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Taylor Zakhar Perez

Taylor Zakhar Perez

4 movies on Netflix

Biography

Taylor Zakhar Perez is an American actor who was born in Chicago and grew up in Chesterton, Indiana. He began his career with television guest roles starting in 2012 before his breakthrough as Marco Valentin Peña in the romantic comedies The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth 3 (2021). He had a supporting role in the comedy series Minx in 2022 and starred in the gaming comedy 1UP (2022). In 2023, he took the lead as Alex Claremont-Diaz in Red, White & Royal Blue, which became the top watched film worldwide on its platform for three weeks. He also voiced Johnny Stompanato in the 2025 Audible audio drama The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery.

34years old

Turns 35 on December 25in 45 days

Born December 25, 1991Chicago
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 3 years2020 to 2023

Every film, newest first

2023Red, White & Royal BlueIMDb rating 7.0
20221UPIMDb rating 3.6
2021The Kissing Booth 3IMDb rating 4.8
2020The Kissing Booth 2IMDb rating 5.7

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Getting ready for a role
After guest roles on television starting in 2012, Perez played Marco Valentin Peña in Netflix's The Kissing Booth 2 in 2020, and for that role he took choreography and guitar lessons.

Taylor Zakhar Perez movies on Netflix

Red, White & Royal Blue2023IMDb rating 7.0as Alex Claremont-Diaz
1UP2022IMDb rating 3.6as Dustin
The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8as Marco Peña
The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7as Marco Peña

Most often with

Vince Marcello directed two of these films. Thirteen 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.

Molly Ringwald

Jacob Elordi

Joel Courtney

Stephen Jennings

Frances Sholto-DouglasVince MarcelloDirector, 2 films

Films together

Molly Ringwald2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Molly Ringwald's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco PeñaRingwald as Mrs. Flynn
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco PeñaRingwald as Mrs. Flynn
Joey King2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Joey King's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco PeñaKing as Elle Evans
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco PeñaKing as Elle Evans
Jacob Elordi2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Jacob Elordi's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco PeñaElordi as Noah Flynn
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco PeñaElordi as Noah Flynn
Joel Courtney2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Joel Courtney's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco PeñaCourtney as Lee Flynn
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco PeñaCourtney as Lee Flynn
Stephen Jennings2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Stephen Jennings's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco PeñaJennings as Mr. Evans
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco PeñaJennings as Mr. Evans
Frances Sholto-Douglas2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Frances Sholto-Douglas's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco PeñaSholto-Douglas as Vivian
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco PeñaSholto-Douglas as Vivian
Vince MarcelloDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2021
All films by Vince Marcello
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Perez as Marco Peña
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Perez as Marco Peña
Also two films together7 more actors
- Meganne YoungThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
- Hilton PelserThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
- Maisie Richardson-SellersThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
- Camilla WolfsonThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
- Carson WhiteThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
- Bianca BoschThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
- Zandile MadliwaThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
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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