Taylor Sheridan
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Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr. (born May 21, 1970), known professionally as Taylor Sheridan, is an American writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series Yellowstone and creator of its prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022). Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for Sicario (2015), for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Hell or High Water (2016), which was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture. Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 neo-Western crime film Wind River and wrote the 2018 sequel to Sicario. Sheridan got his start portraying Danny Boyd in Veronica Mars (2005–2007) as well as portraying David Hale in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. He has since created several series for Paramount+, including the crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown, the crime drama Tulsa King (which he co-writes with Terence Winter), the espionage thriller Lioness and the drama Landman. In 2021, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 2024, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He is an honorary graduate at Texas Christian University. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Texas State University.
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| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
| 2011 | Vile | Yes | No | No |
| 2015 | Sicario | No | Yes | No |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | No | Yes | No |
| 2017 | Wind River | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | No | Yes | No |
| 2021 | Without Remorse | No | Yes | No |
| Those Who Wish Me Dead | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Finestkind | No | No | Yes |
| 2027 | F . † | No | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
| 2018–2024 | Yellowstone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2021–2022 | 1883 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2021–present | Mayor of Kingstown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2022–2025 | 1923 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2022–present | Tulsa King | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2023–present | Lioness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024–present | Landman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2025 | The Road | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| 2026–present | Marshals | No | No | No | Yes |
| The Madison | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2026 | Dutton Ranch | No | No | No | Yes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | White Rush | Tug / Douglas | |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | Cowboy | Cameo |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Brian |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Vernon | Episode: "War Zone" |
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Chris | Television film |
| 1997 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Corporal Winters | Episode: "A Matter of Conscience" |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Counterguy | Episode: "Haunted" |
| 2000 | Time of Your Life | Connor | Episode: "The Time They Decided to Date" |
| 2001 | V . | Dave | Episode: "A . Highrise" |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Tucker | Episode: "Positive" |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Tim Dohanic | Episode: "Back in the Ring" |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | Shooter | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" | |
| 2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Jareb | Episode: "Chosen Realm" |
| NYPD Blue | Tim Lewis | Episode: "Old Yeller" | |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Joel Banks | Episode: "Supply & Demand" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Evan Peters | Episode: "Secrets and Flies" | |
| 2005–2007 | Veronica Mars | Danny Boyd | 5 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Sons of Anarchy | Deputy David Hale | 21 episodes |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Navy Captain Jennings | Episode: "Enemy Within" |
| 2018–2024 | Yellowstone | Travis Wheatley | 12 episodes |
| 2022 | 1883 | Charles Goodnight | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Lioness | Cody Spears | 3 episodes |
References
- Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/yellowstone-show-taylor-sheridan-paramount-production-costs-67e634ee
- TV Insiderhttps://www.tvinsider.com/people/taylor-sheridan/
- Fort Worth Magazinehttps://fwtx.com/api/content/a168a40e-53d8-11ed-9fa5-12274efc5439/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2021/12/sylvester-stallone-taylor-sheridan-terence-winter-drama-series-kansas-city-paramount-1234883070/
- Texas Cowboy Hall of Famehttps://www.tchof.com/inductees
- "Legends – Texas Business Hall of Fame"https://texasbusiness.org/hall-of-fame/legends/
- "Taylor Sheridan receives an honorary degree from TCU"https://www.fox4news.com/news/taylor-sheridan-receives-honorary-degree-from-tcu
- "Texas State University awards honorary doctorates to Richard A. Castro, Jack Martin, Taylor Sheridan"https://news.txst.edu/inside-txst/2025/txst-awards-honorary-doctoral-degrees.html
- Fort Worth Magazinehttps://fwtx.com/culture/the-maverick/
- Texas Highwayshttps://texashighways.com/culture/people/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-learned-to-cowboy-small-town-cranfills-gap/
- Austin American-Statesmanhttps://www.statesman.com/news/20170802/one-filmmakers-road-from-a-texas-ranch-to-the-red-carpet-in-cannes
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/arts/a-respected-film-a-vivid-script-an-oscar-chance.html
- DP/30: Hell or High Water, Taylor Sheridanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeySPEcoq4Q
- Uproxxhttp://uproxx.com/movies/sicario-taylor-sheridan-interview/4/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2012/04/ex-sons-of-anarchy-actor-taylor-sheridan-sells-script-to-sidney-kimmel-entertainment-258434/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2015/film/in-contention/sicario-screenwriter-taylor-sheridan-drug-war-1201629158/
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sicario_2015/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-wga-theatrical-documentary-screenplay-852595
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2016/film/news/martian-straight-outta-compton-writers-guild-nominations-1201672993/
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hell_or_high_water/