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{{Short description|Spanish-born English actor and screenwriter}}
{{Short description|Spanish-English actor and screenwriter (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Taz Skylar
| name = Taz Skylar
| image =
| image = Taz skylar.jpg
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| caption = Skylar in March 2024
| nationality = {{hlist|[[United Kingdom|British]]|[[Spain|Spanish]]}}
| birth_name = Tarek Yassin Skylar
| birth_name = Tarek Yassin Skylar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|05}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Canary Islands, Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]], Spain
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2015–present
| years_active = 2015–present
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'''Tarek Yassin Skylar''' (born December 5, 1995) is a Spanish-born English actor and screenwriter based In [[London]] and
'''Tarek Yassin "Taz" Skylar''' (born 5 December 1995) is a British-Spanish actor and screenwriter based in [[London]]. After the success of his self written off-West-end play, ''Warheads'', he went on to write and star in ''[[Gassed Up (film)|Gassed Up]]'' for Amazon Prime and plays [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]] in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]'' (2023).
[[Tenerife]]. After the success of his self written off-West-end play, ''Warheads'', he went on to write and star in ''Gassed Up'' for Amazon Prime and plays [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]] in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]'' (2023).


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Skylar was born and raised in the [[Canary Islands|Canary Island]] of [[Tenerife]], [[Spain]], to his father Hassan Yassin, an [[Arabs|Arab]] of [[Lebanese people in Sierra Leone|Sierraleonian-Lebanese]] origin, and his mother Gwen Skylar, [[England|English]] born in [[Yorkshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://es.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/taz-skylar|title=Taz Skylar E-Talenta|language=en|website=e-talenta.eu}}</ref><ref name="TazBio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independenttalent.com/writers/tarek-taz-yassin-skylar/|title=Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar|language=en|website=independenttalent.com}}</ref> He holds dual nationality with [[Spanish nationality|Spain]] and the [[British subject|United Kingdom]].
Skylar was born and raised in [[Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]] to his father Hassan Yassin, an [[Arabs|Arab]] of [[Lebanese people in Sierra Leone|Sierraleonian-Lebanese]] origin, and his mother Gwen Skylar, [[England|English]] born in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name="TazBio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independenttalent.com/writers/tarek-taz-yassin-skylar/|title=Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar|language=en|website=independenttalent.com}}</ref>


He worked creating surfboards from the age of 15 after leaving high school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surferrule.com/taz-yassin-vissla/|title=Taz Yassin & VISSLA|language=en|date=July 25, 2014|website=surferrule.com}}</ref> He attempted to enlist as a reservist in the [[British Army]] in 2016, but failed medical tests after a car accident that caused him to suffer a concussion. He had to wait a year before he could reapply to join the army, so he began writing and acting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concordtheatricals.co.uk/a/120114/tarek-skylar|title=Tarek Skylar|language=en|date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicebanklondon.co.uk/artist/taz-skylar|title=Taz Skylar Voicebank London|language=en|website=voicebanklondon.co.uk}}</ref>
He worked creating surfboards from the age of 15 after leaving high school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surferrule.com/taz-yassin-vissla/|title=Taz Yassin & VISSLA|language=en|date=25 July 2014|website=surferrule.com}}</ref> He attempted to enlist as a reservist in the [[British Army]] in 2016, but failed medical tests after a car accident that caused him to suffer a concussion. He had to wait a year before he could reapply to join the army, so he began writing and acting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concordtheatricals.co.uk/a/120114/tarek-skylar|title=Tarek Skylar|language=en|year=2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicebanklondon.co.uk/artist/taz-skylar|title=Taz Skylar Voicebank London|language=en|website=voicebanklondon.co.uk}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Skylar began his career in the United Kingdom, where he started acting in various small roles. In 2015, he appeared in the short films ''Venom'' and ''Beautiful''. He then played David in the short film ''Trophy'' (2016) before appearing as Caps in ''The Reserves'' from 2018 to 2019, which he also wrote and produced.<ref name="TazBio"/>
Skylar began his career in the United Kingdom, where he started acting in various small roles. In 2015, he appeared in the short films ''Venom'' and ''Beautiful''. He then played David in the short film ''Trophy'' (2016) before appearing as Caps in ''The Reserves'' from 2018 to 2019, which he also wrote and produced.<ref name="TazBio"/>


In 2018, Skylar made his directorial debut with the short film ''Multi-Facial.'' The following year, he made his feature film debut in ''The Kill Team,'' where he played Sergeant Dawes. That year, he played Marty in ''Lie Low'' and Betim in the short film ''Final Gift''. Skylar was just getting started. In 2020, he played Jason in ''Villain.'' In 2022, he joined the cast of ''Agatha Raisin'', playing Harry Beam in two episodes of the series. Next, the actor played Gin in ''The Deal'' (2022) and appeared as Walt in an episode of ''The Lazarus Project'' (2022).<ref name="TazBio"/>
In 2018, Skylar made his directorial debut with the short film ''Multi-Facial.'' The following year, he made his feature film debut in ''The Kill Team,'' where he played Sergeant Dawes. That year, he played Marty in ''Lie Low'' and Betim in the short film ''Final Gift''. In 2020, he played Jason in ''[[Villain (2020 film)|Villain]]''. In 2022, he joined the cast of ''[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|Agatha Raisin]]'', playing Harry Beam in two episodes of the series. Next, the actor played Gin in ''The Deal'' (2022) and appeared as Walt in an episode of ''[[The Lazarus Project (TV series)|The Lazarus Project]]'' (2022).<ref name="TazBio"/>


His debut in a major production happened in 2021, when he was confirmed to appear in the series ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]'' in the role of [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alfabetajuega.com/one-piece/sanji-taz-skylar-espanol-live-action-one-piece|title=The Spanish Sanji of One Piece live-action demonstrates his powerful kick|language=en|date=November 20, 2021|website=alfabetajuega.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-netflix-live-action-taz-skylar-sanji-new-selfie/|title=Netflix's One Piece: Taz Skylar Readies to Play Sanji in New Photo|language=en|website=comicbook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/one-piece-netflix-cast-live-action-series-inaki-godoy-mackenyu-emily-rudd-jacob-romero-gibson-taz-skylar-1234870853/|title='One Piece': Iñaki Godoy To Star As Monkey D. Luffy In Netflix Live-Action Series; Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson & Taz Skylar Board Cast|language=en|date=November 9, 2021|website=deadline.com|author=Alexandra Del Rosario}}</ref>
In 2021, Skylar joined the cast of ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]'' and portrayed [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alfabetajuega.com/one-piece/sanji-taz-skylar-espanol-live-action-one-piece|title=The Spanish Sanji of One Piece live-action demonstrates his powerful kick|language=en|date=20 November 2021|website=alfabetajuega.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-netflix-live-action-taz-skylar-sanji-new-selfie/|title=Netflix's One Piece: Taz Skylar Readies to Play Sanji in New Photo|language=en|website=comicbook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/one-piece-netflix-cast-live-action-series-inaki-godoy-mackenyu-emily-rudd-jacob-romero-gibson-taz-skylar-1234870853/|title='One Piece': Iñaki Godoy To Star As Monkey D. Luffy In Netflix Live-Action Series; Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson & Taz Skylar Board Cast|language=en|date=9 November 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Alexandra Del Rosario}}</ref> The series is set to return for a second season to premiere in 2025.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! Year
! scope="col" | Title
! Title
! scope="col" | Role
! Role
! scope="col" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2015
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''Venom''
| ''Venom''
| Victim
| Victim
| Short film
| rowspan="5"|Short film
|-
|-
| ''Beautiful''
| ''Beautiful''
| Jasper
| Jasper
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| ''Trophy''
| ''Trophy.''
| David
| David
| Short film
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2018
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''Neon''
| ''Neon''
| Neon
| Neon
| Short film
|-
|-
| ''Multi-Facial''
| ''Multi-Facial''
| Mike
| Mike
| Short film
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2019
| rowspan="3"|2019
| ''[[The Kill Team (2019 film)|The Kill Team]]''
| ''[[The Kill Team (2019 film)|The Kill Team]]''
| Sergeant Dawes
| Sergeant Dawes
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Lie Low''
| ''Lie Low''
| Marty
| Marty
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Final Gift''
| ''Final Gift''
| Betim
| Betim
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Villain (2020 film)|Villain]]''
| ''[[Villain (2020 film)|Villain]]''
| Jason
| Jason
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2021
| rowspan="2"|2021
| ''[[Boiling Point (2021 film)|Boiling Point]]''
| ''[[Boiling Point (2021 film)|Boiling Point]]''
| Billy
| Billy
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Split Sole''
| ''Split Sole''
|
|
| Short film
| rowspan="2"|Short film
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2022
| rowspan="2"|2022
| ''Dead Silent''
| ''Dead Silent''
| Liam
| Liam
| Short film
|-
|-
| ''The Deal''
| ''The Deal''
| Gin
| Gin
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
| 2023
| ''[[Gassed Up (film)|Gassed Up]]''
| Dubz
⚫
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Cleaner (2025 film)|Cleaner]]''
| TBA
|
|}
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! Year
! scope="col" | Title
! Title
! scope="col" | Role
! Role
! scope="col" | Note
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 2018–2019
| 2018-2019
| ''The Reserves''
| ''The Reserves''
| Caps
| Caps
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2022
| rowspan="2"|2022
| ''[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|Agatha Raisin]]''
| ''[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|Agatha Raisin]]''
| Harry Beam
| Harry Beam
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|-
| 2023
| 2023
⚫
| ''[[Boiling Point (2023 TV series)|Boiling Point]]''
⚫
| Billy
⚫
| 4 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/boiling-point-series-casting/ |access-date=26 August 2023 |website=bbc.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023–present
| ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]''
| ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]''
| [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]]
| [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]]
| Main role and English and Spanish-language versions
| Main role and English and Spanish-language versions
⚫
|-
⚫
|2023
⚫
|''[[Boiling Point (2023 TV series)|Boiling Point]]''
⚫
|Billy
⚫
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/boiling-point-series-casting/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 09:22, 5 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yassin and the second or maternal family name is Skylar.
Taz Skylar
Skylar in March 2024
Born
Tarek Yassin Skylar

(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 29)
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Nationality
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Tarek Yassin "Taz" Skylar (born 5 December 1995) is a British-Spanish actor and screenwriter based in London. After the success of his self written off-West-end play, Warheads, he went on to write and star in Gassed Up for Amazon Prime and plays Sanji in the Netflix series One Piece (2023).

Early and personal life

[edit]

Skylar was born and raised in Tenerife, Canary Islands to his father Hassan Yassin, an Arab of Sierraleonian-Lebanese origin, and his mother Gwen Skylar, English born in Yorkshire.[1]

He worked creating surfboards from the age of 15 after leaving high school.[2] He attempted to enlist as a reservist in the British Army in 2016, but failed medical tests after a car accident that caused him to suffer a concussion. He had to wait a year before he could reapply to join the army, so he began writing and acting.[3][4]

Career

[edit]

Skylar began his career in the United Kingdom, where he started acting in various small roles. In 2015, he appeared in the short films Venom and Beautiful. He then played David in the short film Trophy (2016) before appearing as Caps in The Reserves from 2018 to 2019, which he also wrote and produced.[1]

In 2018, Skylar made his directorial debut with the short film Multi-Facial. The following year, he made his feature film debut in The Kill Team, where he played Sergeant Dawes. That year, he played Marty in Lie Low and Betim in the short film Final Gift. In 2020, he played Jason in Villain. In 2022, he joined the cast of Agatha Raisin, playing Harry Beam in two episodes of the series. Next, the actor played Gin in The Deal (2022) and appeared as Walt in an episode of The Lazarus Project (2022).[1]

In 2021, Skylar joined the cast of One Piece and portrayed Sanji.[5][6][7] The series is set to return for a second season to premiere in 2025.

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Venom Victim Short film
Beautiful Jasper
2016 Trophy. David
2018 Neon Neon
Multi-Facial Mike
2019 The Kill Team Sergeant Dawes
Lie Low Marty
Final Gift Betim Short film
2020 Villain Jason
2021 Boiling Point Billy
Split Sole Short film
2022 Dead Silent Liam
The Deal Gin
2023 Gassed Up Dubz
2025 Cleaner TBA

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2018–2019 The Reserves Caps
2022 Agatha Raisin Harry Beam 2 episodes
The Lazarus Project Walt 2 episodes
2023 Boiling Point Billy 4 episodes[8]
2023–present One Piece Sanji Main role and English and Spanish-language versions

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated Work(s) Result
2018 People's Choice Award Best Motion Picture Multi-Facial Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar". independenttalent.com.
  2. ^ "Taz Yassin & VISSLA". surferrule.com. 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Tarek Skylar". 2016.
  4. ^ "Taz Skylar Voicebank London". voicebanklondon.co.uk.
  5. ^ "The Spanish Sanji of One Piece live-action demonstrates his powerful kick". alfabetajuega.com. 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Netflix's One Piece: Taz Skylar Readies to Play Sanji in New Photo". comicbook.com.
  7. ^ Alexandra Del Rosario (9 November 2021). "'One Piece': Iñaki Godoy To Star As Monkey D. Luffy In Netflix Live-Action Series; Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson & Taz Skylar Board Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ "Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series". bbc.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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