Best-known for his portrayal of troubled high school football star Tim Riggins on NBCs acclaimed television series, Friday Night Lights (2006), actor Taylor Kitsch has scored big with audiences and critics on both the big and small screens. On Friday Night Lights (2006), the Emmy-nominated series USA Today called one of the best-acted, best-written, best-produced shows on television, Kitsch stars as the strong, brooding backbone of the Dillon Panthers football team. He brings a poignancy and vulnerability to the role of a Texas high school fullback struggling to find his identity and wrestling with his demons by way of the bottle. Executive-produced by actor-director Peter Berg, based on his hit Universal Pictures feature, Friday Night Lights (2004), the second season of Friday Night Lights premiered on October 5, 2007. During the shows summer hiatus, Taylor filmed the feature, Gospel Hill (2008), alongside Julia Stiles, Danny Glover, Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by Giancarlo Esposito, the film focuses on the bigoted former sheriff of a southern town and a one-time civil rights worker whose intersecting lives are still haunted by events that took place decades earlier. Old wounds are reopened as residents of a black neighborhood are forced out of their homes to make way for a multi-million dollar development. Kitsch got serious about acting in 2002, when he moved to New York City to study with renowned acting coach Sheila Grey. His career took off the next year after he returned to his home town of Vancouver and landed his first film major role, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, in David R. Ellis adrenaline-fueled action picture, Snakes on a Plane (2006). The film was released in August 2006 by New Line Cinema. Then, Kitsch starred as prep school student Pogue Perry in director Renny Harlins The Covenant (2006), which opened at No. 1 on the box office chart in September 2006. In the stylish thriller from Lakeshore Entertainment and Sony Screen Gems, four young witches do battle with a powerful, centuries-old supernatural force. Kitschs other credits include director Betty Thomas comedy, John Tucker Must Die (2006), opposite Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Sophia Bush and Brittany Snow, which was released by 20th Century Fox in July 2006; the TV series Godivas (2005) and the pilot for ABC Familys sci-fi drama, Kyle XY (2006). When hes not on set, Kitsch pursues childrens charity work and enjoys spending time with family and friends. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Rogers & Cowan Taylor Kitsch was born on April 8th, 1981 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. As a kid, Taylor grew up in Vancouver and, until today, Taylor still lives there, when hes not shooting Friday Night Lights (2006) in Austin, Texas. Growing up, he aspired to become an actor which eventually was the real reason behind his move to New York. In New York, Taylor pursued his dreams by studying the art of acting with coach Sheila Grey. Not too long after that, Taylor landed a role in the movie, Pacific 121. After landing a role in that movie, Taylors dreams finally started coming true. Taylor was cast in a few guest acting roles, such as John Tucker Must Die (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Kyle XY (2006). Moving to New York in 2002 was the prize that Taylor received after being scouted by modeling scouts in Canada. Taylor was signed to IMG Models and became a regular face for the famous clothing lines, Abercrombie & Fitch and also Diesel. Taylor was also signed under Untitled Entertainment during his two years stay in the city. While Taylor was living in New York, he found time to become a certified personal trainer and nutritionist. In the year 2004, Taylor decided that it was time for him to move to Los Angeles to learn more about the acting course. Taylor stayed in Los Angeles for about eight months and did some print work with Nous Modeling Management. It wasnt too long until Taylor realized that he didnt want to be in Los Angeles. Taylor thought that things were running a little bit too fast for him, then making the decision to move back to Vancouver for the summer of 2005 to spend more time with his family. In 2006, Taylor then signed with Endeavour. What shot him to bigger fame was his role in the movie, The Covenant (2006), with actors Steven Strait, Toby Hemingway and Chace Crawford, who were all already successful. In The Covenant, fans got to know who Taylor really is. Even though the movie wasnt as successful as people hoped it would be, Taylor became more recognized since acting in the movie. In the movie, fans also got to see a more fit and toned version of Taylor. Fortunately, after The Covenant, casting directors from the football teen drama, Friday Night Lights (2006), saw the talent that Taylor had. They eventually hired Taylor to play the role of Tim Riggins, one of the Dillon Panthers main players. On Friday Night Lights, Taylor managed to show his acting skills to fans and television critics who were very impressed with Taylors acting skills. After receiving fame and gaining a big fan base from Friday Night Lights, Taylor received the acting publicity he has always been waiting for. In February 2008, he signed on to play Gambit in the X-Men franchise spin-off, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). He subsequently starred in the films, The Bang Bang Club (2010), John Carter (2012), Battleship (2012), and Savages (2012). Despite being famous, Taylor is still a very humble guy and claims that hed prefer to skip the whole tabloid craze. During his free time, he enjoys doing charity work and listening to music, especially those in the country genre. With all the success and a humble attitude, were pretty sure that Taylor is going to be one of the Must Watch stars for the coming years.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:46:03 +0000