Taylor Sheridan
| Taylor Sheridan | |
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| Born | United States |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Known for | Sons of Anarchy, Sicario, Hell or High Water |
Taylor Sheridan is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is most known for his role as David Hale on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, and writing the screenplay for the Denis Villeneuve-directed Sicario (2015), for which he received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for Hell or High Water (2016), starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster, which was released in August 2016 and received a Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
He made his directorial debut with Wind River, starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, the script for which he also penned, set for release in 2017.
Sheridan started his career in acting, appearing in small films and in recurring roles in TV shows such as Veronica Mars and most notably, as David Hale in Sons of Anarchy.
Sheridan made the transition into screenwriting after he turned 40. His first feature was the Denis Villeneuve-directed Sicario, which Sheridan has said was his first script he ever wrote. Sicario revolves around Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), an FBI agent who is enlisted to a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. It also starred Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. The film received critical acclaim, with a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and received a number of nominations, including a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Sheridan.
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