Mark Taylor | |
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Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | March 7, 1977
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996-present |
Mark Taylor (born March 7, 1977, in Scarborough, Ontario [1] ) is a Canadian actor known mainly for his roles as Eugene Donovan in Seventeen Again , Romeo in Student Bodies , [2] and Kwest in Instant Star .
Taylor was born and raised in Toronto, but relocated to Palm Harbor, Florida during his last two years of high school, before returning to Toronto. [3]
Taylor studied computer engineering technology at Seneca College [4] and graduated from Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute.
From 1997-2000, Taylor starred as Romeo in the teen sitcom Student Bodies. [2] In 2000, he played Eugene Donovan in the film comedy Seventeen Again.
This was later followed by his role as Kwest in the drama TV series Instant Star from 2005-2008. [5]
He also played the role of Lewis 'Lou' Young in the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint [6] until his character was killed off in 2009 in the 23rd episode (part of the second season).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | My Father's Hands | Marcus | Short |
All Things Fare | Main role | ||
2003 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Glenroy "Sweets" Lindo | |
2004 | Buried In The Sand: The Deception Of America | Political Commentator / Host | Documentary |
2005 | Cinderella Man | George | |
2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | Detective Mike Ruggio | |
2011 | Certain Prey | Officer Graff | |
2014 | MediDating | The Meditator | Short |
2016 | Blood Hunters | George | |
2018 | Related Destiny | Marcus LaFair | Short |
2019 | To Kill a Secret | Blair |
Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
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1996 | Straight Up | Jeff Ronson | |
Due South | Punk #1 | Episode: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions" | |
1997 | Straight Up | Jeff Ronson | TV movie |
Color of Justice | Rodney | ||
1997–2000 | Student Bodies | Romeo Carter [7] | 65 episodes |
2000 | Drop the Beat | Jeff [8] | |
Seventeen Again | Young Grandpa Gene Donovan | TV movie | |
The Thin Blue Lie | Principal | ||
Our Hero | Perfectly Frank | 3 episodes | |
2001 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Mose | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
Doc | Johnny | 2 episodes | |
2002 | Our America | Duane | TV movie |
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story | Ozell Brandley | ||
2003 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Referee | Episode: "How Soon is Now" |
Bliss | Paolo | Episode: "Cat Got Your Tongue" | |
My Life as a Movie | The Photographer | TV movie | |
2004 | 2 Kings | Lead | Pilot |
2005–2008 | Instant Star | Kwest [9] | 40 episodes |
2006 | Doomstown | Mike "Twist" Twistleton | TV movie |
2008–2009 | Flashpoint | Lew Young | 24 episodes |
2009 | Being Erica | Anthony Winter | 3 episodes |
2013 | Beauty and the Beast | FBI Agent Tucker | 3 episodes |
2018 | Memories of Christmas | Dave Beckman | TV movie |
2019 | Christmas Belles | Michael McKnight | |
2019–2021 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Boyzey Pembroke | 3 episodes |
2020 | Self Made | Emmett Scott | Episode: "Bootstraps" |
A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado | Kevin, Firefighter | TV movie | |
2021–2022 | Coroner | Clark, Crown Attorney | Recurring [10] |
2021 | Private Eyes | Rick | Episode: "In the Arms of Morpheus" |
Next Door Nightmare | Kyle Collins | TV movie | |
Miracle in Motor City | Eddie Root | ||
2022 | All American: Homecoming | Terry | 2 episodes |
2022–present | Murdoch Mysteries | Isaiah Buchanan | Recurring |
2023 | Little Bird | Doug | Miniseries |
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy | Ivan Cross | TV movie |
Year | Work | Award | Result | Refs |
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2001 | Drop the Beat | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Nominated | [11] |
2007 | Doomstown | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | [12] | |
2010 | Flashpoint | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | [13] |
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