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Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner

13 movies on Netflix

Biography

Taylor Lautner is an American performer who works as an actor, martial artist, and producer, and who became widely recognized for his role as Jacob Black in the Twilight films. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he started martial arts as a child and later earned a black belt and junior world championships. Early television and voice jobs preceded his breakout as Sharkboy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005), and he also appeared in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). He continued as Jacob in Twilight (2008), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), and both Breaking Dawn films (2011 and 2012), and he acted in Valentine's Day (2010) and Abduction (2011). Later credits include the BBC sitcom Cuckoo from 2014 to 2018, Tracers (2015), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), and Scream Queens. His awards include a Scream Award, seven Teen Choice Awards, two People's Choice Awards, and an MTV Movie Award.

34years old

Turns 35 on February 11in 93 days

  • Born Grand Rapids
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Taylor Daniel Lautner (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
17 years2005 to 2022

Genres

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  1. Own stunts

    After director Robert Rodriguez found out about Lautner's extensive martial arts training, Lautner choreographed all of his fight scenes for the film.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    To keep his role, Lautner trained with weights and put on about 30 pounds of muscle. In January 2009, Weitz and Summit Entertainment said he would keep playing Jacob in the sequel.

  3. Big break

    Taylor Lautner got his big break landing Sharkboy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, which he filmed over three months on location in Austin, Texas.

  4. A first

    Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2009. At the time, he was among the youngest celebrities ever to host the show.

  5. Own stunts

    Lautner took the lead role in the 2011 action movie Abduction, and he performed nearly all of his own stunts in that film.

Taylor Lautner movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Jacob Black

    IMDb rating 4.8327K votes

  2. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Jacob Black

    IMDb rating 5.6286K votes

  3. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010as Jacob Black

    IMDb rating 5.1286K votes

  4. Abduction2011as Nathan Harper

    IMDb rating 5.187K votes

  5. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D2005as Sharkboy

    IMDb rating 3.947K votes

  6. The Ridiculous 62015as Lil Pete

    IMDb rating 4.959K votes

  7. Tracers2015as Cam

    IMDb rating 5.621K votes

  8. Home Team2022as Coach Troy Lambert

    IMDb rating 6.025K votes

Most often with

Bill Condon directed two of these films. Five actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Taylor Lautner's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.8 billion

10 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 13 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $830M21.6% of the total
  2. 2
    $712M18.5% of the total
  3. 3
    The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009as Jacob Black
    $710M18.5% of the total
  4. 4
    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010as Jacob Black
    $698M18.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Twilight2008as Jacob Black
    $394M10.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Valentine's Day2010as Willy
    $217M5.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Cheaper by the Dozen 22005as Eliot Murtaugh
    $129M3.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Abduction2011as Nathan Harper
    $82M2.1% of the total
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005), $72.0 millionTracers (2015), $593,683

$72.6 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total