Taylor Lautner
Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is a Euro-Indigenous American actor and model. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series.
Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Ad
From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular character. In 2016, he played a leading role, Dr. Cassidy Cascade, in the second season of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens.
The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.
Born
Feb 11, 1992
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
21 acting
1 crew
Popularity
1.9
Known For
Twilight
2008
as Jacob Black
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
as Jacob Black
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
as Jacob Black
Grown Ups 2
2013
as Frat Boy Andy (uncredited)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
as Jacob Black
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010
as Jacob Black
Abduction
2011
as Nathan Harper
Valentine's Day
2010
as Willy Harrington
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
as Sharkboy
Tracers
2015
as Cam
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