Robert Taylor
Biography
Robert Taylor is an Australian actor who trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth and began working professionally in 1988. Born in Melbourne, he had worked as a miner as a teenager. His first major role came in 1989 on the soap Home and Away, and his first lead was in the 1993 miniseries The Feds, followed by guest parts on Australian shows such as Blue Heelers and Stingers, where he was often cast as a police officer. His Hollywood break was playing Agent Jones in The Matrix (1999), and he went on to appear in Vertical Limit (2000), The Hard Word (2002), Rogue (2007), Storm Warning (2007) and The Meg (2018). On television he played Father Vincent Sheehan in Ballykissangel, and from 2011 he led the crime drama Longmire as Walt Longmire, which later moved to Netflix. He was nominated for a Logie award in 2025 for Territory.
63years old
Turns 64 on July 7in 239 days
- Born Melbourne
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Robert John Taylor
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 27 years1999 to 2026
First and latest
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Robert Taylor movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jamie Blanks directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jamie Blanks
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Medal of the Order of Australia | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.