Robert Taylor (Australian actor)

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Robert Taylor
OAM
Born
Robert John Taylor

1963 (age 60–61)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater Western 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).

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Early life

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] He worked as a miner when he was a teenager, [1] [3] and he later had jobs including lifeguard and bouncer.

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. [4] Taylor suffered a broken arm and ribs. [4]

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), [4] which he joined after a successful audition at the age of 24. [1] [2] [3]

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 . [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 TV movies in Australia, such as Blue Heelers and Stingers , often being cast as a police officer.

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 2024, as his upcoming film Kid Snow under post-production, Taylor was cast as Jackson Gibbs in NCIS Orgins [15]

Personal life

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. [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997PhageCalhoun
1999 The Matrix Agent Jones
2000 Muggers Detective Constable Porter
2000 Vertical Limit Skip Taylor
2000After the RainJack Behring
2002 The Hard Word Frank Malone
2003 Ned Kelly Sherritt Trooper
2003RoundaboutPolice officer 1Short film
2007 Storm Warning Rob
2007 Rogue Everett Kennedy
2007The Bloody Sweet HitLindsayShort film
2008 Long Weekend Bartender
2009 Coffin Rock Rob Willis
2012The Balibo NightPrivate Benjamin Cook (voice)Short video
2014 Healing Vander
2014 Turkey Shoot Ramrod
2014The Menkoff MethodClive Struthers
2015 Focus McEwen
2015 What Lola Wants Jed
2015 Downriver Wayne
2017 Kong: Skull Island Captain of the Boat
2017 Don't Tell Robert Brewster
2018 The Meg Dr. Heller
2019 Into the Ashes Frank Parson
2019 Blood Vessel Captain Malone
2022 We Are Still Here Riley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 The Flying Doctors Lachlan McGregorSeason 3, episode 15: "Clapped Out"
1988Reed Down UnderKingTelevision movie
1988 Something Is Out There 1st officer
1988 The Clean Machine Constable Ron HealyTelevision movie
1988The RocksConstable GottliebTelevision movie
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose Pollux
1989 Home and Away Nicholas Walsh20 episodes
1990 Yellowthread Street Detective Peter Marenta7 episodes
1990The Paper ManJohnny Coates
1992Steel JusticeDetective Lieutenant David NashTelevision movie
1993–1996 The Feds David GriffinLead role
1995 The Last Bullet Sergeant CaldwellTelevision movie
1996 Twisted Tales PeterSeason 1, episode 12: "A Sure Thing"
1996 Flipper Season 1, episode 11: "Fish Out of Water"
1996 The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Jack ClearyTelevision movie
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Andrew CostelloSeason 2, episode 12: "Blood is Thicker Than Walter"
1999 Wildside Clayton ClarkSeason 2, episode 8
1999 Blue Heelers Detective Barry CraigSeason 6, episode 10: "Dirty Money"
Season 6, episode 12: "Web of Lies"
1999 Stingers Detective Sergeant Mick FoleySeason 1, episode 20: "Proving Ground"
Season 1, episode 21: "Cast Off"
Season 1, episode 22: "Dead Man's Throw"
Season 2, episode 8: "White Lies"
1999 First Daughter MasonTelevision movie
2001 Ballykissangel Father Vincent Sheehan8 episodes
2002 MDA Paul Bennett8 episodes
2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Nicholas RayTelevision movie
2005 Hercules Chiron
2008 City Homicide Kevin SteeleSeason 2, episode 12: "Spoils of War"
2010 Satisfaction John McCoy6 episodes
2010 Cops L.A.C. Tom O'NeillSeason 1, episode 1: "The Learning Curve"
2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here Deputy Commissioner Graham SinclairTelevision movie
2011 Killing Time Tim Watson-Munro 5 episodes
2011 Twentysomething TrevorSeason 1, episode 6
2012–2017 Longmire Sheriff Walt Longmire Lead role
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Alistair TraversSeason 1, episode 8: "A Flare for Murder"
2016 Wolf Creek Roland ThorogoodSeason 1, episode 1: "Billabong"
2021–present The Newsreader Geoff WaltersLead role
2024 Apples Never Fall WilliamEpisode: "Joy"

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