Matt Taylor | |
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Born: | Matthew Taylor October 7, 1970 Tarzana, California, USA |
Sibling(s): | Cooper Taylor |
Role: | 1. Prison guard 2. Jack Bauer (stunt double) 3. Secret Service agent 4. Stunt co-ordinator 5. Nightclub patron |
Matt Taylor (born October 7, 1970; age 53) was the stunt co-ordinator for Season 4 of 24, as well as a stunt performer on the show. His brother, Cooper Taylor, also performed stunts on the show.
Biography and career[]
Matt Taylor was born in Tarzana, California to actor Buck Taylor and actress Judy Nugent. However, he was raised in Montana.
Through his career, Taylor has served as stunt double for actors like Gary Sinise in CSI: NY, C. Thomas Howell in Criminal Minds, and Brad Pitt in The Mexican. He has also had roles on films like Speed 2: Cruise Control, Cowboys & Aliens, Takers (with Gideon Emery).
Role on 24[]
Taylor was the regular stunt double for Kiefer Sutherland on the first four seasons of 24.
- In "Day 1: 8:00pm-9:00pm", he played a guard at the Saugus detention center who was shot and killed during the raid.
- In "Day 1: 9:00pm-10:00pm", he doubled for Jack when Mila Luminović was shot and killed, and Jack fell to the floor and was grabbed by Drazen's men.
- In "Day 1: 10:00pm-11:00pm", he played a Secret Service agent at the Palmer campaign hotel.
- In "Day 2: 7:00am-8:00am", he doubled for Jack's fight at the Los Angeles Coliseum. In the final cut, he can be seen in a shot from behind Jack, as well as the final shot of Jack throwing his opponent to the ground.
- In "Day 4: 1:00am-2:00am", he played a patron of the nightclub The Hub who was knocked down to the ground by Curtis Manning during his pursuit of Habib Marwan.
For Season 4, he took over from Gregory J. Barnett as stunt co-ordinator for the show, performing this job all season. He was succeeded by Jeff Cadiente for Season 5.
24 credits[]
Prison guard
Jack Bauer
Secret Service agent
Stunt co-ordinator
- Season 4 (all episodes)
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- Lock and Load, Season 4 DVD
- 24: Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process
Selected filmography[]
- Patriots Day (2016)
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
- Jonah Hex (2010)
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
- The Ring (2002)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Television filmography
- Castle Rock (2019)
- Ozark (2018)
- Grimm (2011-2017)
- Dexter (2010)
- Heroes (2007-2009)
- Monk (2005-2007)
- Nash Bridges (1996)
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
External links[]
- Matt Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- Matt Taylor on Stunts Unlimited
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