[1] His parents separated when he was nine, and he moved to a mining town in Western Australia to live with his aunt and uncle.
[1][2][3] His ship collided with another and sank off the west coast of Australia, but he and two crew mates escaped on a lifeboat.
[6][7] He then appeared in various guest roles and on television films in Australia, such as Blue Heelers and Stingers, often being cast as a police officer.
[9] In 2000, Taylor played Father Vincent Sheehan in Ballykissangel, a British television drama set in Ireland.
[13][14] In April 2024, as his film Kid Snow was in post-production, Taylor was cast as Jackson Gibbs in NCIS: Origins.