Noah Taylor Wiki: Everything To Know About The 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' Actor

Noah George Taylor is a performing artist and an accomplished musician. He has featured on the popular HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ and starred in movies such as ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, ‘He Died with a Felafel in His Hand’ etc. His casting in early films such as ‘Shine’, ‘Nostradamus Kid’ and the renowned movie of 2001, ‘Larra Croft: Tomb Raider’ brought him to fame.

The English-Australian actor was born in London, England on 4 September 1969 where he lived with his family until the age of five. Noah Taylor’s family then moved to Clifton Hill and then to Melbourne, Australia where his parents raised him until they divorced; Taylor was 14 years old at that time. His mother’s name is Maggie, a journalist, and editor while his father is Paul Taylor, also a journalist. Noah Taylor has only a younger brother and no sisters. He left home at age 16 and dropped out of school but gradually discovered his passion for theatre arts. The youngster performed at St. Martin’s Youth Theatre of Melbourne, South Yarra for one year.

While Taylor was pursuing his newly found career at Martin’s Youth Theatre of Melbourne at the age of 17, Director John Duigan noticed him. The Director gave him a major role as Danny Embling in the movie, ‘The Year My Voice Broke’ making this his debut of 1987. As he was growing up, acting had not crossed Taylor’s mind as a career. However, from this point on, his career began to unfold as he was given supporting roles in several movies. He became an adolescent Australian star for a period lasting between 1991 up to 2001. In the sequel ‘Flirting’, in 1991, Noah Taylor reprised the role of Danny who had a romantic relationship with an African student. He then began to take on supporting roles in several other films such as ‘Pierrot Lunaire’ and ‘Alien in the Park’ as he diligently pursued his acting career.

In 2001 Noah Taylor was cast as Bryce Turing in the action film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Angelina Jolie portrayed the character of Lara Croft. In the movie, Bryce is a computer freak who works with Lara to design and engineer Lara’s equipment. Bryce created a robot for Lara to use during her practice time. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is an improvement of the action sequence of the original film and it was released in 2003. However, it did not re-appear on Box Office but it was still a success. Noah Taylor was cast again as Bryce but was not not cast in the final sequel of 2018, where Alicia Vikander took over the role of Lara Croft in place of Angelina Jolie. In 2001, Noah Taylor had a supporting role as Edmund Ventura in the film ‘Vanilla Sky’. The American science fiction thriller was written, directed, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. Noah Taylor featured alongside stars like Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz among others. ‘Vanilla Sky’ was released on 30 June 2015. In ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Noah Taylor played Mr. Bucket. He was the father of the star of the movie, Charlie Bucket, played by Freddie Highmore. It also starred Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. The musical comedy film was directed by Roald Dahl and released in 2005. The previous film and first edition of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ was called ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ and had been released in 1971. In the movie, Mr. Bucket worked in a toothpaste factory but was later laid off. Noah Taylor starred in the movie Predestination in the year 2014. The movie starred Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook where Noah Taylor featured Mr. Robertson. Robert A. Heinlein is a science fiction author of the story “All You Zombies’. Predestination is a captivating film based on that story. The Science fiction film revolves around a character named Jane and Mr. Robertson, who featured as a scientist. Later that year, Noah Taylor played Dr. Carter in the film ‘Edge of Tomorrow’. It is another American science fiction film adapted from a Japanese novel, ‘All You Need is Kill’. Taylor featured alongside the stars, Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt under the directorship of Doug Liman in 2014. Again, (Noah Taylor) Dr. Carter, acts as an expert scientist in Mimic biology and the story goes on to explain his inventions. ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ was a success and it showed on Box Office, succeeding in theatres worldwide. Noah Taylor acted the part of Derby Sabini in an action television series, ‘Peaky Blinders’. Peaky Blinders is an old film of the 1920s. Its first release was in the year 2014. The film is about a notorious 19th-century gang which Derby Sabini (Noah Taylor) was part of. The latest film in production is ‘Skyscraper ‘. Skyscraper is an American action and thriller that is being directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. The filming of ‘Skyscraper’ began in September 2017 and is ongoing. It is to be released by Universal Pictures on July 13, 2018. Noah Taylor has recently joined star Dwayne Johnson in the legendary film. He will be co-starring among Hannah Quinlivan, Pablo Schreiber, Neve Campbell and Chin Han. His role in the movie is still yet to be established, but public suspicion has it that he will make his entrance as a manipulative character to add some flavor to the storyline.

Since Noah Taylor stepped into the industry as an actor, he has accumulated an estimated net worth of $5 million. The artist has achieved much in his acting and artistic career earning him a remarkable salary and an admirable net worth. Considering his upcoming projects his net worth is sure to rise.

Noah Taylor achieved his very first award in 1987. This was the Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Performance in a Leading Role as an awarded Nominee. He achieved two more awards from the same Institute in 1995 and 1996. Another one was from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, in 1996. He was awarded for Outstanding Motion Picture Performance by a cast. The other award was for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor, a Supporting Role. For both, an awarded Nominee and in 2000, he was awarded again for the same role.

The multi-talented Noah Taylor is also an accomplished artist who loves to paint and draw during his free time. He has exhibited paintings and his first debut painting was entitled ‘New Works’. It displayed at the Olson Irwin Gallery in 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Another favorite pastime that the actor enjoys is playing the guitar, the violin, piano, and the French horn. He sings in alt-rock bands like the Noah Taylor & The Sloppy Boys and Fly. His group band released their first album in 2011.

Noah Taylor is married to Dionne Harris who is an Australian fashion designer. They wedded in the year 2012 and have been living happily in Brighton, East Sussex. Taylor has one daughter from a previous relationship; her name is Martha Taylor. Noah Taylor rarely gives interviews. He also prefers to play supporting roles or character parts in movies. This he has done for several years, always getting a new contract. It is interesting to note that the actor has a low opinion about acting, yet he is an accomplished screen actor. His critics denote him as having credible performances. Even though Noah Taylor may have a personality that is something of an enigma, the self-proclaimed school drop-out is undeniably multi-talented and making it to the top in his career. As he continues to feature alongside popular film artists, he attracts attention to his style in performing arts. It is no doubt that the multi-talented artist has already begun an increasing trend on his way to fame.