Taylor Daniel Lautner is best known for portraying Jacob Black in the global hit Twilight Saga movies. The thirty years old actor was born in Michigan. His role in the Twilight saga is the one that goes hand in hand with the popularity of Edward and Bella. Infact fans of Twilight were often found to be divided into two groups.
One of them used to think Edward to be the best and ultimate match for her and the other group cheered for the more obvious chemistry between Bella and Jacob. At the end of the movie though Bella ends up with Edward and Jacob is discovered to imprint over Bella’s daughter which is precisely why he has been so drawn to Bella all along.
Taylor Lautner entered into acting life with bit parts in comedy shows like ‘The Bernie Mac Show’, ‘My Wife and Kids’, etc. Next, he began to do voice roles in the TV Series ‘What’s New, Scooby-Doo?’, ‘Danny Phantom’. His other experiences of acting in TV Series include BBC’s ‘Cuckoo’, the second season of ‘Scream Queens’.
In the 2000s Lautner changed his physique extensively to keep his role in ‘Twilight’ which renders him to become a sex symbol and teen idol. In 2010 he ranked second in ‘The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010’ of Glamour and fourth in ‘Most Amazing Bodies’ in People magazine. In 2010 he has been the highest-paid teen actor in Hollywood.
Must Watch Movies of Taylor Lautner:
Abduction (2011)-
This action thriller movie is directed by John Singleton and stars Taylor Lautner in the lead role. The plot revolves around a high school senior student Nathan Harper who discovers that he was abducted when he was a child.
But his adoptive parents get killed by some mysterious men even before Nathan could ask his adoptive parents about his real parents. The mysterious men then run after Nathan who is on run with Karen, a fellow student.
The character of Nathan is played by Taylor Lautner with Lily Collins starring as Karen Murphy. The film was released on September 23, 2011, in the United States.
Tracers (2015)-
Los Angeles TimeAnother American action film that stars Taylor Lautner in the lead. It centers upon Cam who is a bike messenger in New York City. He is struggling to make ends meet which is why he has loans here and there. One day when he was on a run he wrecked his bike when a stranger woman named Nikki caused an accident during trying to escape the police officers.
Later Cam gets confronted by Jerry and Hu who warns him not to miss any payment anymore as he is already 15000 dollar loan behind.
Taylor Lautner stars in the character of Cam with Marie Avgeropoulos as Nikki. The movie was released on January 15, 2015, in Denmark and in the United States on March 20, 2015.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)-
Release DetailsThis is the second movie in the Twilight saga and in which Jacob first came into full fledge with a big share of the plot as he forms a love triangle with Bella and Edward and fills most of the screen when Edward is keeping his distance from Bella.
Besides Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, other cast members of the film include Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, etc. The film was a big box office hit and crossed ‘Twilight’- the first film’s 3.8 million units sold in the first two days.
Home Team (2022)-
Cinema ExpressThai sports comedy film directed by Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane is the latest film of Taylor Lautner. The plot of the film is inspired by true events and centers upon Sean Payton who is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
When he gets suspended from the NFL, he starts coaching his twelve years old son’s football team. Troy Lambert, played by Taylor Lautner, previously coached the group. He invites Payton to join the team and back up his decision of altering many things inside the team.
Kevin James plays the role of Sean Payton. The film was released on January 28, 2022.
Miss Americana (2020)-
HelloGigglesThis is a documentary film following the hit pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift’s life and career. Director Lana Wilson adds up real-life moments as reels for the documentary film.
We can see a number of celebrities in the footage of the film including singers like Beyonce, P!nk, Shakira, Harry Styles, and actors like Taylor Lautner and Tom Hiddleston.
It was released in Sundance on January 23, 2020, and in the United States on January 31, 2020.
