Taylor Lautner

Biography

Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is a Euro-Indigenous American actor and model. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. He also starred in the 2011 action film Abduction. From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular character. In 2016, he played a leading role, Dr. Cassidy Cascade, in the second season of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens. The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

Conan

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

All Movies (21)

• Home Team2022 · as Coach Troy Lambert
• Run the Tide2016 · as Reymund Hightower
• The Ridiculous 62015 · as Lil Pete
• Tracers2015 · as Cam
• Grown Ups 22013 · as Frat Boy Andy (uncredited)
• Forever: Filming Breaking Dawn - Part 12013 · as self
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012 · as Jacob Black
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 12011 · as Jacob Black
• Abduction2011 · as Nathan Harper
• Field of Dreams 2: Lockout2011 · as Iowa Farmer
• The Making of Twilight: Eclipse2010 · as self
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010 · as Jacob Black
• New Moon: The Journey Continues2010 · as self
• Valentine's Day2010 · as Willy Harrington
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009 · as Jacob Black
• Twilight2008 · as Jacob Black
• He's a Bully, Charlie Brown2006 · as Joe Agate (voice)
• Cheaper by the Dozen 22005 · as Eliot Murtaugh
• The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl2005 · as Sharkboy
• Shadow Fury2001 · as Kismet (Child)
• The Token Groomsman— · as Scott

All TV Shows (25)

• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Chelsea2016 · as Self
• Scream Queens2015 · as Dr. Cassidy Cascade
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Cuckoo2012 · as Dale Jr.
• Conan2010 · as Self
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self
• My Own Worst Enemy2008 · as Jack Spivey
• Love, Inc.2005 · as Oliver
• Summerland2004 · as Boy on Beach
• Danny Phantom2004
• Danny Phantom2004 · as Youngblood (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Duck Dodgers2003 · as Reggie Wasserstein (voice)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• U-Pick Live2002
• What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002 · as Ned (voice)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002 · as (voices)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002 · as Dennis (voice)
• The Bernie Mac Show2001 · as Aaron
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter— · as Taylor Lautner