM020301>{{cite news| last= Myskow|first= Nina|title=The Real Me: Robert Taylor | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Real+Me%3A+Robert+Taylor+-+I%27d+like+to+marry+and+have+kids+but+my...-a070996070|newspaper=The Mirror |location= UK |date=2 March 2001|author-link=Nina Myskow}}</ref><ref name= AP>{{cite news|last=Moore|first= Frazier|title=Robert Taylor: arresting as TV lawman 'Longmire'|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/robert-taylor-arresting-tv-lawman-longmire| website= AP.org | publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=23 May 2013}}</ref>
Robert Taylor was born in 1963 in [[Melbourne]], Australia.<ref name=MPT>{{cite news |title=Week of March 3, 2014: Ballykissangel's Robert Taylor|url=http://afternoontea.mpt.org/tea-time-tidbits/tea_tidbits_2014/|work=Tea with Heather|publisher=[[Maryland Public Television]]}}</ref> His parents separated when he was nine, and he moved to a mining town in [[Western Australia]] to live with his aunt and uncle.<ref name= MPT/><ref name= TM020301>{{cite news |last=Myskow |first=Nina |title=The Real Me: Robert Taylor |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Real+Me%3A+Robert+Taylor+-+I%27d+like+to+marry+and+have+kids+but+my...-a070996070|newspaper=The Mirror |location=UK |date=2 March 2001 |author-link=Nina Myskow}}</ref><ref name= AP>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Frazier |title=Robert Taylor: arresting as TV lawman 'Longmire' |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/robert-taylor-arresting-tv-lawman-longmire |website=AP.org |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=23 May 2013}}</ref>


He attended university three times.<ref name=MPT/><ref name=TM020301/><ref name=NJ>{{cite news|last=Lee|first= Luaine|title=Robert Taylor stars in new A&E series 'Longmire'| work= | agency = [[McClatchy-Tribune News Service]] |location= North Jersey|date=1 June 2012}}</ref>He worked as a miner when he was a teenager,<ref name=MPT/><ref name=AP/> and he later had jobs including lifeguard and bouncer.
He attended university three times.<ref name=MPT/><ref name=TM020301/><ref name=NJ>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Luaine|title=Robert Taylor stars in new A&E series 'Longmire' |agency=[[McClatchy-Tribune News Service]] |location=North Jersey|date=1 June 2012}}</ref>{{explain|date=November 2024}} He worked as a miner when he was a teenager.<ref name=MPT/><ref name=AP/>


At age 21, Taylor went to work on an [[Oil platform|oil rig]] in the [[Indian Ocean]].<ref name=MPT/><ref name= TM020301/><ref name=AP/> His ship collided with another and sank off the west coast of Australia, but he and two crew mates escaped on a lifeboat.<ref name= NJ/> Taylor suffered a broken arm and ribs.<ref name=NJ/>
At age 21, Taylor went to work on an [[Oil platform|oil rig]] in the [[Indian Ocean]].<ref name=MPT/><ref name= TM020301/><ref name=AP/> His ship collided with another and sank off the west coast of Australia, but he and two crew mates escaped on a lifeboat. Taylor suffered a broken arm and ribs.<ref name=NJ/>


While recovering in the hospital, he saw an advertisement for auditions for drama school in [[Perth]], at the [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]] (WAAPA),<ref name=NJ/> which he joined after a successful audition at the age of 24.<ref name=MPT/><ref name= TM020301/><ref name=AP/>
While recovering in hospital, he saw an advertisement for auditions for drama school in [[Perth]], at the [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]] (WAAPA),<ref name=NJ/> which he joined after a successful audition at the age of 24.<ref name=MPT/><ref name= TM020301/><ref name=AP/>


==Career==
==Career==
Taylor started acting professionally in 1988 after graduating from WAAPA. His first major role was in 1989 as Nicholas Walsh in the Australian television soap ''[[Home and Away]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aussie star at home in west|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/aussie-star-at-home-in-west/story-e6frfkp9-1226758098482|publisher=[[News.com.au]]|date=12 November 2013}}</ref> His first lead role came in 1993 when he was cast as David Griffin in the Australian mini series ''[[The Feds (miniseries)|The Feds]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four decades of Aussie cop shows|url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/20/1095651239316.html?from=storylhs|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=21 September 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Feds : Abduction|url=http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/6057632?mainTabTemplate=workFilmDetails|publisher=[[AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource]]}}</ref> He then appeared in various guest roles and on TV movies in Australia, such as ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' and ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'', often being cast as a police officer.
Taylor started acting professionally in 1988 after graduating from WAAPA. His first major role was in 1989 as Nicholas Walsh in the Australian television soap ''[[Home and Away]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aussie star at home in west |url=http://www.news.com.au/national/aussie-star-at-home-in-west/story-e6frfkp9-1226758098482 |website=[[news.com.au]] |date=12 November 2013}}</ref> His first lead role came in 1993 when he was cast as David Griffin in the Australian miniseries ''[[The Feds (miniseries)|The Feds]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four decades of Aussie cop shows |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/20/1095651239316.html?from=storylhs |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=21 September 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Feds: Abduction |url=http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/6057632?mainTabTemplate=workFilmDetails |website=AustLit |publisher=[[AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource]]}}</ref> He then appeared in various guest roles and on television films in Australia, such as ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' and ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'', often being cast as a police officer.{{cn|date=November 2024}}


Taylor's big break in Hollywood came when he was cast as the [[shapeshifting]] [[Agent Jones]] in the 1999 blockbuster ''[[The Matrix]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barron|first=Frank|title="Longmire" stars Robert Taylor on A&E – Big Sky country setting for modern western Longmire|url=http://entertainmenttoday.net/tv/tvpreview/15115/2012/07/longmire-stars-robert-taylor-on-ae-big-sky-country-setting-for-modern-western-longmire/|publisher=Entertainment Today|date=8 July 2012}}</ref> In 2000, he starred alongside [[Chris O'Donnell]] in the action thriller ''[[Vertical Limit]]''.<ref name=ninemsn>{{cite web|title=Robert Taylor as Walt Longmire|url=http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8694706|publisher=[[ninemsn]]}}</ref> His other film credits include ''[[The Hard Word]]'' (2002), ''[[Storm Warning (2007 film)|Storm Warning]]'' (2007), ''[[Rogue (2007 film)|Rogue]]'' (2007), and ''[[Coffin Rock (film)|Coffin Rock]]'' (2009).<ref name=ninemsn/>
Taylor's big break in Hollywood came when he was cast as one of the [[Agent (The Matrix)|Agents]] in the 1999 blockbuster ''[[The Matrix]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barron |first=Frank |title='Longmire' stars Robert Taylor on A&E – Big Sky country setting for modern western Longmire |url=http://entertainmenttoday.net/tv/tvpreview/15115/2012/07/longmire-stars-robert-taylor-on-ae-big-sky-country-setting-for-modern-western-longmire/ |publisher=Entertainment Today |date=8 July 2012}}</ref> In 2000, he appeared in the action thriller ''[[Vertical Limit]]''.<ref name= ninemsn>{{cite web |title=Robert Taylor as Walt Longmire |url=http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8694706 |website=[[ninemsn]].com.au}}</ref> His other film credits include ''[[The Hard Word]]'' (2002), ''[[Storm Warning (2007 film)|Storm Warning]]'' (2007), ''[[Rogue (2007 film)|Rogue]]'' (2007), and ''[[Coffin Rock (film)|Coffin Rock]]'' (2009).<ref name= ninemsn/>


In 2000, Taylor took on the role of Father Vincent Sheehan in ''[[Ballykissangel]]'', a British television drama set in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pennells|first=Steve|title=Ballykissangel Answers Actor's Prayers|newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]] via WA Television|date=13 August 2000}}</ref> His television credits after that include ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]'' (2002), ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]'' (2010), ''[[Cops L.A.C.]]'' (2010) and ''[[Killing Time (TV series)|Killing Time]]'' (2011).<ref name=ninemsn/><ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|title='The Matrix' star joins A&E pilot|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/ustv/news/a303906/the-matrix-star-joins-ae-pilot.html|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 February 2011}}</ref> In 2011, Taylor was cast for the lead role of [[Walt Longmire]] in [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]'s crime drama series ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='Matrix' Actor Robert Taylor Gets The Lead In A&E's Pilot 'Longmire'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/02/matrix-actor-robert-taylor-gets-the-lead-in-aes-pilot-longmire/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=14 February 2011}}</ref> The series later moved to [[Netflix]] after the third season and the network renewed the series for its sixth and final season, which aired in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Longmire' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/longmire-renewed-season-6-final-season-netflix-1201846759/|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2016-11-02|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-renewal-scorecard-2016-2017-season |title=2016-17 TV Season Scorecard |last=Dietz |first=Jason |date=June 2, 2016 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref>
In 2000, Taylor played Father Vincent Sheehan in ''[[Ballykissangel]]'', a British television drama set in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pennells|first=Steve|title=Ballykissangel Answers Actor's Prayers|newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]] |via=WA Television| date=13 August 2000}}</ref> His television credits after that include ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]'' (2002), ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]'' (2010), ''[[Cops L.A.C.]]'' (2010) and ''[[Killing Time (TV series)|Killing Time]]'' (2011).<ref name= ninemsn/><ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|title='The Matrix' star joins A&E pilot|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/ustv/news/a303906/the-matrix-star-joins-ae-pilot.html |website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 February 2011}}</ref> In 2011, Taylor was cast for the lead role of [[Walt Longmire]] in [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]'s crime drama series ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title='Matrix' Actor Robert Taylor Gets The Lead In A&E's Pilot 'Longmire' |url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/matrix-actor-robert-taylor-gets-the-lead-in-aes-pilot-longmire-106480/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=14 February 2011}}</ref> The series moved to [[Netflix]] after the third season. Its sixth and final season was released in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Longmire' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/longmire-renewed-season-6-final-season-netflix-1201846759/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2016-11-02 |language=en-US |access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-renewal-scorecard-2016-2017-season |title=2016-17 TV Season Scorecard |last=Dietz |first=Jason |date=2 June 2016 |website=[[Metacritic]].com |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>

In April 2024, as his film ''[[Kid Snow]]'' was in post-production, Taylor was cast as Jackson Gibbs in ''[[NCIS: Origins]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1890717/robert-taylor-ncis-origins-cast-gibbs-dad-cbs |title=Robert Taylor NCIS Origins cast: Meet Longmire star playing Gibbs' dad |date=21 April 2024 |publisher=Express}}</ref> He plays Colin Lawson in the 2024 Netflix drama series ''[[Territory (TV series)|Territory]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bentley |first=Jean |title=Territory: Everything to Know About the Australian Outback Drama |website=Netflix Tudum |date=24 October 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/territory-season-1-cast-release-date-photos |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Taylor is married to producer [[Ayisha Davies]] and they have a daughter named Scarlet.<ref name=MPT/><ref name=NJ/> He co-founded a farmer's market and community gardens in [[St Kilda, Victoria]], called Veg Out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804522058.html|title=Community gardeners veg out in the suburbs|last1=Tomazin|first1=Farrah|date=1 February 2003|website=[[The Age]]|location=Australia|publisher=[[Fairfax Digital]]|access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
Taylor is married to producer [[Ayisha Davies]]; they have a daughter, Scarlet.<ref name=MPT/><ref name=NJ/>


Taylor co-founded Veg Out, a [[farmer's market]] and community gardens in [[St Kilda, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804522058.html |title=Community gardeners veg out in the suburbs |last=Tomazin |first=Farrah |date=1 February 2003 |website=[[The Age]] |location=Australia |publisher=[[Fairfax Digital]] |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
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==Filmography==


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==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
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| 1997 || ''Phage'' || Calhoun ||
| 1997 || ''Phage'' || Calhoun ||
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| 1999 || ''[[The Matrix]]'' || Agent Jones ||
| 1999 || ''[[The Matrix]]'' || [[Agent (The Matrix)|Agent Jones]] ||
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| 2000 || ''[[Muggers (film)|Muggers]]'' || Detective Constable Porter ||
| rowspan="3"|2000 || ''[[Muggers (film)|Muggers]]'' || Detective Constable Porter ||
|-
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| 2000 || ''[[Vertical Limit]]'' || Skip Taylor ||
| ''[[Vertical Limit]]'' || Skip Taylor ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''After the Rain'' || Jack Behring ||
| ''After the Rain'' || Jack Behring ||
|-
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| 2002 || ''[[The Hard Word]]'' || Frank Malone ||
| 2002 || ''[[The Hard Word]]'' || Frank Malone ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]'' || Sherritt Trooper ||
| 2003 || ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]'' || Sherritt Trooper ||
|-
|-
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| rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Storm Warning (2007 film)|Storm Warning]]'' || Rob ||
| 2003 || ''Roundabout'' || Police officer 1 || Short film
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Storm Warning (2007 film)|Storm Warning]]'' || Rob ||
| ''[[Rogue (2007 film)|Rogue]]'' || Everett Kennedy ||
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|-
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| 2007 || ''[[Rogue (2007 film)|Rogue]]'' || Everett Kennedy ||
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| 2007 || ''The Bloody Sweet Hit'' || Lindsay || Short film
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| 2008 || ''[[Long Weekend (2008 film)|Long Weekend]]'' || Bartender ||
| 2008 || ''[[Long Weekend (2008 film)|Long Weekend]]'' || Bartender ||
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| 2009 || ''[[Coffin Rock]]'' || Rob Willis ||
| 2009 || ''[[Coffin Rock]]'' || Rob Willis ||
|-
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| rowspan="2"|2014 || ''[[Healing (2014 film)|Healing]]'' || Vander ||
| 2012 || ''The Balibo Night'' || Private Benjamin Cook (voice) || Short video
|-
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| 2014 || ''[[Healing (2014 film)|Healing]]'' || Vander ||
| ''[[Turkey Shoot (2014 film)|Turkey Shoot]]'' || Ramrod ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Turkey Shoot (2014 film)|Turkey Shoot]]'' || Ramrod ||
| rowspan="3"|2015 || ''[[Focus (2015 film)|Focus]]'' || McEwen ||
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| 2014 || ''The Menkoff Method'' || Clive Struthers ||
| ''[[What Lola Wants]]''|| Jed ||
|-
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| 2015 || ''[[Focus (2015 film)|Focus]]'' || McEwen ||
| ''[[Downriver (film)|Downriver]]''|| Wayne ||
|-
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| 2015 || ''[[What Lola Wants]]''|| Jed ||
| 2016 || ''The Menkoff Method'' || Clive Struthers ||
|-
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| 2015 || ''[[Downriver (film)|Downriver]]''|| Wayne ||
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' || Captain of the Boat ||
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| 2017 || ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' || Captain of the Boat ||
| ''[[Don't Tell (2017 film)|Don't Tell]]'' || Robert Brewster ||
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| 2017 || ''[[Don't Tell (2017 film)|Don't Tell]]'' || Robert Brewster ||
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| 2018 || ''[[The Meg]]'' || Dr. Heller ||
| 2018 || ''[[The Meg]]'' || Dr. Heller ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Into the Ashes]]''|| Frank Parson ||
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Into the Ashes]]''|| Frank Parson ||
|-
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| 2019 || ''[[Blood Vessel (2019 film)|Blood Vessel]]'' || Captain Malone ||
| ''[[Blood Vessel (2019 film)|Blood Vessel]]'' || Captain Malone ||
|-
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| 2022 || ''[[We Are Still Here (2022 film)|We Are Still Here]]'' || Riley ||
| 2022 || ''[[We Are Still Here (2022 film)|We Are Still Here]]'' || Riley ||
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| 2024 || ''[[Kid Snow]]'' || Ed ||
|}
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! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable"|Notes
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| 1988 || ''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' || Lachlan McGregor || Season 3, episode 15: "Clapped Out"
| rowspan="7"|1988 || ''[[Danger Down Under (film)|Danger Down Under]]'' || King || Television film
|-
|-
| ''[[Rafferty's Rules]]'' || Constable Hanks || Episode: "Confessions"
| 1988 || ''Reed Down Under'' || King || Television movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Barracuda (1988 film)|Barracuda]]'' (aka ''The Rocks'') || Constable Gottlieb || Television film
| 1988 || ''[[Something Is Out There]]'' || 1st officer ||
|-
|-
| 1988 || ''[[The Clean Machine]]'' || Constable Ron Healy || Television movie
| ''[[Something Is Out There]]'' || 1st officer || 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 1988 || ''The Rocks'' || Constable Gottlieb || Television movie
| ''[[The Clean Machine]]'' || Constable Ron Healy || Television film
|-
| ''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' || Lachlan McGregor || Episode: "Clapped Out"
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Brotherhood of the Rose (mini-series)|Brotherhood of the Rose]]'' || Pollux ||
| ''[[Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer]]'' || Lt. Ellis || Television film
|-
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| 1989 || ''[[Home and Away]]'' || Nicholas Walsh || 20 episodes
| rowspan="2"|1989 || ''[[Brotherhood of the Rose (mini-series)|Brotherhood of the Rose]]'' || Pollux || 2 episodes
|-
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| 1990 || ''[[Yellowthread Street]]'' || Detective Peter Marenta || 7 episodes
| ''[[Home and Away]]'' || [[Nicholas Walsh (Home and Away)|Nicholas Walsh]] || 21 episodes
|-
|-
| 1990 || ''The Paper Man'' || Johnny Coates ||
| rowspan="3"|1990 || ''[[Yellowthread Street]]'' || Detective Peter Marenta || 7 episodes
|-
|-
| ''The Paper Man'' || Johnny Coates || 6 episodes
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| 1992 || ''Steel Justice'' || Detective Lieutenant David Nash || Television movie
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| ''[[G.P.]]'' || Greg Mawson || Episode: "Longing"
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| 1992 || ''Steel Justice'' || Detective Lieutenant David Nash || Television film
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|-
| 1993–1996 || ''[[The Feds (miniseries)|The Feds]]'' || David Griffin || Lead role
| 1993–1996 || ''[[The Feds (miniseries)|The Feds]]'' || David Griffin || Lead role
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Last Bullet]]'' || Sergeant Caldwell || Television movie
| 1995 || ''[[The Last Bullet]]'' || Sergeant Caldwell || Television film
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)|Twisted Tales]]'' || Peter || Season 1, episode 12: "A Sure Thing"
| rowspan="3"|1996 || ''[[Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)|Twisted Tales]]'' || Peter || Episode: "A Sure Thing"
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]'' || || Season 1, episode 11: "Fish Out of Water"
| ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]'' || Captain Whitaker || Episode: "Fish Out of Water"
|-
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| 1996 || ''[[The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years]]'' || Jack Cleary || Television movie
| ''[[The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years]]'' || Jack Cleary || Television film
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Good Guys, Bad Guys]]'' || Andrew Costello || Season 2, episode 12: "Blood is Thicker Than Walter"
| 1998 || ''[[Good Guys, Bad Guys]]'' || Andrew Costello || Episode: "Blood is Thicker Than Walter"
|-
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| 1999 || ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]'' || Clayton Clark || Season 2, episode 8
| rowspan="4"|1999 || ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]'' || Clayton Clark || Episode #2.8
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' || Detective Barry Craig || Season 6, episode 10: "Dirty Money"<br />Season 6, episode 12: "Web of Lies"
| ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' || Detective Barry Craig || Episodes: "Dirty Money" & "Web of Lies"
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| 1999 || ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'' || Detective Sergeant Mick Foley || Season 1, episode 20: "Proving Ground"<br />Season 1, episode 21: "Cast Off"<br />Season 1, episode 22: "Dead Man's Throw"<br />Season 2, episode 8: "White Lies"
| ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'' || Detective Sergeant Mick Foley || 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[First Daughter (1999 film)|First Daughter]]'' || Mason || Television movie
| ''[[First Daughter (1999 film)|First Daughter]]'' || Mason || Television film
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Tales of the South Seas]]'' || Tall Bounty Hunter || Episode: "Isabelle's Brother"
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ballykissangel]]'' || Father Vincent Sheehan || 8 episodes
| 2001 || ''[[Ballykissangel]]'' || Father Vincent Sheehan || 8 episodes
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| 2002 || ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]'' || Paul Bennett || 8 episodes
| 2002 || ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]'' || Paul Bennett || 8 episodes
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Mystery of Natalie Wood]]'' || Nicholas Ray || Television movie
| 2004 || ''[[The Mystery of Natalie Wood]]'' || Nicholas Ray || Television film
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Hercules (TV miniseries)|Hercules]]'' || Chiron ||
| 2005 || ''[[Hercules (TV miniseries)|Hercules]]'' || Chiron || 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[City Homicide]]'' || Kevin Steele || Season 2, episode 12: "Spoils of War"
| 2008 || ''[[City Homicide]]'' || Kevin Steele || Episode: "Spoils of War"
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]'' || John McCoy || 6 episodes
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]'' || John McCoy || 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Cops L.A.C.]]'' || Tom O'Neill || Season 1, episode 1: "The Learning Curve"
| ''[[Cops L.A.C.]]'' || Tom O'Neill || Episode: "The Learning Curve"
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here]]'' || Deputy Commissioner Graham Sinclair || Television movie
| rowspan="3"|2011 || ''[[Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here]]'' || Deputy Commissioner Graham Sinclair || Television film
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Killing Time (TV series)|Killing Time]]'' || [[Tim Watson-Munro]]|| 5 episodes
| ''[[Killing Time (TV series)|Killing Time]]'' || [[Tim Watson-Munro]] || 5 episodes
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Twentysomething (TV series)|Twentysomething]]'' || Trevor || Season 1, episode 6
| ''[[Twentysomething (TV series)|Twentysomething]]'' || Trevor || Episode: "You Only Get One Special Day"
|-
|-
| 2012–2017 || ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]'' || [[Walt Longmire|Sheriff Walt Longmire]] || Lead role
| 2012–2017 || ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]'' || [[Walt Longmire|Sheriff Walt Longmire]] || Lead role
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mr & Mrs Murder]]'' || Alistair Travers || Season 1, episode 8: "A Flare for Murder"
| 2013 || ''[[Mr & Mrs Murder]]'' || Alistair Travers || Episode: "A Flare for Murder"
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Wolf Creek (TV series)|Wolf Creek]]'' || Roland Thorogood || Season 1, episode 1: "Billabong"
| 2016 || ''[[Wolf Creek (TV series)|Wolf Creek]]'' || Roland Thorogood || Episode: "Billabong"
|-
|-
| 2021-present || ''[[The Newsreader]]'' || Geoff Walters || Lead role
| 2019 || ''[[Dolly Parton's Heartstrings]]'' || Reverend Covern || Episode: "Down from Dover"
|-
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Apples Never Fall|Apples Never Fall]]'' || William || Episode: "Joy"
| 2021–present || ''[[The Newsreader]]'' || Geoff Walters || Lead role
|-

| 2023 || ''[[Scrublands (TV series)|Scrublands]]'' || Harley Reagan || 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2024 || ''[[Apples Never Fall]]'' || William || Episode: "Joy"
|-
| ''[[NCIS: Origins]]'' || Jackson Gibbs || Recurring role
|-
| ''[[Territory (TV series)|Territory]]'' || Colin Lawson || 6 episodes
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 01:20, 16 November 2024

For the American actor, see Robert Taylor (American actor). For other people with the same name, see Robert Taylor.

Robert Taylor
OAM
Born
Robert John Taylor

1963 (age 61–62)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma materWestern Australian Academy of Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

Robert John Taylor OAM (born 1963) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many films and television series in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On television, he is known for playing the lead role of Walt Longmire in the A&E/Netflix television series Longmire. His film credits include Agent Jones in The Matrix (1999), and also had roles in Vertical Limit (2000) and The Meg (2018).

Early life and education

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Robert Taylor was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia.[1] His parents separated when he was nine, and he moved to a mining town in Western Australia to live with his aunt and uncle.[1][2][3]

He attended university three times.[1][2][4][further explanation needed] He worked as a miner when he was a teenager.[1][3]

At age 21, Taylor went to work on an oil rig in the Indian Ocean.[1][2][3] His ship collided with another and sank off the west coast of Australia, but he and two crew mates escaped on a lifeboat. Taylor suffered a broken arm and ribs.[4]

While recovering in hospital, he saw an advertisement for auditions for drama school in Perth, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA),[4] which he joined after a successful audition at the age of 24.[1][2][3]

Career

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Taylor started acting professionally in 1988 after graduating from WAAPA. His first major role was in 1989 as Nicholas Walsh in the Australian television soap Home and Away.[5] His first lead role came in 1993 when he was cast as David Griffin in the Australian miniseries The Feds.[6][7] He then appeared in various guest roles and on television films in Australia, such as Blue Heelers and Stingers, often being cast as a police officer.[citation needed]

Taylor's big break in Hollywood came when he was cast as one of the Agents in the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix.[8] In 2000, he appeared in the action thriller Vertical Limit.[9] His other film credits include The Hard Word (2002), Storm Warning (2007), Rogue (2007), and Coffin Rock (2009).[9]

In 2000, Taylor played Father Vincent Sheehan in Ballykissangel, a British television drama set in Ireland.[10] His television credits after that include MDA (2002), Satisfaction (2010), Cops L.A.C. (2010) and Killing Time (2011).[9][11] In 2011, Taylor was cast for the lead role of Walt Longmire in A&E's crime drama series Longmire.[12] The series moved to Netflix after the third season. Its sixth and final season was released in 2017.[13][14]

In April 2024, as his film Kid Snow was in post-production, Taylor was cast as Jackson Gibbs in NCIS: Origins.[15] He plays Colin Lawson in the 2024 Netflix drama series Territory.[16]

Personal life

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Taylor is married to producer Ayisha Davies; they have a daughter, Scarlet.[1][4]

Taylor co-founded Veg Out, a farmer's market and community gardens in St Kilda, Victoria.[17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Phage Calhoun
1999 The Matrix Agent Jones
2000 Muggers Detective Constable Porter
Vertical Limit Skip Taylor
After the Rain Jack Behring
2002 The Hard Word Frank Malone
2003 Ned Kelly Sherritt Trooper
2007 Storm Warning Rob
Rogue Everett Kennedy
2008 Long Weekend Bartender
2009 Coffin Rock Rob Willis
2014 Healing Vander
Turkey Shoot Ramrod
2015 Focus McEwen
What Lola Wants Jed
Downriver Wayne
2016 The Menkoff Method Clive Struthers
2017 Kong: Skull Island Captain of the Boat
Don't Tell Robert Brewster
2018 The Meg Dr. Heller
2019 Into the Ashes Frank Parson
Blood Vessel Captain Malone
2022 We Are Still Here Riley
2024 Kid Snow Ed

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Danger Down Under King Television film
Rafferty's Rules Constable Hanks Episode: "Confessions"
Barracuda (aka The Rocks) Constable Gottlieb Television film
Something Is Out There 1st officer 2 episodes
The Clean Machine Constable Ron Healy Television film
The Flying Doctors Lachlan McGregor Episode: "Clapped Out"
Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer Lt. Ellis Television film
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose Pollux 2 episodes
Home and Away Nicholas Walsh 21 episodes
1990 Yellowthread Street Detective Peter Marenta 7 episodes
The Paper Man Johnny Coates 6 episodes
G.P. Greg Mawson Episode: "Longing"
1992 Steel Justice Detective Lieutenant David Nash Television film
1993–1996 The Feds David Griffin Lead role
1995 The Last Bullet Sergeant Caldwell Television film
1996 Twisted Tales Peter Episode: "A Sure Thing"
Flipper Captain Whitaker Episode: "Fish Out of Water"
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Jack Cleary Television film
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Andrew Costello Episode: "Blood is Thicker Than Walter"
1999 Wildside Clayton Clark Episode #2.8
Blue Heelers Detective Barry Craig Episodes: "Dirty Money" & "Web of Lies"
Stingers Detective Sergeant Mick Foley 4 episodes
First Daughter Mason Television film
2000 Tales of the South Seas Tall Bounty Hunter Episode: "Isabelle's Brother"
2001 Ballykissangel Father Vincent Sheehan 8 episodes
2002 MDA Paul Bennett 8 episodes
2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Nicholas Ray Television film
2005 Hercules Chiron 2 episodes
2008 City Homicide Kevin Steele Episode: "Spoils of War"
2010 Satisfaction John McCoy 6 episodes
Cops L.A.C. Tom O'Neill Episode: "The Learning Curve"
2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here Deputy Commissioner Graham Sinclair Television film
Killing Time Tim Watson-Munro 5 episodes
Twentysomething Trevor Episode: "You Only Get One Special Day"
2012–2017 Longmire Sheriff Walt Longmire Lead role
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Alistair Travers Episode: "A Flare for Murder"
2016 Wolf Creek Roland Thorogood Episode: "Billabong"
2019 Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Reverend Covern Episode: "Down from Dover"
2021–present The Newsreader Geoff Walters Lead role
2023 Scrublands Harley Reagan 4 episodes
2024 Apples Never Fall William Episode: "Joy"
NCIS: Origins Jackson Gibbs Recurring role
Territory Colin Lawson 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Week of March 3, 2014: Ballykissangel's Robert Taylor". Tea with Heather. Maryland Public Television.
  2. ^ a b c d Myskow, Nina (2 March 2001). "The Real Me: Robert Taylor". The Mirror. UK.
  3. ^ a b c d Moore, Frazier (23 May 2013). "Robert Taylor: arresting as TV lawman 'Longmire'". AP.org. Associated Press.
  4. ^ a b c d Lee, Luaine (1 June 2012). "Robert Taylor stars in new A&E series 'Longmire'". North Jersey. McClatchy-Tribune News Service.
  5. ^ "Aussie star at home in west". news.com.au. 12 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Four decades of Aussie cop shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2004.
  7. ^ "The Feds: Abduction". AustLit. AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource.
  8. ^ Barron, Frank (8 July 2012). "'Longmire' stars Robert Taylor on A&E – Big Sky country setting for modern western Longmire". Entertainment Today.
  9. ^ a b c "Robert Taylor as Walt Longmire". ninemsn.com.au.
  10. ^ Pennells, Steve (13 August 2000). "Ballykissangel Answers Actor's Prayers". The Sun-Herald – via WA Television.
  11. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (16 February 2011). "'The Matrix' star joins A&E pilot". Digital Spy.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (14 February 2011). "'Matrix' Actor Robert Taylor Gets The Lead In A&E's Pilot 'Longmire'". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2 November 2016). "'Longmire' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  14. ^ Dietz, Jason (2 June 2016). "2016-17 TV Season Scorecard". Metacritic.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Robert Taylor NCIS Origins cast: Meet Longmire star playing Gibbs' dad". Express. 21 April 2024.
  16. ^ Bentley, Jean (24 October 2024). "Territory: Everything to Know About the Australian Outback Drama". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  17. ^ Tomazin, Farrah (1 February 2003). "Community gardeners veg out in the suburbs". The Age. Australia: Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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