Byron Taylor
Actor · Born June 2, 1986 (40) · South Africa
Byron Taylor fell into acting quite by accident at the age of five. He was acting in his school play 'The Frog Prince.' Later that night he was eating in a restaurant when a lady who noticed his talent recommended that his parents register him with a casting agency. He was then selected to star in a TV commercial. By the age of 10, Byron had starred in 3 movies and was presenting his own show on SABC, called 'blue couch.' Byron educated himself with Brainline, an on line school. He graduated from high school in 2004. He then set out to travel around the world for a year and filmed his entire experience. When he arrived back in South Africa in 2005; he started work on producing a television series with the footage he captured on his travels - called Travelling Unplugged. At the same time he started studying a degree through Unisa. He graduated from Unisa with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2009. In 2010 he went to live in England for a year to travel and get some experience in the film and television industry - including dancing in a Bollywood film, working for Future Films and working for ESPN. 2011-2013: Byron is finishing production on his show Travelling Unplugged which has already aired in the Netherlands and has started airing in New Zealand. Travelling Unplugged is due to air in South Africa, Venezuela and Turkey.
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Biography from IMDb.
- June 2, 1986 (40)
- South Africa
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Byron Taylor's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Ben Clark in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Byron Taylor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Byron Taylor's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Holla(2006)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Berserker(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Little Unicorn(2001)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Merlin: The Return(2000)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Beings(1998)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 19th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1998 to 2006.
Film career
- 2000Screen debut· Merlin: The Return
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Byron Taylor's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 31/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Byron Taylor work with?
People who share at least 2 of Byron Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Matthews shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Paul MatthewsShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Little Unicorn (2001), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001), Merlin: The Return (2000), Beings (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Paul Matthews
Actors
- Craig ShefferShared titles: Berserker (2004), Merlin: The Return (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Sheffer
- Dale CuttsShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Dale Cutts
- Patrick BerginShared titles: Berserker (2004), Merlin: The Return (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Bergin
- Julie HartleyShared titles: The Little Unicorn (2001), Merlin: The Return (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Julie Hartley
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mark ThomasShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Little Unicorn (2001), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001), Merlin: The Return (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Thomas
- Vincent G. CoxShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Little Unicorn (2001), Merlin: The Return (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Vincent G. Cox
- Peter MatthewsShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Little Unicorn (2001), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001), Beings (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Matthews
- Peter DaviesShared titles: Berserker (2004), Merlin: The Return (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Davies
Producers
- Elizabeth MatthewsShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Little Unicorn (2001), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001), Merlin: The Return (2000), Beings (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Elizabeth Matthews
- Ashley WayShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Ashley Way
- Wendy KnillShared titles: Berserker (2004), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Wendy Knill
Mixed roles
- Christopher AtkinsShared titles: The Little Unicorn (2001), Beings (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Atkins
