Scout Taylor-Compton
Biography
Scout Taylor-Compton is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter who began as a child actor and made her Hollywood film debut in 13 Going on 30 (2004), with recurring roles on Gilmore Girls and Charmed following. After supporting parts in Sleepover (2004) and An American Crime (2007), she won mainstream recognition as Laurie Strode in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009), and played the guitarist Lita Ford in The Runaways (2010). Her other credits include Obsessed (2009), Love Ranch (2010), Flight 7500 (2014), The Long Night (2022), and Into the Deep (2025), plus a recurring role on Nashville and voice work as Lady in Devil May Cry (2025). She later moved into directing, making her feature debut with Bring the Law (2026).
37years old
Turns 38 on February 21in 102 days
- Born Long Beach
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Desariee Starr Compton (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 21 years2004 to 2025
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Behind the award
Scout Taylor-Compton won "Best Actress" at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival for her performance in the film. The film also won over six awards at various festivals, among them the California Independent Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival.
Big break
Rob Zombie cast Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode in his 2007 Halloween remake after a long audition, saying she was his first choice because she had a genuine quality and did not seem actor-y.
First role
Taylor-Compton's first stage role came in November 2000, when she played the title character in Annie Warbucks at The Grove Theatre in Upland, California.
Early training
Taylor-Compton joined a theater group named "Shenanigans" in 2003, where she took weekly tap and jazz lessons and performed. That same year she also had lessons in guitar, drums and keyboard, plus vocal training with Diane Gillespie and Vocal Power Institute.
Beyond film
In 2007, Taylor-Compton put out her first rock and pop album, singing and playing drums on it. She also worked with ERA Productions and the punk-pop singer Vitamin C.
Own stunts
Scout Taylor-Compton voiced Julie Crawford in the 2023 Texas Chain Saw Massacre video game and did the motion capture for all the female victims.
Scout Taylor-Compton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Rich Ragsdale directed two of these films. Tyler Mane appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tyler Mane's page
Daniel Roebuck's page
Bai Ling's page
Taryn Manning's page
Nicky Whelan's page
James Landry Hébert's page
Rich RagsdaleDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2022
All films by Rich Ragsdale
Also two films together12 more actors
- Evan PetersAn American Crime (2007) and Sleepover (2004)
- Nolan Gerard FunkThe Long Night (2022) and Triple Dog (2010)
- Stuart TownsendInto the Deep (2025) and Apache Junction (2021)
- Chris MullinaxThe Best Man (2023) and Chariot (2022)
- King OrbaThe Best Man (2023) and The Long Night (2022)
- Michael EmeryThey Turned Us Into Killers (2024) and An Intrusion (2021)
- Erika HovelandAn Intrusion (2021) and Eternal Code (2019)
- Angelina Danielle CamaAn Intrusion (2021) and Eternal Code (2019)
- Kevin RagsdaleThe Long Night (2022) and Ghost House (2017)
- Jodie BullockChariot (2022) and Get the Girl (2017)
- Lorena SarriaInto the Deep (2025) and Apache Junction (2021)
- Nicholas RyanA Stalker in the House (2021) and Apache Junction (2021)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.