Taylor Kitsch

April 8, 1981 (age 45) Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Battleship (2012), John Carter (2012), Savages (2012), Lone Survivor (2013), The Grand Seduction (2014), American Assassin (2017), Only The Brave (2017), and 21 Bridges (2019). Kitsch starred in the second season of the HBO series True Detective (2015) and the television film The Normal Heart (2014), as well as portrayed David Koresh in the Paramount Network miniseries Waco (2018) and a CIA Ground Branch operative in the Amazon Prime Video series The Terminal List (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Taylor Kitsch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like John Carter, Battleship, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/22

Weighted avg: 6.07 /10

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John Carter

2012March 2012 by Andrew Stanton

Lead role as John Carter

Lead role as John Carter

5.91 Okay++
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Battleship

2012April 2012 by Peter Berg

Lead role as Lieutenant Alex Hopper

Lead role as Lieutenant Alex Hopper

5.43 Okay-
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009April 2009 by Gavin Hood

Supporting as Remy LeBeau

Supporting as Remy LeBeau

5.82 Okay+
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Lone Survivor

2013December 2013 by Peter Berg

Starring as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Murphy

Starring as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Murphy

7.05 Good++
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Savages

2012July 2012 by Oliver Stone

Lead role as Chon

Lead role as Chon

5.88 Okay+
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American Assassin

2017July 2017 by Michael Cuesta

Starring as 'Ghost'

Starring as 'Ghost'

5.94 Okay++
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21 Bridges

2019October 2019 by Brian Kirk

Supporting as Ray Jackson

Supporting as Ray Jackson

6.33 Good--
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The Covenant

2006September 2006 by Renny Harlin

Starring as Pogue Parry

Starring as Pogue Parry

5.12 Okay--
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9

Only the Brave

2017September 2017 by Joseph Kosinski

Supporting as Christopher MacKenzie

Supporting as Christopher MacKenzie

7.11 Good++
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The Terminal List

Airing since 2022 by David DiGilio

Supporting as Ben Edwards

Supporting as Ben Edwards

7.18 Good++
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The Normal Heart

2014May 2014 by Ryan Murphy

Starring as Bruce Niles

Starring as Bruce Niles

7.32 Excellent--
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American Primeval

2025 by Mark L. Smith

Lead role as Isaac Reed

Lead role as Isaac Reed

6.83 Good+
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John Tucker Must Die

2006July 2006 by Betty Thomas

Minor role as Justin

Minor role as Justin

5.61 Okay
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The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

Airing since 2025 by Jack Carr

Lead role as Ben Edwards

Lead role as Ben Edwards

6.66 Good
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The Grand Seduction

2014May 2014 by Don McKellar

Starring as Dr. Lewis

Starring as Dr. Lewis

6.21 Good--
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Waco

2018 by John Erick Dowdle

Starring as David Koresh

Starring as David Koresh

6.48 Good-
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Painkiller

2023

Starring as Glen Kryger

Starring as Glen Kryger

6.24 Good--
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The Bang Bang Club

2011April 2011 by Steven Silver

Starring as Kevin Carter

Starring as Kevin Carter

6.11 Okay++
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Shadowplay

2020 by Måns Mårlind

Lead role as Max McLaughlin

Lead role as Max McLaughlin

5.66 Okay
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Bling

2016May 2016 by Kyung Ho Lee

Lead role as Sam (voice)

Lead role as Sam (voice)

5.67 Okay
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The Dig

2017September 2017 by Joseph Kosinski

Lead role as Bud

Lead role as Bud

6.08 Okay++
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Gospel Hill

2008February 2008 by Giancarlo Esposito

Supporting as Joel Herrod

Supporting as Joel Herrod

5.35 Okay-