Matthew Taylor(IV)
- Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
For the past 30 years, Matt has been one of most sought after stuntmen
in the film business. He has doubled some of the biggest stars in
Hollywood from Brad Pitt to
Kiefer Sutherland to
Gary Sinise just to name a few. In 2005,
Matt won an Emmy for his Outstanding Stunt Coordination on the hit show
"24". Since then, Matt has gone on to stunt coordinate feature films
and is also directing second unit. Born in California and raised in
Montana, Matt is the third generation of a great show business family.
His father, Buck Taylor, is known to
audiences worldwide as Newly from the long running
Gunsmoke (1955) TV series. His
mother, Judy Nugent, was a very
successful actress in the 1950s and '60s. His late grandfather
Dub Taylor, was a veteran character
actor and world renowned Vaudville performer dating back to the 1920s.
Matt is the younger brother of assistant director
Adam C. Taylorand older brother of
actor/stuntman Cooper Taylor.