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Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner

Actor · Born February 11, 1992 (34) · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. He also starred in the 2011 action film Abduction. From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular character. In 2016, he played a leading role, Dr. Cassidy Cascade, in the second season of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens. The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 11, 1992 (34)
From
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 57% in 30 days

What are Taylor Lautner's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
58%
Self
20%
Morality
15%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Survival
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 10 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Romantic
6
Joyful
5
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Taylor Lautner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taylor Lautner'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

30 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Home Team(2022)

    as Coach Troy Lambert

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Run the Tide(2016)

    as Reymund Hightower

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Ridiculous 6(2015)

    as Lil Pete

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Scream Queens(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dr. Cassidy Cascade

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Tracers(2015)

    as Cam

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Frat Boy Andy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

    as Jacob Black

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cuckoo(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Dale Jr.

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1(2011)

    as Jacob Black

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2011)

    as Nathan Harper

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Iowa Farmer

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    as Jacob Black

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Valentine's Day(2010)

    as Willy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon(2009)

    as Jacob Black

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Twilight(2008)

    as Jacob Black

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Own Worst Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jack Spivey

  • He's a Bully, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Joe Agate (voice)

  • Cheaper by the Dozen 2(2005)

    as Eliot Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Love, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver

  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D(2005)

    as Sharkboy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Boy on Beach

  • Danny Phantom(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Youngblood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Duck Dodgers(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie Wasserstein (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • U-Pick Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • What's New, Scooby-Doo?(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as (voices) · as Dennis (voice) · as Ned (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kismet (Child)

  • Death Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer · as Taylor Lautner

  • The Token Groomsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Scott

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 27 of them dated from 2001 to 2022; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

$889M worldwide

Highest rated

Cuckoo (2012)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Twilight (2008)

Film career

20012022

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 28 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing2 of 30: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s14 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 31% of 13 roles

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.

How do Taylor Lautner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

82nd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Scream Queens (2015)

Midcredits 61st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 24. 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 Lautner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles17–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles22–53 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles14–48 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles12–43 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles19–71 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Lautner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taylor Lautner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wyck Godfrey shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers