Taylor Sheridan

Taylor Sheridan
Born
Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr.

(1970-05-21) May 21, 1970 (age 54)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationTexas State University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
  • actor
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children1
Notes

Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr. (born May 21, 1970[2][1][3]), known professionally as Taylor Sheridan, is an American writer, producer, director and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series Yellowstone and creator of its prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022).

Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for Sicario (2015), for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Hell or High Water (2016), which was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture. Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 neo-Western crime film Wind River and wrote the 2018 sequel to Sicario.

Sheridan got his start portraying Danny Boyd in Veronica Mars (2005–2007) as well as portraying David Hale in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. He also co-created the crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown, and created the crime drama Tulsa King, which he co-writes with Terence Winter.[4]

In 2021, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TV Insider 1970 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wall Street Journal: Paramount Can’t Say No to the Man Behind ‘Yellowstone’: $50,000 a Week for His Ranch, $25 Per Cow. May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Kendall, Brian (November 3, 2022). "Taylor Sheridan Is Living His Dream". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. ^ White, Peter (December 6, 2021). "Sylvester Stallone Set To Star In Taylor Sheridan & Terence Winter Drama Series 'Kansas City' For Paramount+ From 101 Studios & MTV Ent. Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Inductees". Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 8, 2021.