Jay Taylor(XI)
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Jay was born in Bromley, Kent in 1983. His father was a BBC assistant
director & producer and from an early age, Jay spent a great deal of
time on television and film locations around the UK.
Upon graduating from secondary school, Jay decided to apply for drama
schools to train as an actor. In 2003, he won a place at the
prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and embarked upon a three
year intensive classical acting training.
Once he had graduated, Jay began to work in television and film,
appearing in period drama biopic 'Daphne' for BBC4 and then in violent
gangland drama 'Rise Of The Footsoldier'. Stage roles soon followed and
Jay appeared on stage at theatres such as Shakespeare's Globe, the
Trafalgar Studios and the Royal Court.
After a rigorous casting process, Jay travelled to South Africa to
shoot the cult thriller 'Donkey Punch' for Warp Films/Film4 and later
that year appeared in ITV series 'The Fixer'. Donkey Punch went on to
receive global critical acclaim and had it's world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Jay continued to appear on television, in film and on stage over the
next few years, appearing in: George Lucas' second world war epic 'Red
Tails', featuring Cuba Gooding Junior and Terrence Howard; the Glasgow
Citizens Theatre production of 'A Clockwork Orange', playing the
eponymous anti-hero Alex; BBC4's Mills & Boon biopic 'Consuming
Passion' with Daniel Mays and Olivia Colman; E4's ever popular
'Misfits'; Channel 4 comedy 'Sirens'; BBC comedy 'Teaboys; and then
alongside Simon Pegg in the Universal Pictures feature film 'A
Fantastic Fear Of Everything'.
In 2012, Jay appeared in award winning playwright Joel Horwood's 'I
Heart Peterborough' at the Pleasance Courtyard in Edinburgh and then at
the Soho Theatre, London. Jay and his co-star Milo Twomey received an
Off West End Award nomination for best ensemble. Whilst busily building
his acting CV over the past few years, Jay has also started to work
more and more on his writing; penning plays, screenplays and short film
scripts. In 2012, Jay and his brother Mark decided to begin making
films together. Their first collaboration was on a pair of 5 minute
short films entitled 'Homecoming' and 'London Bridge'.
Both films were very well received amongst the online short film
community and featured on FilmShortage.com's Weekend Shortlist and many
other forums, blogs and websites. Jay and Mark's latest project is the
15 minute short film 'Laura', the story of a young girl being exploited
by London criminals.
director & producer and from an early age, Jay spent a great deal of
time on television and film locations around the UK.
Upon graduating from secondary school, Jay decided to apply for drama
schools to train as an actor. In 2003, he won a place at the
prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and embarked upon a three
year intensive classical acting training.
Once he had graduated, Jay began to work in television and film,
appearing in period drama biopic 'Daphne' for BBC4 and then in violent
gangland drama 'Rise Of The Footsoldier'. Stage roles soon followed and
Jay appeared on stage at theatres such as Shakespeare's Globe, the
Trafalgar Studios and the Royal Court.
After a rigorous casting process, Jay travelled to South Africa to
shoot the cult thriller 'Donkey Punch' for Warp Films/Film4 and later
that year appeared in ITV series 'The Fixer'. Donkey Punch went on to
receive global critical acclaim and had it's world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Jay continued to appear on television, in film and on stage over the
next few years, appearing in: George Lucas' second world war epic 'Red
Tails', featuring Cuba Gooding Junior and Terrence Howard; the Glasgow
Citizens Theatre production of 'A Clockwork Orange', playing the
eponymous anti-hero Alex; BBC4's Mills & Boon biopic 'Consuming
Passion' with Daniel Mays and Olivia Colman; E4's ever popular
'Misfits'; Channel 4 comedy 'Sirens'; BBC comedy 'Teaboys; and then
alongside Simon Pegg in the Universal Pictures feature film 'A
Fantastic Fear Of Everything'.
In 2012, Jay appeared in award winning playwright Joel Horwood's 'I
Heart Peterborough' at the Pleasance Courtyard in Edinburgh and then at
the Soho Theatre, London. Jay and his co-star Milo Twomey received an
Off West End Award nomination for best ensemble. Whilst busily building
his acting CV over the past few years, Jay has also started to work
more and more on his writing; penning plays, screenplays and short film
scripts. In 2012, Jay and his brother Mark decided to begin making
films together. Their first collaboration was on a pair of 5 minute
short films entitled 'Homecoming' and 'London Bridge'.
Both films were very well received amongst the online short film
community and featured on FilmShortage.com's Weekend Shortlist and many
other forums, blogs and websites. Jay and Mark's latest project is the
15 minute short film 'Laura', the story of a young girl being exploited
by London criminals.