Lou Taylor is an accomplished actor with tens of acting credits under his belt, both movies and TV series where he’s held both lead and supporting roles. Born in Seaside New Jersey, this 35-year-old got his first acting role in 2002 as Kevin in “Personal Velocity: Three Portraits”. He was initiated into acting when he joined the cast in his hometown’s production of Oliver at the age of 10.
Lou Taylor’s exceptional acting has been singled out several times for awards. His first role as an adult was as Kevin in “Personal Velocity: Three Portraits” by Rebecca Miller. For that debut role in 2002, he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2005, he was awarded a Special Jury Prize for Best Actor for his role as Justin Cobb in “Thumbsucker” at the Sundance Film Festival. He won additional recognition for “Thumbsucker“, the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. His most recent win was for Best Actor for his role in “The Story of Luke” at the Irvine International Film Festival in 2012.
Having acted in 27 movies and 11 television series, and one music video, Lou Taylor is well on his way to stardom. Taylor’s leading roles included playing Luke, an autistic man in “The Story of Luke” in 2013; he starred as Eric “The Evil Dead” released in 2013; and he played Evan, one of the lead characters in the 2014 thriller “Spring”. His Television starring roles included the character, Teddy in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit-Chicago P.D crossover in 2014.
His most recent credit was when he performed in three episodes of the “Physical” in 2021. At only 35 years old, he has many years of potential success ahead of him and he’s sure to be starring in a newly released blockbusters soon.