Taylor Kitsch
Biography
Taylor Kitsch is a Canadian actor who first drew notice as Tim Riggins in the NBC drama Friday Night Lights, a part he played for five seasons. He went on to play Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Pogue Parry in The Covenant (2006). In 2012 he played the title role in John Carter and appeared in Battleship and Savages. His later films include Lone Survivor (2013), The Grand Seduction (2013), The Normal Heart (2014), American Assassin (2017), Only the Brave (2017), and 21 Bridges (2019). On television he starred in the second season of True Detective, portrayed David Koresh in Waco, and played Ben Edwards in The Terminal List. He also appeared in The Bang Bang Club (2010).
45years old
Turns 46 on April 8in 177 days
- Born Kelowna
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 13 years2006 to 2019
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Big break
Kitsch was cast in 2006 as Tim Riggins on NBC's Friday Night Lights, the breakout role he played for five seasons on the series based on Peter Berg's 2004 film.
A role that slipped away
For the lead role in an American version of The Raid, Kitsch entered negotiations, though that remake ultimately never became a reality.
A role that slipped away
Kitsch was tapped to replace Machine Gun Kelly in Savage Salvation opposite Robert De Niro and John Malkovich, but he dropped out and Jack Huston took the part.
A change of course
In 2003, after IMG gave him a chance to model, Kitsch went to New York City, where he took acting classes and paid his way as a personal trainer and nutritionist.
Taylor Kitsch movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Battleship2012 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Lieutenant Alex Hopper
IMDb rating 5.8272K votes
Most often with
Peter Berg directed two of these films. Three 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 Peter Berg
Box office
What Taylor Kitsch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
12 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$373M25.8% of the total
- 2$303M20.9% of the total
- 3$284M19.6% of the total
- 4$149M10.3% of the total
- 5$83M5.7% of the total
- 6$69M4.8% of the total
- 7$67M4.6% of the total
- 8$50M3.4% of the total
$68.2 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total