Taylor Laurence Handley (born June 1, 1984) is an American actor. In 1998, Taylor played Rory Buck in the movie Jack Frost. In 2000, Handley starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Phantom of the Megaplex. Handley appeared in three episodes during the last season of Dawson's Creek and guest starred during an episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". In 2003/2004, Handley appeared in six episodes of the first season of The O.C., as Oliver Trask, a mentally unstable teenager. In 2006, Handley appeared in three fims: The Standard, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Zerophilia. Handley's next film, September Dawn, was released to theaters on August 24, 2007. In 2007, Handley starred as Johnny Miller in the short-lived CW television program, Hidden Palms. On April 9, 2009, he guest starred in the pilot of Southland, playing the character Wade. He returned as Wade in the second episode of the second season. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taylor Handley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 1, 1984 (42)
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 33 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Taylor Handley's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Pete Riley in Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
- Heroas Luke in Zerophilia (2005)
- Allyas Dean in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
- Heroas Johnny Miller in Hidden Palms (2007)
- Allyas Kenny Crawford in Skateland (2010)
- Shadowas Wyatt Maddox in Channeling (2013)
- Heroas Dean in Toxin (2015)
- Allyas Kyle McLusky in Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
- Mentoras John Gibson in Outbreak (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Taylor Handley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Taylor Handley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
42 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Outbreak(2024)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Pitt(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all showsRevv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Mayor of Kingstown(2021)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Bird Box(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Magnum P.I.(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
APB(2017)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Animal Kingdom(2016)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Code Black(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Toxin(2015)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Scorpion(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Horizon(2013)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Channeling(2013)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Chasing Mavericks(2012)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Sink Into You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Skateland(2010)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Battle Los Angeles(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Law & Order: LA(2010)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Hawaii Five-0(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Glades(2010)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Southland(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Hidden Palms(2007)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
September Dawn(2007)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Standard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
In from the Night(2006)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Zerophilia(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The O.C.(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
CSI: Miami(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Go Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Phantom of the Megaplex(2000)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Sons of Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Jack Frost(1998)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Dawson's Creek(1998)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2006.
Biggest box office
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Highest rated
Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
Film career
Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1998Screen debut· Jack Frost
- 2000First top-billed film· Phantom of the Megaplex
- 2006Breakout· The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- 2021Career best· Mayor of Kingstown
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Taylor Handley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 33 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved6
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Taylor Handley's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Taylor Handley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Taylor Handley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Diora Baird shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Diora BairdShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Diora Baird
- Jordana BrewsterShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jordana Brewster
- Lee TergesenShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Tergesen
- Matt BomerShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Bomer
Editors
- Martin NicholsonShared titles: Horizon (2013), Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Nicholson
Mixed roles
- Andrew FormShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Form
- Lukas EttlinShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Lukas Ettlin
- Michael BayShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Bay
- Mike FleissShared titles: Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Fleiss
