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Kelvin Taylor | |
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Born | Kelvin Lewis Taylor January 18, 1985 |
Nationality | American New Zealand |
Other names | Kelz |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Known for | Born to Dance, Come Dine with Me New Zealand, Spartacus (TV series), Power Rangers Megaforce |
Television | James Patterson's Murder Is Forever, The Shannara Chronicles, Ash vs Evil Dead |
Website |
kelvintaylor |
Kelvin Lewis Taylor (born January 18, 1985, in Hampton, Virginia), [1] is an American born New Zealand actor based in Auckland. His film appearances include the documentary "The Golden Hour". [2] The documentary received an International Emmy nomination for the Best Documentary Award at the 41st International Emmy Awards. [3] Taylor appeared on the second week of the first season of Come Dine with Me New Zealand. [4]
Taylor was raised in Newport News, Virginia alongside his twin sister, Princess. His ethnic heritage links him to Nigerian Moors; he is of African, British, German, Irish, and French descent. [5] His mother, Rhonda (Taylor) Clark, was a playwright who was orphaned in New Orleans and relocated to New York City. Taylor made his stage debut in 1990 at the age of 5, playing the lead role in a kindergarten production of The Gingerbread Man. [6] When he was 11, his family relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Taylor began modelling at age 19 for the Shmack Clothing in collaboration with Billionaire Boys Club / BAPE. An altercation would later hinder his modelling career and lead him into undergoing emergency plastic surgery. It was later revealed according to a 2020 article in The New Zealand Herald the attack was racially motivated. [7] After making friendships on social-media website MySpace, [8] a trip to Sydney, Australia and Perth, Western Australia in 2008 lead him into acting after signing up to a roommates short film as a breakdancer for Edith Cowan University. He later appeared in commercials and music videos for the likes of N.E.R.D, Fam-Lay feat. Pharrell Williams. Humble beginnings, he would find a start as a background actor in Spartacus before showing up on New Zealand's Three (TV channel). [9]
Taylor went on to make guest appearances in Ash vs Evil Dead, The Shannara Chronicles and James Patterson's Murder Is Forever. [10] He was cast as Malcolm X in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, however the role was cancelled as production opted to use archived footage instead. He was also a student of Meisner Technique instructor Michael Saccenté, acting coach of Karl Urban and Antony Starr ( The Boys).
As of 2008, Kelvin Taylor resides between Australia, New Zealand and the United States. [11] Having appearing on Adult Swim's FishCenter Live and Post Malone's Goodbyes (Post Malone song) Music Video, he was recently cast in season 2 of Gēmusetto: Death Beat(s) [12]
Year | Title | Role | Note | |
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2013 | Hadir and The Deep | Sayed | ||
2014 | Born with Happiness | Danny | ||
2015 | Born to Dance | African American Dance Crew Leader | ||
2016 | Electro City 3 | Dynamite | Short Film | |
2016 | Value | Mike | Short Film | |
2018 | Reset | Revolter | Short Film | |
2018 | Cottonmouth | Johnny | ||
2018 | Wake | American Soldier | ||
2018 | The Breaker Upperers | Party Goer (as "Kelvin Taylor) | ||
2020 | Surge of Power: Surge of Dawn | Benny | ||
2020 | World War Four | Dave Bradley | ||
2020 | Older | City Lover | ||
2020 | Alien Addiction | DJ | ||
2021 | Last Star | Jaks (Ranger 3) | (Post-Production) | |
2021 | Internecionem | Aramon | (Post-production) | |
2021 | Into The Unknown | Brad | (Post-production) |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2011 | Spartacus | Kraynos | 14 episodes |
2013 | Power Rangers Super Megaforce | Cyclist | 1 Episode "Power of Six" |
2014 | Oddball's | Jayden | TV mini series |
2015 | Come Dine with Me New Zealand | Himself | 5 episodes (fifth Place) |
2016 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Orderly | 2 episodes |
2017 | American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story | Malcolm X | TV documentary Series, 1 episode |
2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | Crimson Guard | 1 Episode |
2018 | James Patterson's Murder is Forever | Detective (Fisher) | 1 Episode |
2018 | Nigel Latta's Mind Over Money 2 | Himself | 1 Episode |
2018 | Vida (TV series) | Kissing Couple (Afro-Latino Male) | 1 Episode |
2018 | Criminal Confessions (TV series) | Brian Golsby | 1 Episode |
2018 | America's Court with Judge Ross | Scott Goggins | 1 Episode |
2018 | Funny You Should Ask (2017 game show) | as "Kelvin Taylor" | 1 Episode |
2019 | FishCenter Live | Himself | 2 episodes |
2019 | Action Figure Miles | Maurice | 1 Episode |
2020 | No Limit Chronicles | Big Ed | 1 Episode |
2020 | Gēmusetto: Death Beat(s) | Kelvin | 2 episodes |
2021 | The War At Home | Stan Gatland | 1 Episode |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2012 | The Golden Hour | George Kerr | Nominated Best Documentary Award at 2013 International Emmy Award |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2007 | Da Beeper Record | Fam-Lay feat Pharrell Williams | Night Club Entourage |
2008 | Everyone Nose | N.E.R.D | Party Goer |
2010 | Maori Boy | JGeek and the Geeks | Breakdancer |
2012 | Black, White and Blue | Ladyhawke | Camp MUA |
2015 | Don't Hang Around Here | Sir T | MMA Fighter |
2016 | Kind of Love | MAALA | Sensual Male |
2016 | Ones Cycle | Yokozuna feat Bailey Wiley | Himself |
2016 | When I Leave | Maaka & White Wall | Motorcyclist Boyfriend |
2017 | YES | Yokozuna feat Heavy & LarzRanda | African American Boyfriend |
2017 | The Sweetest Meditation | Lord Echo feat Mara TK | Himself |
2018 | Voltron | Yokozuna | Drakkus (Level 17 Warlock) |
2018 | I'm So 90's (Neo Jack Swing Mix) | Lewis City | Twin |
2018 | Gabruu Nu | Diljit Dosanjh | Dancer Entourage |
2018 | Lifted | Parker Bossley | Graffiti Artist |
2018 | ReDerik | Locksmith (rapper) | Locksmiths Crew |
2018 | From The Outside | Real Friends (band) | Photographer |
2018 | Boomin In Your Jeep | Crystal Fighters | Burning Man Dancer |
2018 | Shanter Claus | William Shatner | Freestyle Dancer |
2018 | We Will Meet Once Again | Andrea Bocelli | South African Young Man |
2018 | Checklist | Megan Nicole | Bachelor |
2018 | Prom Queen | Lil Kloroxxx Bart Baker | Goldie Wilson |
2018 | BURN IT | The Fever 333 | Alt Teen |
2018 | BlackAss | Rakeem Miles | ROM the Android |
2019 | World War X | Carnifex (band) | Nightmare |
2019 | H.O.E.S | Eearz | Goon Fronts |
2019 | Take It Easy feat. Smokepurpp | Octavian (rapper) | Crew |
2019 | Que lo Que | Social Club Misfits | BBoy |
2019 | Goodbyes feat. Young Thug | Post Malone | Donnie's Best Friend |
2019 | Icy | Itzy | Single Male Patron |
2019 | Blurry | Crown The Empire | Dream Guy |
2019 | Proofread feat. Wiz Khalifa | Famous Dex | Single Male Patron |
2019 | Eres Top feat. DJ Snake & Sean Combs | Ozuna | Punk Alien Leader |