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Robin Taylor

Robin Taylor

Highest Rated: 89% John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum (2019)

Lowest Rated: 17% Last Day of Summer (2009)

Birthday: Jun 4, 1978

Birthplace: Shueyville, Iowa, USA

Although the first nine years of Robin Lord Taylor's career were lined plentifully with short films, television appearances, and starring movie roles, it wasn't until his stint on the dramatic series "Gotham" that the young actor really won the attention he was due. Inheriting the role of the super villain The Penguin from the likes of Burgess Meredith and Danny De Vito-and providing an incarnation landing someplace between those of his two predecessors-Taylor quickly evolved from a relative unknown to the most talked about figure on one of the most popular new series of its season. Taylor was born and raised in Shueyville, Iowa. He studied speech at Northwestern University, and moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a career in acting. His first onscreen appearance came five years later in Spike Lee's "Jesus Children of America" segment of the 2005 anthology piece "All the Invisible Children." The following year, Taylor showcased his dramatic and comedic abilities alike with supporting roles in the grave coming-of-age film "The House Is Burning" (2006) and the wacky college farce "Accepted" (2006). Exemplifying his aptitude behind the scenes, Taylor co-created Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show with fellow Northwestern alumnus Billy Eichner, helping to launch the latter's comedy career with performances in New York, Los Angeles, Aspen, and Edinburgh in 2008. Taylor followed these performances with several middling supporting roles in film and television, including three separate episodes of "Law & Order (NBC (1990-2010), small parts in films "Step Up 3D" (2010) and "Another Earth" (2011), and one-off shots on various TV series before landing his proper big break: the coveted role of a young Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin, on the Batman origin story series "Gotham" (Fox 2014- ). After his first appearance in the series' pilot, Taylor was noted as one of the show's strongest assets, and a principal reason for continued interest in the program.

Highest rated movies

89% 86% John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum
61% 37% Would You Rather
44% 29% Cold Comes the Night
38% 72% Accepted
17% 23% Last Day of Summer

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Skeletons Christopher (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 64% The Mandela Effect Matt (Character) - 2019
89% 86% John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum Administrator (Character) $171.0M 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Full-Dress Noah (Character) - 2019
44% 29% Cold Comes the Night Quincy (Character) - 2013
61% 37% Would You Rather Julian (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 56% The Melancholy Fantastic Dukken (Character) - 2011
17% 23% Last Day of Summer Jason (Character) - 2009
38% 72% Accepted Abernathy (Character) $36.3M 2006

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 82% Law & Order: Organized Crime Sebastian "Constantine" McClane (Guest Star) 2022
91% 60% Kevin Can F**k Himself Unknown (Guest Star) 2021
77% 68% Gotham Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (Character) 2014-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2015 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2016-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2017
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2014
79% 78% The Walking Dead Sam (Guest Star) 2013
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dylan Fuller (Guest Star) 2013
93% 91% The Good Wife Brock Dalyndro (Guest Star) 2012
92% 78% Person of Interest Ajax (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life on Mars Unknown (Guest Star) 2008