Raised inside Melbourne, Australia, Taylor dropped out of highschool at Sixteen to pursue an acting career at St. Martin's Theatre. Fallowing performing inside plays there for a year, he gained a attention of director John Duigan, world health organization cast him in the 1987 film The Year My Voice Broke, the foremost the portion of a aforethought trilogy. Taylor besides appeared inside its sequel, 1991's Flirting; the third installment has non eventually been filmed.

Taylor number 1 gained international attention swimming a tormented immature piano player David Helfgott in the 1996 film Shine.

Taylor's resume includes action movies (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), comedies (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) and historical dramas (Max, in which he played a immature Adolf Hitler.)

Taylor it used to be that commented around an locate that he cast of acting out a homesick reminiscences of more population. He has done this around the total of films including A Nostradamus Child which was depending, apparently, on the memories of the Australian creator Bob Ellis, and Almost Famous, based on a memories of the film's writer & director, Cameron Crowe.

Partial Filmography
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) He Died With A Felafel In His Hand (2002) Max (2002) Vanilla Sky (2002) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Almost Famous (2000) The Nostradamus Kid Shine (1996) David Helfgott Flirting (1991; sequel to The Year Our Voice Broke) Inspector Morse (1991) The Year My Voice Broke (1987)