Taylor Laurence Handley (born June 1, 1984) is an American actor.

Early years

Handley was born in Santa Barbara, California. He attended

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Career

In 1998, Handley played Rory Buck in the movie ''

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''. In 2000, Handley starred in the

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, ''

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''. Handley appeared in three episodes during the last season of ''

Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. T ...

'' and guest starred during an episode of ''

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''. In 2003 and 2004, Handley appeared as

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in six episodes of the first season of ''

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'' In 2005, he starred in ''

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'', a speculative-fiction romantic comedy exploring gender identity. In 2006, Handley appeared in two films: ''The Standard'' and '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning''. Handley's next film, ''

September Dawn ''September Dawn'' is a 2007 Canadian-American Western film directed by Christopher Cain, telling a fictional love story against a controversial historical interpretation of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre. Written by Cain and Carole Whang Sc ...

'', was released to theaters on August 24, 2007. Also in 2007, Handley starred as Johnny Miller in the short-lived series ''

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'', on

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. On April 9, 2009, he guest-starred in the pilot of ''

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'', playing Wade. He returned as Wade in the second episode of the second season. Handley also co-starred alongside

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in the series ''

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'', playing the character Dixon Lamb. In 2013, he appeared in the commercial "Greatness Awaits" for the

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console, and in 2020 in the

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commercial "Not the One", in which he played a rejected contestant from a ''

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''-esque program who is comforted by "Jake from State Farm".Gianatasio, David (February 14, 2020
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'' Muse by Cio''

Filmography

Film

Television

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'' (2000, TV Movie) as Pete Riley *''

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'' (2002, Episode: "Juvenilla") as Trent *''

'' (2002, Episode: "Let the Seller Beware") as Max Newman *''

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'' (2003, Episode: "Bad to the Bone") as Brad *''

'' (2003, 3 episodes) as Patrick *''Then Came Jones'' (2003, TV Movie) *''

'' (2003–2004, 6 episodes) as Oliver Trask *''

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'' (2006, Episode: "One Night") as Steve Jablonski *'' In from the Night'' (2006, TV Movie) as Bobby *''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

'' (2007, Episode: "Born to Kill") as Travis Peck *''

'' (2007, 8 episodes) as Johnny Miller *''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton ...

'' (2009, Episode: "Animal Rites") as James Arthur *''

'' (2009, 2 episodes) as Wade *''

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'' (2009, Episode: "The Turtle & The Butterfly") as Travis Nathanson *''

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'' (2010, Episode: "Damned If You Do") as Billy Travis *'' The Glades'' (2011, Episode: "Moonlighting") as Trey Lancer *'' Law & Order: LA'' (2011, Episode: "Westwood") as Eric Kentner *''

'' (2012) as Dixon Lamb *'' APB'' (2017) as Officer Roderick Brandt *''

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'' (2019, Episode: "Cross to Bear") as Ronnie Peterson *'' Animal Kingdom'' (2021, 2 episodes) as Liam *''

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'' (2021–2022, 10 episodes) as Kyle McLusky

Producer

*''Sink Into You'' (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Handley, Taylor 1984 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Santa Barbara, California 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors