Taylor Cole
Encyclopedia
Taylor Quinn Cole is an American
actress and former fashion model
.
. Cole attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School
where she traveled with the Junior Olympics
volleyball squad. It was also in high school she got her start as a model. Cole later moved to New York to further her modeling career. She has appeared in commercials and advertisements for Crest toothpaste, Old Spice
, and Dooney & Bourke
handbags.
Though Cole has mainly focused on acting, she is still signed to Los Angeles modeling agency Nous Models Management.
(parents of her half-brother Kameron), Cole landed an audition for the now-defunct WB
show Summerland
. She won the role of Erika Spalding in 2004, relocating to Los Angeles to film the series.
Cole also appeared in Ryan Cabrera
's True music video and Papa Roach
's video for "Scars". She also guest starred in the The WB show Supernatural
episode titled "Provenance", where she played Sarah Blake, an art dealer. She has also been seen playing guest roles in the CBS
' show NUMB3RS
. Cole has also appeared in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bianca. Taylor stars as Desiree in the horror remake, April Fool's Day
. Cole had a part in the film 12 Rounds
, produced by WWE films and starring John Cena
.
In December 2008, Cole appeared as Private Rachel Mills in the Heroes
webisode series, The Recruit, and subsequently joined the main series in a recurring capacity playing the same character as of the start of 2009. She stars also alongside Tiffany Shepis
in The Violent Kind.
She played the role of "Hot Neighbor" in the short-lived TV show Secret Girlfriend
in 2009.
In April 2010, she guest starred in the NCIS
episode "Guilty Pleasure" as DC escort Charlotte Cook.
Since September 2010, she has starred in The Event as Vicky Roberts, an assassin for a covert organization.
In October 2011, she starred in the music video for the The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and former fashion model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Early life and modeling
Cole was born in Arlington, TexasArlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
. Cole attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School
Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and located at 1400 West Lamar Boulevard....
where she traveled with the Junior Olympics
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
volleyball squad. It was also in high school she got her start as a model. Cole later moved to New York to further her modeling career. She has appeared in commercials and advertisements for Crest toothpaste, Old Spice
Old Spice
Old Spice is a prominent American brand of male grooming products. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble, which acquired the brand in 1990 from the Shulton Company.-History:...
, and Dooney & Bourke
Dooney & Bourke
Dooney & Bourke is a company specializing in fashion accessories, such as handbags, iPod cases, luggage, bracelets, watches, and briefcases, as well as a limited clothing line, which includes sweaters, shoes, jackets, and scarves. While most products are made for women, there are some products,...
handbags.
Though Cole has mainly focused on acting, she is still signed to Los Angeles modeling agency Nous Models Management.
Career
After visiting her mother, Deborah Quinn, and stepfather, actor Shawn ChristianShawn Christian
Shawn Patrick Christian is an American television and film actor.After graduating Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan in 1989, he moved to Chicago to pursue an acting career. He starred in numerous stage productions, and began appearing in commercials...
(parents of her half-brother Kameron), Cole landed an audition for the now-defunct WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
show Summerland
Summerland (TV series)
Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin. It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s, Ava Gregory , raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident...
. She won the role of Erika Spalding in 2004, relocating to Los Angeles to film the series.
Cole also appeared in Ryan Cabrera
Ryan Cabrera
Ryan Frank Cabrera is an American pop rock musician. In 2004, Cabrera debuted with his single "On the Way Down", a top ten hit in the U.S., and album Take It All Away...
's True music video and Papa Roach
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
's video for "Scars". She also guest starred in the The WB show Supernatural
Supernatural (TV series)
Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
episode titled "Provenance", where she played Sarah Blake, an art dealer. She has also been seen playing guest roles in the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
' show NUMB3RS
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
. Cole has also appeared in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bianca. Taylor stars as Desiree in the horror remake, April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day (2008 film)
April Fool's Day is a 2008 horror film, which is a direct-to-DVD remake of the 1986 film of the same name. It is directed by The Butcher Brothers, also known as Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, who also directed the vampire film The Hamiltons...
. Cole had a part in the film 12 Rounds
12 Rounds (film)
12 Rounds is a 2009 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and produced by WWE Studios. The cast is led by professional wrestler John Cena, alongside Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White, Ashley Scott, and Taylor Cole...
, produced by WWE films and starring John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
.
In December 2008, Cole appeared as Private Rachel Mills in the Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
webisode series, The Recruit, and subsequently joined the main series in a recurring capacity playing the same character as of the start of 2009. She stars also alongside Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis
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in The Violent Kind.
She played the role of "Hot Neighbor" in the short-lived TV show Secret Girlfriend
Secret Girlfriend
Secret Girlfriend is an American television series which aired in October and November 2009 on Comedy Central. The show features the viewer as the "star" of a dating satire, with the show's actors addressing the camera as if it were the lead character....
in 2009.
In April 2010, she guest starred in the NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
episode "Guilty Pleasure" as DC escort Charlotte Cook.
Since September 2010, she has starred in The Event as Vicky Roberts, an assassin for a covert organization.
In October 2011, she starred in the music video for the The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, rapper and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The stage name "Mayer Hawthorne" is a combination of Cohen's real middle name and the name of the street he grew up on in Michigan...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Summerland Summerland (TV series) Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin. It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s, Ava Gregory , raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident... |
Erika Spalding | TV series, 21 episodes |
| 2004 | 2004 Teen Choice Awards | Herself | TV |
| 2004 | 6th Annual Family Television Awards | Herself | TV |
| 2006 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Brandi | 1 episode, "Double Down" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Bianca Desmond | 1 episode, "Daddy's Little Girl" |
| 2006 | That Guy | Beautiful Girl | Short Film |
| 2006 | Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Sarah Blake | 1 episode, "Provenance" |
| 2006, 2010-2011 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Taylor, Samantha Owens | 3 episode, "Dead Air" (Taylor), "Sinner Takes All" (Samantha Owens) and "Dead Ringer Dead Ringer Dead Ringer may refer to:* Dead Ringer , an 1981 album by Meat Loaf * Dead Ringer , a 1964 film starring Bette Davis, Peter Lawford, and Karl Malden... " (Samantha Owens) |
| 2006 | All You've Got All You've Got All You've Got is a 2006 sport/drama film, which debuted on MTV and is directed by Neema Barnette. It stars Adrienne Bailon, of the pop group The Cheetah Girls as Gabby and Ciara in her film debut as Becca Watley.-Storyline:... |
Kaitlan | Film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects... |
| 2006 | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
(voice) | 1 episode, "Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears (Family Guy) "Prick Up Your Ears" is the sixth episode of season five of Family Guy. The episode was originally broadcast on November 19, 2006. In this episode Lois discovers that Chris’ school has removed the sex education program and decides to bring the class back by becoming the teacher. Unfortunately,... " |
| 2007 | Movin G | Film | |
| 2008 | Loaded Loaded (2008 film) Loaded is a 2008 American drama/crime film directed by Alan Pao.-Cast:*Jesse Metcalfe as Tristan Price*Corey Large as Sebastian*Monica Keena as Brooke*Nathalie Kelley as April*Chace Crawford as Hayden Price*Johnny Messner as Javon... |
Alex | Film |
| 2008 | April Fool's Day April Fool's Day (2008 film) April Fool's Day is a 2008 horror film, which is a direct-to-DVD remake of the 1986 film of the same name. It is directed by The Butcher Brothers, also known as Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, who also directed the vampire film The Hamiltons... |
Desiree Cartier | Direct-to-video Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... |
| 2008 | An American in China | Jennifer | Film |
| 2008 | Finish Line | Jessie Chase | Television film |
| 2008 | Do Not Disturb Do Not Disturb (TV series) Do Not Disturb is an American sitcom, which debuted as a Fall entry on Fox's primetime lineup on September 10, 2008... |
Tasha | 1 episode, "Work Sex" |
| 2008-2009 | Heroes Heroes (TV series) Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the... |
Rachel Mills | 4 episodes, "Our Father Our Father (Heroes) "Our Father" is the 12th episode of the third season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. The episode aired on December 8, 2008.-Plot:... ", "Trust and Blood Trust and Blood "Trust and Blood" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and forty-ninth episode overall. The episode, also classed as episode 2 of Volume 4, aired on February 9, 2009.-Plot:... ", "Exposed Exposed (Heroes) "Exposed" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and fifty-second episode overall. The episode aired on March 2, 2009.-Plot:... " and "Shades of Gray Shades of Gray (Heroes) "Shades of Gray" is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and fifty-third episode overall. The episode aired on March 9, 2009.-Plot:... " |
| 2008 | Heroes: The Recruit | Rachel Mills (credit only) | 2 episodes, "It Was Nothing" and "Do What We Have to Do" |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Nikki Atkins | 1 episode, "Lotto Fever" |
| 2009 | 12 Rounds 12 Rounds (film) 12 Rounds is a 2009 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and produced by WWE Studios. The cast is led by professional wrestler John Cena, alongside Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White, Ashley Scott, and Taylor Cole... |
Erica Kessen | Film |
| 2009 | Melrose Place Melrose Place (2009 TV series) Melrose Place is an American television series broadcast on The CW Television Network from September 8, 2009 to April 13, 2010. The fifth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, it is an updated version of the 1990s Fox prime time drama of the same name, featuring a group of young adults... |
Trudy Chandler | 1 episode, "Nightingale" |
| 2009 | Surrogates | Female Lawyer | Film |
| 2009 | Secret Girlfriend Secret Girlfriend Secret Girlfriend is an American television series which aired in October and November 2009 on Comedy Central. The show features the viewer as the "star" of a dating satire, with the show's actors addressing the camera as if it were the lead character.... |
Martina the Hot Neighbor | TV series, Recurring Role, 6 Episodes |
| 2010 | The Violent Kind | Shade | Film |
| 2010 | NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S... |
Charlotte Cook | 1 episode, "Guilty Pleasure" |
| 2010 | Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
1 episode, "Dramedy" | |
| 2010-2011 | The Event | Vicky Roberts | TV series, Main Cast, 16 episodes |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet The Green Hornet (2011 film) The Green Hornet is a 2011 American superhero action-comedy film based on the character of the same name that had originated in a 1930s radio program and has appeared in movie serials, a television series, comic books, and other media... |
Limo Girl | Film |
| 2011 | Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake... |
Melanie | 1 episode, "Thank You For The Intercourse" |
| 2011 | Melvin Smarty | June | Film (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Ganzfeld Experiment | Beckett | Film (post-production) |
| 2012 | Dumbbells | Rachel Corelli | Film (filming) |