Taylor Kitsch

Biography

Taylor Kitsch is a Canadian actor and model best known for his portrayal of football player Tim Riggins on the NBC series "Friday Night Lights". He was in many movies including the supernatural film "The Covenant", the X-Men spin-off "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", the Disney film "John Carter", the war film "Lone Survivor" and HBO's lgbt drama "The Normal Heart". In November 2014, he was cast in the second season of HBO's popular anthology crime series "True Detective" which costarred fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams. He plays the lead role of David Koresh, founder of the Branch Davidians in the 6-part mini-series Waco.

Known For

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

as Remy LeBeau

John Carter

as John Carter

Battleship

as Lieutenant Alex Hopper

Lone Survivor

as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Murphy

True Detective

as Paul Woodrugh

American Assassin

as 'Ghost'

Savages

as Chon

21 Bridges

as Ray Jackson

Snakes on a Plane

as Kyle

Only the Brave

as Christopher MacKenzie