Mark Taylor (Canadian actor)
Mark Taylor | |
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| Born | March 7, 1977 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996-present |
Mark Taylor (born March 7, 1977 in Scarborough, Ontario[1]) is a Canadian actor known mainly for his roles as Eugene Donovan in Seventeen Again, Romeo in Student Bodies,[2] and Kwest in Instant Star.
Early life and education
Taylor was born and raised in Toronto, but relocated to Palm Harbor, Florida during his last two years of high school, before returning to Toronto.[3]
Taylor studied computer engineering technology at Seneca College[4] and graduated from Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute.
Acting career
From 1997-2000, Taylor starred as Romeo in the teen sitcom Student Bodies.[2] In 2000, he played Eugene Donovan in the film comedy Seventeen Again.
This was later followed by his role as Kwest in the drama TV series Instant Star from 2005-2008.[5]
He also played the role of Lewis 'Lou' Young in the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint[6] until his character was killed off in 2009 in the 23rd episode (part of the second season).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | My Father's Hands | Marcus | Short |
| 1999 | All Things Fare | Lead | Short |
| 2000 | Seventeen Again | Young Grandpa Gene Donovan | TV film |
| 2003 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Glenroy "Sweets" Lindo | |
| 2004 | Buried In The Sand: The Deception Of America | Political Commentator / Host | Documentary |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | George | |
| 2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | Detective Mike Ruggio | |
| 2011 | Certain Prey | Officer Graff | |
| 2014 | MediDating | The Meditator | Short |
| 2016 | Blood Hunters | George | |
| 2018 | Memories of Christmas | Dave Beckman | TV movie |
| 2018 | Related Destiny | Marcus LaFair | Short |
| 2019 | To Kill a Secret | Blair | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Straight Up (TV series) | Jeff Ronson | |
| 1996 | Due South (TV series) | Punk #1 | Episode: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions" |
| 1997 | Straight Up | Jeff Ronson | TV movie |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Rodney | TV movie |
| 1997-2000 | Student Bodies | Romeo Carter[7] | 65 episodes |
| 2000 | Drop the Beat (TV series) | Jeff | [8] |
| 2000 | The Thin Blue Lie | Principal | TV movie |
| 2000 | Our Hero (TV series) | Perfectly Frank | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Mose | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2001 | Doc (TV series) | Johnny | 2 episodes
“Some Gave All” |
| 2002 | Our America | Duane | TV movie |
| 2002 | Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story | Ozell Brandley | TV movie |
| 2003 | Degrassi: The Next Generation (TV series) | Referee | Episode: "How Soon is Now" |
| 2003 | Bliss (TV series) | Paolo | Episode: "Cat Got Your Tongue" |
| 2003 | My Life as a Movie | The Photographer | TV movie |
| 2004 | 2 Kings (Pilot) | Lead | TV Pilot |
| 2005-2008 | Instant Star (TV series) | Kwest[9] | 40 episodes |
| 2006 | Doomstown | Mike "Twist" Twistleton | TV movie |
| 2008-2009 | Flashpoint (TV series) | Lew Young | 24 episodes |
| 2009 | Being Erica (TV series) | Anthony Winter | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs | Guest Star | |
| 2013 | Beauty and the Beast | FBI Agent Tucker | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Christmas Belles | Michael McKnight | TV movie |
| 2019-2021 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Boyzey Pembroke | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Self Made (miniseries) | Emmett Scott | Episode: “Bootstraps” |
| 2020 | A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado | Kevin, Firefighter | TV movie |
| 2021-2022 | Coroner (TV series) | Clark, Crown Attorney | Season Regular[10] |
| 2021 | Private Eyes (TV series) | Rick | Episode: “In the Arms of Morpheus” |
| 2021 | Next-Door Nightmare | Kyle Collins | TV movie |
| 2021 | Miracle in Motor City | Eddie Root | TV movie |
| 2022 | All American: Homecoming | Terry | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Murdoch Mysteries | Isaiah Buchanan | Episode: "Breaking Ranks" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Drop the Beat (TV series) | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Nominated | [11] |
| 2007 | Doomstown | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Nominated | [12] |
| 2010 | Flashpoint | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated | [13] |
References
- ^ Mark Taylor's bio at www.northernstars.ca
- ^ a b "Student Bodies:'Romeo's Old Friend 2/3'". YouTube. 2011-06-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Mark Taylor's bio at www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com
- ^ "Flashpoint Team One: Mark Taylor". flashpointteamone.blogspot.com. 2014-12-31. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Instant Star". Netflix.com. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "'Flashpoint' Cast and Crew". TV.com. 2011-06-22. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Cast of teen TV show Student Bodies to reunite at Fan Expo Canada" by Debra Yeo at www.thestar.com
- ^ "Drop the Beat kicks off as first in interactive TV" at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "Season premiere: Instant Star, CTV, June 8" by Diane Wild www.tv-eh.com
- ^ "Coroner rolls in T.O." by Lauren Malyk at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "LaFlamme among nominated eyeing a Gemini tonight" by Bonnie Malleck, The Record (1 October, 2007) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 266969545
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Playback, page 610 (1 October, 2007) Retrieved from ProQuest 196341556
- ^ "Flashpoint leads with 15 Gemini nominations" by Michael Oliveira at www.thestar.com
External links
- Mark Taylor at IMDb
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