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

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'' and guest starred during an episode of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. In 2003 and 2004, Handley appeared as Oliver Trask in six episodes of the first season of ''

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'' In 2005, he starred in '' Zerophilia'', 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'', was released to theaters on August 24, 2007. Also in 2007, Handley starred as Johnny Miller in the short-lived series '' Hidden Palms'', on

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

Film

Television

*'' Phantom of the Megaplex'' (2000, TV Movie) as Pete Riley *''

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'' (2002, Episode: "Juvenilla") as Trent *'' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2002, Episode: "Let the Seller Beware") as Max Newman *'' Becker'' (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'' (2007, Episode: "Born to Kill") as Travis Peck *'' Hidden Palms'' (2007, 8 episodes) as Johnny Miller *''

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'' (2009, Episode: "Animal Rites") as James Arthur *'' Southland'' (2009, 2 episodes) as Wade *'' The Cleaner'' (2009, Episode: "The Turtle & The Butterfly") as Travis Nathanson *'' CSI: NY'' (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 *'' Proven Innocent'' (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