Taylor Lautner
Taylor Lautner
Biography
Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. He also starred in the 2011 action film Abduction. From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular character. In 2016, he played a leading role, Dr. Cassidy Cascade, in the second season of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens. The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.
Known For
Actor
as Scott
as Taylor Lautner
as Coach Troy Lambert
as Self
as Reymund Hightower
as Self
as Lil Pete
as Cam
as Dr. Cassidy Cascade
as Frat Boy Andy (uncredited)
as Jacob Black
as Dale Jr.
as Jacob Black (archive footage)
as Jacob Black
as Nathan Harper
as Iowa Farmer
as Jacob Black
as Willy Harrington
as Self
as Jacob Black
as Self
as Jacob Black
as Jack Spivey
as Joe Agate (voice)
as Eliot Murtaugh
as Sharkboy
as Youngblood (voice)
as Reggie Wasserstein (voice)
as Ned (voice)
as (voices)
as Dennis (voice)
as Kismet (Child)
as Aaron
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Host
Producer
as Executive Producer