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My Take
Noah Taylor is one of those actors where you might not know the name right away, but the second you see the face you go "oh, THAT guy" — and then you realize he's been quietly nailing it for decades. His turn as the teenage David Helfgott in Shine was genuinely stunning, all raw nerve and strange beauty, and it's a little wild that it didn't make him a household name overnight. Instead he carved out this brilliant niche as the go-to guy for unsettling oddball characters — Locke in Game of Thrones gave me the creeps in the best possible way, and his Darby Sabini in Peaky Blinders had real menace behind those calm eyes. That 1999 Sitges Best Actor win feels like the festival world quietly acknowledging what the mainstream kept overlooking. A craftsman's craftsman.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Noah Taylor
- Name (Japanese)
- ノア・テイラー
- Reading
- のあ・ていらー
- Born
- September 4, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- High school
- University High School
- University
- University High School
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Noah Taylor born?
Born September 4, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Noah Taylor from?
Noah Taylor is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Noah Taylor do?
Noah Taylor works as actor, screenwriter, film actor, television actor, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.