Nigel John Taylor is an English musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor, who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of new wave band Duran Duran. He recorded a dozen solo releases (albums, EPs, and video projects) through his private record label B5 Records, had a lead role in the movie Sugar Town, and made appearances in a half dozen other film projects. Taylor was also a member of two supergroups: The Power Station and Neurotic Outsiders. (Wikipedia)
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 20, 1960 (66)
- Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Actor, also composer
- 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are John Taylor's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
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 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Ghost of Christmas Present in A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
- Shadowas Byron Lord in Vegas, City of Dreams (2001)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 John Taylor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John Taylor'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
15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 73 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Samantha Who?(2007)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Speed Grapher(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
That '80s Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Strange Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Vegas, City of Dreams(2001)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Strange Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
A Diva's Christmas Carol(2000)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Four Dogs Playing Poker(2000)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Drowning on Dry Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Sugar Town(1999)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
My Crazy Life(1993)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
A View to a Kill(1985)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Duran Duran: Secret Oktober (Exclusive Worldwide Release) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 54th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1985 to 2007.
Biggest box office
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Highest rated
My Crazy Life (1993)
Most popular right now
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Film career
- 2000Screen debut· The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
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.
How do John Taylor's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 28. 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.
Who does John Taylor work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allison Anders shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Allison AndersShared titles: Sugar Town (1999), My Crazy Life (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Allison Anders
Actors
- Mark RonsonShared titles: Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know (2018), Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Ronson
- Nick RhodesShared titles: Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know (2018), Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Rhodes
- Roger TaylorShared titles: Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know (2018), Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Taylor
- Simon Le BonShared titles: Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know (2018), Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Le Bon
Producers
- Dan HassidShared titles: Sugar Town (1999), My Crazy Life (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Hassid