He is best known for his work on television series such as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Mad Men, and Game of Thrones.

He also directed films such as Palookaville, Thor: The Dark World, Terminator Genisys, and The Many Saints of Newark.

In 2007, Taylor won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Sopranos episode "Kennedy and Heidi".

"[4][5] He worked on a television adaptation of the Strugatsky brothers' 1971 science fiction novel Roadside Picnic for the WGN America network.

[6] Besides his television work, Taylor's early films include Palookaville, The Emperor's New Clothes, and Kill the Poor.