Taylor Handley

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Taylor Handley
Born
Taylor Laurence Handley

(1984-06-01) June 1, 1984 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
SpouseAudra Lynn Handley
Children1 [1]

Taylor Laurence Handley (born June 1, 1984) is an American actor.

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Early life

Handley was born in Santa Barbara, California.[ citation needed ] He attended Santa Monica City College. [2]

Career

In 1998, Handley played Rory Buck in the movie Jack Frost . In 2000, Handley starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Phantom of the Megaplex . Handley appeared in three episodes during the last season of Dawson's Creek and guest starred during an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . In 2003 and 2004, Handley appeared as Oliver Trask in six episodes of the first season of The O.C. In 2005, he starred in Zerophilia , a speculative-fiction romantic comedy exploring gender identity. In 2006, Handley appeared in two films: The Standard and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning . Handley's next film, September Dawn , was released to theaters on August 24, 2007.

Also in 2007, Handley starred as Johnny Miller in the short-lived series Hidden Palms , on The CW.

On April 9, 2009, he guest-starred in the pilot of Southland , playing Wade. He returned as Wade in the second episode of the second season.

Handley also co-starred alongside Dennis Quaid in the series Vegas , playing the character Dixon Lamb.

In 2013, he appeared in the commercial "Greatness Awaits" for the PlayStation 4 console, and in 2020 in the State Farm Insurance commercial "Not the One", in which he played a rejected contestant from a Bachelorette -esque program who is comforted by "Jake from State Farm". [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Jack Frost Rory Buck
2005 Zerophilia Luke
2006The StandardRyan
2006 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Dean
2007 September Dawn Micah Samuelson
2010 Skateland Kenny Crawford
2011 Battle: Los Angeles LCpl. Corey Simmons
2011Sink Into YouJohn DShort
2012 Chasing Mavericks Sonny
2013ChannelingWyatt Maddox
2013Greatness AwaitsShort
2013MentryvilleDean
2015ToxinDean
2018 Bird Box Jason

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Sons of Thunder Joseph McNultyEpisode: "Fighting Back"
1999 Odd Man Out RobertoEpisode: "Punch Line"
2000 Phantom of the Megaplex Pete RileyTV movie
2001 Go Fish HazardMain role; 5 episodes
2002 Frasier TrentEpisode: "Juvenilla"
2002 NYPD Blue Nick BowenEpisode: "Oh, Mama!"
2002 Touched By An Angel Ricky ColletteEpisode: "A Rock and a Hard Place"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Max NewmanEpisode: "Let the Seller Beware")
2003 Becker BradEpisode: "Bad to the Bone")
2003 Dawson's Creek Patrick3 episodes
2003Then Came JonesTV Movie
2003–04 The O.C. Oliver Trask6 episodes
2005 Blind Justice Tyler MillsEpisode: "Under the Gun"
2005 Cold Case Steve JablonskiEpisode: "One Night"
2006 In from the Night BobbyTV Movie
2007 CSI: Miami Travis PeckEpisode: "Born to Kill"
2007 Hidden Palms Johnny Miller8 episodes
2009 Numb3rs James ArthurEpisode: "Animal Rites"
2009 Southland Wade2 episodes
2009 The Cleaner Travis NathansonEpisode: "The Turtle & The Butterfly"
2010 CSI: NY Billy TravisEpisode: "Damned If You Do"
2011 The Glades Trey LancerEpisode: "Moonlighting")
2011 Law & Order: LA Eric KentnerEpisode: "Westwood"
2012 Vegas Dixon Lamb21 episodes
2013HorizonGeorge HowlTV movie
2016 Scorpion Cody Decker2 episodes
2017 APB Officer Roderick Brandt
2018 Imposters FlukeEpisode: "Fillion Bollar King"
2019 Proven Innocent Ronnie PetersonEpisode: "Cross to Bear"
2019 The I-Land JordanMini series; 1 episode
2019 Hawaii Five-O Agent CoenEpisode: "Ka 'i'o"
2021 Animal Kingdom Liam2 episodes
2021– Mayor of Kingstown Kyle McLuskyMain cast
2023 Magnum P.I. Tate WalkerEpisode: "Consciousness of Guilt"
2024 Griselda Detective Bill

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References

  1. "Taylor Handley on Instagram: "Dang, Ana Maria. You're special. We appreciate you. - ❤️ the Handley Fam."".
  2. Lee, Luaine (June 16, 2007). "For Hidden Palms star, success is hard work". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. McClatchy-Tribune News. p. K 3. Retrieved 31 July 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gianatasio, David (February 14, 2020) "The New 'Jake From State Farm' Has a Bigger Role, Including Soothing Spurned Bachelors" Muse by Cio