Taylor Handley
Taylor Laurence Handley (born June 1, 1984) is an American actor.
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Born | Taylor Laurence Handley June 1, 1984 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse(s) | Audra Lynn Handley |
Early years
Handley was born in Santa Barbara, California. He attended Santa Monica City College.[1]
Career
In 1998, Handley played Rory Buck in the movie Jack Frost. In 2000, Handley starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Phantom of the Megaplex. Handley appeared in three episodes during the last season of Dawson's Creek and guest starred during an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2003/2004, Handley appeared in six episodes of the first season of The O.C., as Oliver Trask, a mentally unstable teenager who, after meeting Marissa Cooper in a therapy clinic, becomes infatuated with her to the point of nearly committing suicide over her. In 2006, Handley appeared in three films: The Standard, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Zerophilia. Handley's next film, September Dawn, was released to theaters on August 24, 2007.
In 2007, Handley starred as Johnny Miller in the short-lived CW television program, Hidden Palms.
On April 9, 2009, he guest starred in the pilot of Southland, playing Wade. He returned as Wade in the second episode of the second season.
Handley also co-starred alongside Dennis Quaid in the series Vegas, playing the character Dixon Lamb.
In 2013, he appeared in the commercial "Greatness Awaits" for the PlayStation 4 console, and in 2020 in the State Farm Insurance commercial "Not the One", in which he played a rejected contestant from a Bachelorette-esque program who is comforted by "Jake from State Farm".[2]
Filmography
Film
- Jack Frost as Rory Buck (1998)
- Phantom of the Megaplex as Pete Riley (2000)
- Then Came Jones (2003)
- Zerophilia as Luke (2005)
- In from the Night as Bobby (2006)
- September Dawn as Micah Samuelson (2006)
- The Standard as Ryan (2006)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning as Dean (2006)
- Skateland as Kenny Crawford (2010)
- Battle: Los Angeles as Simmons (2011)
- Sink Into You as John D (Short; 2011)
- Chasing Mavericks as Sonny (2012)
- Channeling as Wyatt Maddox (2013)
- Mentryville as Dean (2013)
- Bird Box as Jason (2018)
Television
- Frasier as Trent (Episode: "Juvenilla") (2002)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Max Newman (Episode: "Let the Seller Beware") (2002)
- Becker as Brad (Episode: "Bad to the Bone") (2003)
- Dawson's Creek as Patrick (3 episodes) (2003)
- The O.C. as Oliver Trask (6 episodes) (2003–2004)
- Cold Case as Steve Jablonski (Episode: "One Night") (2006)
- CSI: Miami as Travis Peck (Episode: "Born to Kill") (2007)
- Hidden Palms as Johnny Miller (8 episodes) (2007)
- Numb3rs as James Arthur (Episode: "Animal Rites") (2009)
- Southland as Wade (2 episodes) (2009)
- The Cleaner as Travis Nathanson (Episode: "The Turtle & The Butterfly") (2009)
- CSI: NY as Billy Travis (Episode: "Damned If You Do") (2010)
- The Glades as Trey Lancer (Episode: "Moonlighting") (2011)
- Law & Order: LA as Eric Kentner (Episode: "Westwood") (2011)
- Vegas as Dixon Lamb (2012)
- APB as Officer Roderick Brandt (2017)
- Proven Innocent as Ronnie Peterson (Episode: "Cross to Bear") (2019)
Producer
- Sink Into You (2011)
References
- Lee, Luaine (June 16, 2007). "For Hidden Palms star, success is hard work". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. McClatchy-Tribune News. p. K 3. Retrieved 31 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gianatasio, David (February 14, 2020) "The New 'Jake From State Farm' Has a Bigger Role, Including Soothing Spurned Bachelors" Muse by Cio