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His film appearances include the documentary “The Golden Hour”.[2] The documentary received an International Emmy nomination for the Best Documentary Award at the 41st International Emmy Awards.[3] Taylor appeared on the second week of the first season of Come Dine with Me New Zealand.[4]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Filmography[edit]Films[edit]Television[edit]Documentary[edit]Music video[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Taylor was raised in Newport News, Virginia alongside his twin sister, Princess. His ethnic heritage links him to Nigerian Moors; he is of African, British, German, Irish, and French descent.[5] His mother, Rhonda (Taylor) Clark, was a playwright who was orphaned in New Orleans and relocated to New York City. Taylor made his stage debut in 1990 at the age of 5, playing the lead role in a kindergarten production of The Gingerbread Man.[6] When he was 11, his family relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia.Taylor began modelling at age 19 for the Shmack Clothing in collaboration with Billionaire Boys Club \/ BAPE. An altercation would later hinder his modelling career and lead him into undergoing emergency plastic surgery. It was later revealed according to a 2020 article in The New Zealand Herald the attack was racially motivated.[7] After making friendships on social-media website MySpace,[8] a trip to Sydney, Australia and Perth, Western Australia in 2008 lead him into acting after signing up to a roommates short film as a breakdancer for Edith Cowan University. He later would appeared in commercials and music videos for the likes of N.E.R.D, Fam-Lay feat. Pharrell Williams. Humble beginnings, he would find a start as a background actor in Spartacus before showing up on New Zealand’s Three (TV channel).[9]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Taylor went on to make guest appearances in Ash vs Evil Dead, The Shannara Chronicles and James Patterson’s Murder Is Forever.[10] He was cast as Malcolm X in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, however the role was cancelled as production opted to use archived footage instead. He was also a student of Meisner Technique instructor Michael Saccent\u00e9, acting coach of Karl Urban and Antony Starr (The Boys).As of 2008, Kelvin Taylor resides between Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[11] Having appearing on Adult Swim’s FishCenter Live and Post Malone’s Goodbyes (Post Malone song) Music Video, he was recently cast in season 2 of G\u0113musetto: Death Beat(s)[12]Filmography[edit]Films[edit]YearTitleRoleNote2013Hadir and The DeepSayed2014Born with HappinessDanny2015Born to DanceAfrican American Dance Crew Leader2016Electro City 3DynamiteShort Film2016ValueMikeShort Film2018ResetRevolterShort Film2018CottonmouthJohnny2018WakeAmerican Soldier2018The Breaker UpperersParty Goer (as “Kelvin Taylor)2020Surge of Power: Surge of DawnBenny2020World War FourDave Bradley2020OlderCity Lover2020Alien AddictionDJ2021Last StarJaks (Ranger 3)(Post-Production)2021InternecionemAramon(Post-production)2021Into The UnknownBrad(Post-production)Television[edit]Documentary[edit]Music video[edit]References[edit]^ “Fck up Nights Akl. A celebration of business failure stories”. Meet Up. Retrieved March 9, 2018.^ “Kelvin Taylor: An American in NZ during Black Lives Matter”. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved June 25, 2020.^ “‘5 Broken Cameras’ wins Emmy”. Y Net News. Retrieved March 9, 2018.^ “Spy: Has romance bloomed on Come Dine with Me?”. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2018.^ “New Zealand American Actor Kelvin Taylor”. Dark Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2020.^ “Meet Kelvin Taylor”. Voyage LA. Retrieved May 11, 2019.^ ““Ash vs. Evil Dead” actor from Hampton Roads keeps showbiz dreams alive in New Zealand”. Pilot Online. Retrieved March 9, 2018.^ “New Zealand American actor Kelvin Taylor on his road Down Under to Inspire the Masses & those of African Diaspora”. WRDE NBC Coast TV. Retrieved June 27, 2021.^ “Obituary: The Final Course \u2013 Our Ultimate Come Dine With Me NZ Contestant Power Rankings”. The Spin Off. Retrieved March 9, 2018.^ “Going Far and Finding Yourself: Actor Kelvin Taylor’s Story”. Huffington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2018.^ “Interview with Kelvin Taylor: Actor”. Biz.Me. Retrieved December 12, 2018.^ “Kelvin Taylor Stars in Adult Swim’s Gemusetto Mach Picchu Season 2”. Dark Magazine Medium. Retrieved November 25, 2020.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/kelvin-taylor-actor-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Kelvin Taylor (actor) – Wikipedia"}}]}]