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Taylor John Smith

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Taylor John Smith
Born (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Taylor John Smith (born May 14, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for his role as John Keene in the series Sharp Objects.[1] Notable films in which he has appeared are Wolves (2016), You Get Me (2017),[2][3] Hunter Killer (2018),[4] The Outpost (2020), Shadow in the Cloud (2020),[5] and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).

Biography

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Smith was born in Los Angeles, California. He began his acting career as a teenager, when he made his screen debut with a tiny role in the film The Hunger Games, appearing briefly in a clip from a propaganda film.[6] Following his TV debut on a 2013 episode of the crime drama series Perception, in which he played the role as Braden Sullivan.[7][8]

In 2014, Smith appeared in the teen drama mystery-thriller series Twisted, he played the guest role as a Student 2. He landed his first big film role as part of the cast of Marlon Wayans' found footage horror comedy film A Haunted House 2 as Joey.[9] He appeared in the crime drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, where he played the role of Rob "Turk" Turkla.[10] He played the role of Dwight in the romantic comedy film Some Kind of Beautiful. The same year, he worked in the television film, Divide & Conquer as Ted[11] and More Time with Family as a High school kid.[12]

In 2015, Smith has appeared in the TV shows such as: Hart of Dixie as Chet, Hawaii Five-0 as young Steve McGarrett, Grey's Anatomy as Nick, Resident Advisors as Marcus, Chicago P.D. as Nick Sutter and Guidance as Chip. He has appeared in the 2015 supernatural horror film Insidious: Chapter 3, where he played a Teenage boy[13] and also played as a Son in the horror film Martyrs.[14]

In 2016, Smith appeared on the second season of the anthology crime drama series American Crime, he played the recurring role of Luke.[15][16] He starred in the sports drama film Wolves opposite Michael Shannon and Carla Gugino, in which he played the character of Anthony Keller.[17][18][19] He played the guest role of Preston in the romantic comedy series Faking It.[20] Smith plays Brad in the comedy-drama film Almost Friends starring Freddie Highmore and Odeya Rush, which was premiered on October 14, 2016 at the Austin Film Festival and was released in North America on November 17, 2017, by Gravitas Ventures and Orion Pictures.[21][22] He appeared in a pilot for the TV remake of the 90s smutty teen classic Cruel Intentions as Bash Casey, his character about the son of Sebastian and Annette who was previously unaware of his father's wild history.[23][24][25]

In 2017, Smith starred in the thriller film You Get Me opposite Bella Thorne, Halston Sage and Nash Grier, which was released on Netflix on June 23, 2017, playing Tyler Hanson.[26][27] He also played the role of Billy Sreaves in the 2017 film Lost Child alongside Leven Rambin, Jim Parrack and Landon Edwards, which was released on 14 September 2018.[28][29][30]

In 2018, Smith was cast to play the main role in the psychological thriller miniseries Sharp Objects starring Amy Adams, in which he played the main role of John Keene.[31] He played the role of Belford in the action thriller film Hunter Killer stars Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman, based on the 2012 novel Firing Point by Don Keith and George Wallace.[32]

In 2020, Smith plays 1st Lieutenant Andrew Bundermann in the war film, The Outpost, directed by Rod Lurie, based on the 2012 non-fiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper, about the Battle of Kamdesh in the War in Afghanistan. The Outpost premiere at Thessaloniki International Film Festival on November 2, 2019 and was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33][34] He also played the role of Walter Quaid in the action horror film Shadow in the Cloud starring Chloë Grace Moretz, directed by Roseanne Liang, which was premiered on September 12, 2020 at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on January 1, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment.[35]

In 2022, Smith starred the role of Dusty Crane in the action thriller film Blacklight stars Liam Neeson, directed and co-written by Mark Williams, which was released in the United States on February 11, 2022 by Briarcliff Entertainment.[36][37][38] Smith starred opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones and Harris Dickinson in the mystery drama film Where the Crawdads Sing where he played the role of Tate Walker, a film adaptation of Delia Owens' novel of the same name, which was released in July 2022.[39][40][41][42][43][44]

In 2024, it was announced that Smith would be joining the cast of Warfare, an A24 war movie written and directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.[45]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Hunger Games Propaganda Film Tribute Uncredited
2014 A Haunted House 2 Joey
Some Kind of Beautiful Dwight
2015 Insidious: Chapter 3 Teenage boy
Martyrs Son
2016 Almost Friends Brad
Wolves Anthony Keller
2017 Lost Child Billy Sreaves
You Get Me Tyler Hanson
2018 Hunter Killer Petty Officer First Class Belford
2020 The Outpost 1st Lieutenant Andrew Bundermann
Shadow in the Cloud Staff Sergeant Walter Quaid
2022 Blacklight Dusty Crane
Where the Crawdads Sing Tate Walker
2024 Depravity TBA Post-production[46]
TBA Warfare Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Perception Braden Sullivan Episode: "Toxic"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rob "Turk" Turkla Episode: "The Book of Shadows"
Divide & Conquer Ted Television film
More Time with Family High school kid Television film
Twisted Student 2 2 episodes
2015 Chicago P.D. Nick Sutter Episode: "Push the Pain Away"
Grey's Anatomy Nick Episode: "When I Grow Up"
Guidance Chip 2 episodes
Hart of Dixie Chet Episode: "Alabama Boys"
Hawaii Five-0 Young Steve McGarrett Episode: "Kuka'awale"
Resident Advisors Marcus Episode: "Halloween"
2016 American Crime Luke 4 episodes
Cruel Intentions Bash Casey Unsold TV pilot
Faking It Preston Episode: "Ex-Posed"
2018 Sharp Objects John Keene Main role

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2019 OFTA Film Award Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Sharp Objects Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Petski, Denise (March 24, 2017). "'Sharp Objects': Taylor John Smith Joins HBO's Amy Adams Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Char Adams (April 20, 2016). "Bella Thorne Locks Lips with Costar Nash Grier on Set of You Get Me". People. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Natalie Jarvey (April 22, 2016). "'American Crime's' Taylor John Smith, Vine Star Nash Grier Join Thriller 'You Get Me'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 23, 2016). "Taylor John Smith Dives Into 'Hunter Killer'; Hiroyuki Sanada Gets 'Life'". Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  5. ^ DeFore, John (September 12, 2016). "'Shadow in the Cloud': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ "Taylor John Smith - The Hunger Games (2012)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "ABC Streaming". American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Higgins, D (January 5, 2015). "JANUARY: 200+ new and returning Foxtel shows". The Green Room. Foxtel. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ "Taylor John Smith as Joey - A Haunted House 2". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ "CSI - Taylor John Smith as Rob 'Turk' Turkla". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  11. ^ "How old was Taylor John Smith in his first movie: Divide & Conquer?". inthatmovie.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  12. ^ "Time with Family (TV Movie 2014) - Taylor John Smith: High school kid". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. ^ "Insidious: Chapter 3 - Taylor John Smith as Teenage Boy". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. ^ "Taylor John Smith as Son - Martyrs". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  15. ^ "Taylor John Smith as Luke - American Crime". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  16. ^ ""American Crime" Season Two - Episode Four". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  17. ^ Nick Schager (2016-04-20). "'Wolves' Review: Michael Shannon's Gambling Addict Drama". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. ^ "Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino to Star in 'Wolves' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  19. ^ Vikram Murthi (2017-01-26). "Wolves Trailer: Michael Shannon Stars in Coming-of-Age Sports Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  20. ^ "Taylor John Smith as Preston - Faking It". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  21. ^ "Almost Friends (2017)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  22. ^ Busch, Anita (October 17, 2017). "'Almost Friends' Acquired By Gravitas Ventures; Grasshopper Picks Up Iranian Drama 'Ava'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  23. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-02-23). "'Cruel Intentions': Taylor John Smith Set As the Male Lead, Samantha Logan Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  24. ^ Langston, Keith (2022-07-18). "Where the Crawdads Sing star Taylor John Smith once played Reese Witherspoon's Cruel Intentions love child". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  25. ^ Lang, Brent (2016-04-20). "'Cruel Intentions' Star Taylor John Smith Says TV Show is Edgier Than Film". variety.com. Variety Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  26. ^ "You Get Me". default site. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  27. ^ Todd Spangler (March 10, 2016). "Bella Thorne, Halston Sage to Star in Awesomeness Films Thriller 'You Get Me'". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  28. ^ Roe, Matthew (13 October 2018). "Lost Child". Film Threat. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  29. ^ Crust, Kevin (12 September 2018). "Review: Thriller 'Lost Child' chills to the bone". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  30. ^ Schenk, Frank (13 September 2018). "'Lost Child': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  31. ^ "Montrealer Jean-Marc Vallée's Sharp Objects snags 8 Emmy nominations". Montreal Gazette. July 16, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  32. ^ "Taylor John Smith as Belford - Hunter Killer (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  33. ^ "SXSW 2020 Schedule: The Outpost". South by Southwest. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  34. ^ Chris Lee (November 11, 2020). "The Unlikely Movie Life of 'The Outpost,' a Pandemic Sleeper Hit". Vulture. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  35. ^ "Movie Review – Shadow in the Cloud (2020)". flickeringmyth.com. Flickering Myth. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  36. ^ "Blacklight (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  37. ^ "Blacklight (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  38. ^ Mendelsohn, Jon (September 21, 2021). "First 'Blacklight' Image Features Liam Neeson as an FBI Fixer in Over His Head". Collider. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  39. ^ "Where the Crawdads Sing". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  40. ^ "Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  41. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 26, 2021). "'Where the Crawdads Sing': Taylor John Smith And Harris Dickinson Join Film Adaptation For 3000 Pictures, Hello Sunshine And Sony". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  42. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 17, 2021). "'Where the Crawdads Sing': David Strathairn Joins Film Adaptation For 3000 Pictures, Hello Sunshine And Sony". Deadline. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  43. ^ Welk, Brian (March 30, 2021). "'Walking Dead' Star Jayson Warner Smith Joins 'Where the Crawdads Sing' Adaptation (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  44. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 16, 2021). "Annet Mahendru Joins 'Stu'; Eric Ladin In 'Where the Crawdads Sing'; Steve Eastin Boards 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' & More – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  45. ^ "Noah Centineo, Michael Gandolfini, Henrique Zaga, Taylor John Smith, Adain Bradley and Evan Holtzman Join Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland's 'Warfare' at A24". 10 April 2024.
  46. ^ Moviefone (September 10, 2024). "'Depravity' Trailer Sees Residents Suspect Their Neighbor is a Serial Killer". Moviefone. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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