About.
Thanks for stopping by!
I’m Taylor — an actor and writer with a love for subtext, an obsession with the way humor pours out of us when we need it most/want it the least, and a permanent curiosity for how much human evolution can happen from sunrise to sunset.
It’s been a fruitful and unforgettable road to arrive at this moment. I’m based in Los Angeles with my lovely partner and our two dogs. I wake up, and I get to create the same way I eat breakfast: daily, and always hungry for more. What a beautiful life!
Originally from Washington State, I grew up hiding from the rain with a thick book. I wrote like I had a publishing deadline (I was 8), and the world was glittering with fresh water on leaves, and grungy goodness in the air.
When I reached high school, the tectonic plates of my world shifted. One June after Freshman year, I watched Montgomery Clift and a young Elizabeth Taylor in George Stevens’ A Place in the Sun. I spent the rest of my Pacific Northwest summer repeating that cherished task.
These days, I am just as in awe of the work of fellow actors and writers, constantly ingesting what I can by supporting local film and theatre.
My own work in film and theatre most recently includes:
Starring in the award-winning comedy short V-Card, which received nominations at festivals like Burbank International Film Festival, Crystal Palace International Film Festival, among others, and awards at Film Invasion LA, and New York State International Film Festival. You can watch it HERE. The short was created by my childhood bestie, and director/screenwriter extraordinaire Brooklyn Braaten.
Currently, I am eagerly building my two-act lesbian coming-of-age play, taut with the unintentional cruelty of mother and child strife, the realities of over-parentified and under-protected young people, the sanctuary of lesbian love, smack dab in the thick of 2008’s economic crisis. Excited to share this new work with you! Generating new work featuring queer and lesbian life is one of my major goals as a playwright.
Up next, you can find my in Brooklyn Braaten’s queer drama Fight For Me, which is just wrapping post-production. More info soon!
In the theatre, I most recently performed in the 1940s set radio play Lost in Radioland directed by Cortney Roles at Theatre 68 in North Hollywood. I also wrote in their annual One Act Festivals for 2024 and 2025, where my one act plays A Science of Matter & Motion, Serum, and My Friend Frank were performed. Each explores topics of family dysfunction, secrets, and queer identity with humor and heart.